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Detail of GEF Project #798
| GEF Project ID | 798 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 1376 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Sustainable Management of Mount Isarog |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 3 |
| Approval Date | 2000-01-18 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2000-06-26 |
| Project Completion Date | 2005-05-31 |
| Project Status | Project Completion |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | CARE Philippines |
| Description | Mt. Isarog has a unusually high concentration of biological diversity and due to its geographical isolation it accounts for a a large number of endemic species. However there is a depletion in the biodiversity due to various reasons. The project seeks long-term impact on the biodiversity loss by tackling not just the immediate threats of forest loss but also its key threats. |
| Implementation Status | The project was operationally closed in May 2005. In September 2007, a Memorandum of Agreement was forged between the Implementing Agency, CARE-Philippines and Haribon Foundation to utilize the remaining fund balance of the Project for the packaging and publishing of at least 5 relevant knowledge products on biodiversity resulting from the implementation of UNDP-GEF projects including the Mt. Isarog Threat Reduction Analysis Report. |
| GEF Project Grant | 750,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,475,100 USD |
| Project Cost | 2,225,100 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 146,000 USD |
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