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Detail of GEF Project #92
| GEF Project ID | 92 |
| IBRD PO ID | 39787 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Biodiversity Conservation Project |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | STRM |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1997-01-10 |
| Approval Date | 1997-02-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1997-08-25 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1997-10-21 |
| Project Completion Date | 2008-03-31 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| Executing Agency | National Parks Administration (APN); Secretariat of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (SRNyDS) |
| Description | In conjunction with the IBRD-supported Native Forests and Protected Areas Project, the project will expand the protected area system through the creation and management of protected areas in currently unprotected ecosystems of global biological significance (eg, Pampas grass lands, Andean Puna, the Chaco, Patagonian Steppe, etc.). The project also includes a public participation plan to ensure widespread stakeholder involvement in project activities, strengthening of institutions and policy, legal and regulatory frameworks at the national and provincial levels to support biodiversity conservation, an internet-connected, national biodiversity information management system, and establishment of a grants program targeted to sustainable development, conservation and awareness activities in the surrounding buffer zones. |
| Implementation Status | Project implementation is satisfactory. Project closes on 6/30/2006. Given the 3:1 devaluation of the peso, a surplus of funds exists in the project. Using cost savings, it may be possible to expand activities to include one or two new national parks, in addition to those already covered by the project. Preliminary discussions with LCR GEF team on this have been favorable. The PIU and APN are currently reviewing possible candidate areas. Adding one or more new parks would likely require an extension of 12 - 18 months. |
| PDF B Amount | 289,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 10,100,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 10,389,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 37,500,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 47,889,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 10,100,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 11,500,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 21,889,000 USD |
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