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Detail of GEF Project #928
| GEF Project ID | 928 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 978 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Conservation and Sustainable Management of Dryland Biodiversity, Phase 1 |
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | 1 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 1998-04-01 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 1998-05-08 |
| Approval Date | 2001-05-11 |
| Project Cancellation Date | 2005-04-19 |
| Project Status | Cancelled |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India |
| Description | This project aims to promote the conservation of vulnerable, endangered and endemic wild animals, medicinal plants and wild varieties of important crops in the two sanctuaries. It will strengthen the sustainable use and management of silvi-horticulture systems, agrobiodiversity and medicinal plants, inter alia to promote alternative livelihood patterns and reduce resource pressures on the sanctuaries. The project features several innovative approaches to biodiversity conservation, including promoting indigenous knowledge and grassroots solutions for developing alternative livelihoods, and identifying and promoting native conservation ethics (Sacred Groves, Knowledge Forests, etc.) as the foundation for conservation awareness efforts. |
| Implementation Status | Implementation stalled as the project proponent backed out post-approval. A consultant has been hired to begin discussion on this project with the NGO partner and the State Government during the week of the 21st of November in order to revive/resume activities. |
| PDF B Amount | 329,600 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 1,710,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 2,039,600 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 1,795,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 3,834,600 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 267,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 1,710,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 1,795,000 USD |
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