This project seeks to strengthen Turkmenistan’s national system of protected areas by demonstrating effective biodiversity conservation in Turkmenistan’s Khazar Nature Reserve (Khazar) on the Caspian Sea coast. The strategy proposed in this project is intended to demonstrate state-of-the-art methods and practices aimed at addressing these issues at the country’s largest protected area Khazar Natures Reserve assess the effectiveness of their application and identify best practices, and then replicate these practices and methods at other sites within the National System of Protected Areas.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
2638
Country
Turkmenistan
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
2006
Status
Completed
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Nature Protection (MNP)
GEF Period
GEF - 3
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
1,598,000
GEF Project Grant
1,428,600
GEF Agency Fees
382,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 Jun 2005
Project Approved for Implementation
06 Apr 2006
Project Closed
23 Sep 2014