Through networking and developing existing capacities within the southern African region, this project will build the effective capacity of professional and support staff in 10 countries to inventory, evaluate and monitor some 30,0000 species of flowering plants and ferns (10% of the global flora) within arid, mediterranean, forest, mountain, coastal and wetland ecosystems. The project will directly reduce the potential negative impacts of development projects on the botanical diversity of the region by increasing the information base concerning the distribution and status of the region's botanical diversity, and will allow such assessments to be performed by individuals and institutions within the region.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
407
Country
Regional
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
1997
Status
Completed
Region
Regional
Executing Agencies
National Botanical Institute
GEF Period
GEF - 1
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
4,537,000
GEF Project Grant
4,725,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 May 1996
Project Approved for Implementation
24 Aug 1997
Project Closed
03 Feb 2016