Enhancing the Conservation Effectiveness of Seagrass Ecosystems Supporting Globally Significant Populations of Dugong Across the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins (Short Title: The Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project)
Project Summary
To Enhance the Effectiveness of Conservation of Dugongs and their Seagrass Ecosystems Across the Indian and Pacific Ocean Basins
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 4930 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Global |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Executing Agencies | The overall Executing Agency will be the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund because of its close proximity and relationship with the UNEP/CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat who will provide technical oversight of the project.Technical Partners include: the UNEP/CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat and its Technical Advisory Team, UNEP-DEPI, Blue Ventures, GRID-arendal & Forest Trends.The key National Partners1 are:Indonesia: Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment.Madagascar: Ministry of Environment and ForestsMalaysia: Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentMozambique: Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA), Natural History Museum / Eduardo Mondlane University.Sri Lanka: Department of Wildlife Conservation, Ministry of the EnvironmentTimor Leste: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.Vanuatu: Department of Environment and Conservation |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2012 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 170,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,884,018 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 99,299,043 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 558,982 USD |
| Total Cost | 105,353,061.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
30 Mar 2012
Preparation Grant Approved
18 Jun 2012
Concept Approved
01 Jun 2012
Project Approved for Implementation
07 Jul 2014
Project closed