Strengthening the Protected Area Network (SPAN)
Project Summary
The long term goal of the full GEF project is the sustainable management of natural resources to protect biodiversity and contribute to equitable economic and social development. The more immediate objective of the full project is to improve management effectiveness of the National System of Protected Areas. The project is divided into two phases, each with a six-year duration. The first phase, which is the subject of this proposal, will focus on three broad areas of intervention: 1) strengthening systemic capacity, namely the enabling legal/policy environment and financial mechanisms for PA management; 2) strengthening the institutional capacity for PA management; and 3) demonstrating new ways and means of PA management, including partnerships with other government agencies, local communities and the private sector. Building on the foundation achieved during Phase 1, and subject to satisfaction of agreed performance criteria, Phase 2 will focus on the further consolidation and expansion of the PA network. This will include the operationalisation of new PA categories applicable communal and private lands (e.g. through management agreements, or lease back arrangements), as well as strengthening regulatory oversight over, and management within Private Reserves. The Government recognizes that it lacks the absorptive capacity, management tools and institutional framework to tackle this imperative immediately; hence its committal to a phased approach to rationalization of the PA system.
Project Details
GEF Project ID | 2492 |
Project Type | Full-size Project |
Status | Completed |
Country | Namibia |
Region | |
Focal Areas | |
Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) |
GEF Period: | GEF - 3 |
Approval Fiscal Year: | 2005 |
Project Documents
Financials
Project Preparation Grant Amount | 350,000 USD |
GEF Project Grant | 8,200,000 USD |
Co-financing Total | 33,677,000 USD |
GEF Agency Fees | 769,500 USD |
Total Cost | 42,227,000.00 USD |