The project’s goal is to catalyse the sustainability of Iran’s system of wetland protected areas (WPAs), thereby enhancing its effectiveness as a tool for conserving globally significant biodiversity. The project’s objective is to systematically remove or substantially mitigate threats facing globally significant biodiversity and sustainability at two demonstration sites, while ensuring that the lessons learned through these demonstrations are absorbed within WPA management systems throughout Iran and most particularly at a set of target replication sites. These target replication sites have been defined as the remaining nationally and internationally protected (Ramsar) WPAs in Iran.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
1145
Country
Iran
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
2004
Status
Completed
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Executing Agencies
Department of Environment
GEF Period
GEF - 3
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
9,790,000
GEF Project Grant
2,915,000
GEF Agency Fees
382,000

Timeline

Received by GEF
19 Jun 2003
Concept Approved
25 Aug 2003
Project Approved for Implementation
15 Dec 2004
Project Closed
28 Oct 2015