To assist Ecuador to have a workable and transparent national biosafety framework in place, to fulfill its obligations as a Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and thus contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection of biodiversity and human health from modern biotechnology.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
3405
Country
Ecuador
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Environment Programme
Approval FY
2010
Status
Project Approved
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Environment
GEF Period
GEF - 4
Project Type
Medium-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
1,072,427
GEF Project Grant
665,818
GEF Agency Fees
68,182

Timeline

Received by GEF
20 May 2007
Concept Approved
08 Jul 2008
Project Approved for Implementation
25 May 2010