Project Objective: Protect biodiversity by fulfilling Costa Rica’s obligations as a Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) and implementing the country’s National Biosafety Framework for the safe management of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs).
Project Details
GEF Project ID
3629
Country
Costa Rica
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Environment Programme
Status
Completed
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Executing Agencies
The National Technical Commission for Biosafety (CTNBio)
GEF Period
GEF - 4
Project Type
Medium-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund
Project Documents
Financials
USDCo-financing Total
762,232
GEF Project Grant
718,873
GEF Agency Fees
72,727
Timeline
Received by GEF
21 Jan 2008
Concept Approved
21 Oct 2008
Project Approved for Implementation
17 Jun 2010
Project Closed
24 Sep 2018