The project would address conservation and sustainable use issues in the la Plata Basin which is endowed with biological diversity of global significance, including several endemic species. The project would assist key stakeholders to strengthen the institutional framework and to establish the necessary structures to conserve and sustainably manage priority biological diversity. The project would also enable Paraguay manage its national biological stock in a more integrated and holistic way.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
503
Country
Paraguay
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
1999
Status
Completed
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)
GEF Period
GEF - 2
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
3,555,000
GEF Project Grant
8,896,363

Timeline

Concept Approved
01 Nov 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
24 May 1999
Project Closed
23 Dec 2013