Paraguayan Wildlands Protection Initiative
Project Summary
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 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 2 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 1999 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 305,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 8,896,363 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 3,555,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 0 USD |
| Total Cost | 12,756,363.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
Preparation Grant Approved
21 Dec 1995
Concept Approved
01 Nov 1998
Project Approved for Implementation
24 May 1999
Project closed
23 Dec 2013
