Innovative Use of a Voluntary Payment for Environmental Services Scheme to Avoid and Reduce GHG Emissions and Enhance Carbon Stocks in the Highly Threatened Dry Chaco Forest Complex in Western Paraguay
Project Summary
To promote conservation and enhancing carbon stocks through sustainable management of land use, land-use change, and forestry
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 5668 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | Conservation International |
| Executing Agencies | Guyra Paraguay, Secretariat of the Environment |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2014 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 90,263 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,201,614 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 2,117,460 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 198,145 USD |
| Total Cost | 4,409,337.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
07 Jan 2014
Preparation Grant Approved
05 Feb 2014
Concept Approved
03 Mar 2014
Project Approved for Implementation
26 Mar 2016
Project closed