Capacity Development in Reducing Illegal Wildlife Trade and Improving Protected Area Management Effectiveness in South Sudan
Project Summary
To combat illegal wildlife trade by strengthening PA legislative and management systems through institutional strengthening, improved information management and monitoring, and community empowerment through both national and site level actions
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 9551 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism (MWCT), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 6 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2018 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 150,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,329,452 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 12,152,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 506,298 USD |
| Total Cost | 17,631,452.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
13 Jul 2016
Preparation Grant Approved
30 Oct 2017
Concept Approved
01 Nov 2017
Project Approved for Implementation
12 Dec 2019
Project closed