Integrating Traditional Crop Genetic Diversity into Technology Using a BD Portfolio Approach to Buffer Against Unpredictable Environmental Change in the Nepal Himalayas
Project Summary
To mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity in the mountain agricultural production landscapes of Nepal to improve ecosystem resilience, ecosystem services and access and benefits sharing capacity in mountain ecosystems.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 4464 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Nepal |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Environment Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal; Department of Agricultue (DoA); Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development (LI-BIRD) Nepal; Bioversity International, Italy |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 5 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2011 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 100,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,300,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 5,831,104 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 230,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 8,231,104.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
04 Feb 2011
Preparation Grant Approved
30 Mar 2011
Concept Approved
01 May 2011
Project Approved for Implementation
07 Apr 2013
Project closed