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