SPWA-BD: Incorporation of Sacred Forests into the Protected Areas System of Benin
Project Summary
Project Objective: To promote the sustainable use of Benin’s Sacred Forests as a network of community-managed conservation areas incorporated into the national system of protected areas
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 3770 |
| Project Type | Medium-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | Benin |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | ): Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MEPN), General Directorate of Forests and Natural Resources (DGFRN); Additional partners: local NGO partners |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 4 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2010 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 50,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 950,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 5,636,608 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 95,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 6,636,608.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
08 Sep 2008
Preparation Grant Approved
08 Jul 2009
Concept Approved
08 Jul 2009
Project Approved for Implementation
26 Jul 2010
Project closed
02 May 2018