Detail of GEF Project #1477

GEF Project ID 1477
IBRD PO ID 68251
Funding Source GEF Trust Fund
Project Name Conservation of Pu Luong-Cuc Phuong Limestone Landscape
Country Vietnam
Region Asia and the Pacific
Focal Area Biodiversity
Operational Program 3
PDF-A Approval Date 1999-11-03
Approval Date 2001-04-05
GEF Agency Approval Date 2001-06-27
Project Completion Date 2006-03-31
Project Status Project Closure
GEF Agency World Bank
Executing Agency Fauna and Flora International
Description The project aims to protect this globally important area and its wildlife not only through enabling the establishment of one new protected area and strengthening the existing protected areas system in the limestone range but also through building the capacity of relevant stakeholders to manage the wider karst ecosystem through a regional landscape plan. It will improve the conservation status of the critically endangered Delacour’s langur, and generate public support for karst conservation.
Implementation Status Implementation has been rated satisfactory by the Bank. The GoV has requested extension of the MSP grant closing date; Bank approval process of this extension request is currently underway.
PDF A Amount
25,000 USD
GEF Project Grant
724,885 USD
GEF Grant
749,885 USD
Cofinancing Total
556,321 USD
Project Cost
1,306,206 USD
GEF Agency Fees
146,000 USD
GEF Project (CEO Endo.)
724,885 USD
Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.)
556,321 USD
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