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Detail of GEF Project #3853
| GEF Project ID | 3853 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Building Capacity for Regionally Harmonized National Processes for Implementing CBD Provisions on Access to Genetic Resources and Sharing of Benefits |
| Country | Regional |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Strategic Program | BD-8 |
| PIF Approval Date | 2009-05-11 |
| Approval Date | 2011-03-16 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| GEF Agency | UNEP |
| Executing Agency | ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) |
| Description | The objectives of the project are to: (1) strengthen the capacity of Southeast Asian countries to implement the CBD provisions on ABS through the development of full and effective national ABS frameworks; (2) increase understanding of ABS issues among stakeholders and the general public and strengthen national capacity for country negotiators to have full understanding of issues and preferred options in the negotiation on the international ABS regime in a way that protects national interests and promotes equitable benefit sharing; and (3) improve public understanding of the contribution ABS can make to biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods. |
| GEF Project Grant |
750,000 USD |
| GEF Grant |
750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total |
750,000 USD |
| Project Cost |
1,500,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees |
75,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant (CEO Appr.) |
750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Appr.) |
750,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Appr.) |
1,500,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees (CEO Appr.) |
75,000 USD |
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