Integrated Ecosystem Management in the Prespa Lakes Basin of Albania, FYR-Macedonia and Greece
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General Information:
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Project
Type
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Full Size Project
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Project
Status
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IA Approved
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Start Date
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2006/09/25
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GEF characteristic:
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Operational Programme
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OP8 - Water based Program, OP12 - Integrated Ecosystem Management, OP4 - Mountain Ecosystems, OP2 - Costal Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, OP9 - Integrated Ecosystem and Resource Management
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Focal Area
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Multiple Focal Areas
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GEF Allocation to project
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4.13M
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Total Cost of the project:
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13.14M
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Partners:
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Countries:
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Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic
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Lead Implementing
Agency
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United Nations Development Programme
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Other
Implementing Agency
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Ministries of Environment
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Executing
Agencies
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Project
Description:
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The overall goal of this project is the conservation of globally significant biological diversity and transboundary water resources of the Prespa lakes Basin. The project’s objective is to catalyze the adoption of integrated ecosystem management (IEM) in the transboundary Prespa Lakes Basin of FYR-Macedonia, Albania, and Greece to conserve globally significant biodiversity, mitigate pollution of the transboundary lakes, and provide a sustainable basis for the Basin’s further social and economic development.
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