Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS)

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GEF ID	837
Region	Americas,SIDS
Sub-Region	Central America,SIDS (Americas),Small island developing States
Project Contacts	Mr. Noel Jacobs Project Director,
Tranche Funding	There are currently no items in this folder.
Project Documents	Evaluations Reports MBRS-Mid-Term Review Report MBRS-Project Terminal Evaluation Report Maps/Graphics MBRS- Algae Cover MBRS- Coral species Richness MBRS- Fish Density MBRS- Millepora cover MBRS- Hard coral cover MBRS- Soft Coral cover MBRS- Mangroves MBRS- Seagrasses MBRS- Marine Pollution MBRS- Water Quality Hetumal Bay Project Documents MBRS-Project Document. MBRS - Project Brief. 95p. - [560K] Technical Reports Action Plan for the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, 2006 (100kb)

General Information:
Project Type	Full Size Project
Project Status	Project Closure
Start Date	Nov 29, 2001 07:00 AM
End Date	Jun 30, 2006 07:00 AM

GEF characteristic:
Focal Area	Biodiversity
GEF Allocation to project	10.62M US$
Total Cost of the project:	17.78M US$

Partners:
Countries:	Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico
Lead Implementing Agency	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Executing Agencies	Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD)

Project Description:

The global objective of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Project is to enhance protection of the ecologically unique and vulnerable marine ecosystems comprising the MBRS, by assisting the littoral states to strengthen and coordinate national policies, regulations and institutional arrangements for the conservation and sustainable use of this global public good. The GEF Project will, therefore, assist Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras to: (i) strengthen existing MPAs and establish new protected areas in transboundary locations; (ii) develop and implement a standardized regional monitoring and environmental information system for the MBRS; (iii) promote measures to reduce non-sustainable patterns of resource use in the MBRS, focusing initially on the fisheries and tourism sectors; (iv) increase local and national capacity for environmental management through education, information sharing and training; and (v) strengthen and coordinate national policies, regulations, and institutional arrangements for marine ecosystem conservation and sustainable use.

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