Project

Consolidating Costa Rica's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Resources (3)
Project Document
Name Media Type Language Date
DOC English 04 Aug 2019
PDF English 04 Aug 2019
PDF English 26 Feb 2020
DOC English 04 Aug 2019
PDF English 04 Aug 2019
PDF English 26 Feb 2020

Project objective: To consolidate Costa Rica’s marine protected areas (MPAs) by increasing their ecological representation and ensuring their effective management and financial sustainability.

Project Category

Marine Protected Areas

Country

Costa Rica

Ecosystems

LME,Sea

Budget

19,153,527.00 USD

Total Cost of the project

1,212,027 USD

GEF Allocation to project

Partners

National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), Costa Rica

National System of Conservation Areas or SINAC, (Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion—SINAC), is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy or MINAE of Costa Rica. It is the administrator for the nation's national parks, conservation areas, and other protected natural areas. Created in 1994, it combined previously three separate organisations that had previously managed laws relating to national parks, wildlife, and forestry.

Contacts

Mark Zimsky

Biodiversity Team Leader

GEF ID

3956

Status

closed

Focal Area

Biodiversity

Project Type

Full-Size Project

Start Date

15 Jun, 2011

End Date

30 Nov, 2017

Last Update

26 Feb, 2020