Community-based Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management Project

The main objective of the project is to contribute to a sustainable management of the coastal zone and biological diversity of national and global interest) with the view to a sustainable development of the country. Project activities consist of four inter-related component aimed at creating the technical, institutional, organizational, socio-economic, and governance conditions to ensure conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and its resources. These component are: (a) institution and capacity-building in integrated coastal zone management, (b) community-based biodiversity conservation, (c) monitoring and evaluation of coastal wetlands and marine environment, and project management and coordination.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Completed
Countries
Managing organisations
Benin Environmental Agency
Implementing organisations
World Bank
Project ID
1234
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 3
GEF Cofinancing
$7.300.000
GEF project grant
$4.300.000
Executing Agencies
Benin Environmental Agency