THE GEF SÃO FRANCISCO PROJECT

      The GEF São Francisco Project is a demonstrative project in Latin-america for the Global Action Program for Marine Environment Protection for Land-based Activities. The Global Environment Fund - GEF donated its resources, the United Nations Program for the Environment - PNUMA is the implementation organism for the GEF, the Brazilian National Water Agency - ANA is the executive organism in Brazil and the Organization of American States - OAS is the international executive organism.

      The objective of the GEF São Francisco Project is to prepare a Strategic Action Program for the Integrated Management of the São Francisco River Basin and its Coastal Zone - SAP, considering root causes for the progressive degradation of the Basin and coastal ecosystems, complementing large scale projects of the Brazilian Government. The GEF São Francisco Project developed 28 Activities in 2001 and 2002, which contribuited to the preparation of the Diagnostic Analysis of the São Francisco River Basin and its Coastal Zone - DAB, which subsided the elaboration of the SAP.

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