Project Administration VI IABIN COUNCIL MEETING

Bayahibe, Dominican RepublicJuly 14-17, 2009

Luisa Fernanda Neira, Olga Morales Department of Sustainable Development

Organization of American States

Project Implementation Plan US$ 35 million 5-year effort Plan

Component US$ 1. Interoperability and Access to Data 8.76 M2. Data Content Creation 13.18 M3. Information Products for Decision Making 4.25 M

4. Sustainability of IABIN 7.34 M5. Project Administration 1.40 M

34.93 M

Funding• US$ 6 million awarded by the GEF • US$28.9 million parallel financing from 78 regional /

national institutions

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Cofinancing

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Total Financing

8.768.76

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33.5333.53 34.9334.93

Project Financial Status as of June 09• To date:

– Funds Disbursed: US$ 3,341,064.96– Funds Committed: US$ 1,473,307.78

Project Disbursements 2005-2009

Funds Executed by Component 2004-2009

Project Disbursements 2005-2009

Component 1:Interoperability and Access to Data

Component 2:Data Content Creation

Component 3: Value Added Tools• 2 Request for Proposals advertised, 4 proposals selected

Institution Proposal Amount

INBio

Modeling System for Development of ACTION Scenarios for Possible Threats to Biodiversity $107,298

INBio

System for Making Decisions based on Categories of Conservation and Use of Biodiversity $ 88,000

TNC

Internet Based GIS Ecosystem Assessment and Reporting Tool for Conservation Decision Making $ 75,000

NatureServeAdvancing Joint Roles as Coordinating Institutions for IABIN $ 65,248

Total:   $335,546

2009 Procurement PlanCOMPONENT 1

Contract Purpose Amount Level of Execution

Catalogue -- SAIC Contract to provide search tool for IABIN (BioBot)

US$125,000 78%

Catalogue -- 2 consultancies to translate IABIN Thesaurus into English and Spanish

US$10,000 100%

IT and I3N Technical Working Group Meetings 1 Meeting held 50%

Catalogue -- Extension to SAIC contract US$50,000 0%

I3N – Database, improvements and update US$35,000 0%

I3N – Web pages translation into Spanish and English US$9,200 0%

PATN – CI Transfer Agreement with UNEP-WCMC US$127,000 0%

ETN -- Provide analysis on Database and GIS - Portal maintenance

US$10,000 0%

2009 Procurement PlanCOMPONENT 2

Contract Purpose Amount Level of Execution

SSTN, ETN, I3N, Data Content Grants (108 in 5 TNs) US$1,350,000 82%

SSTN, ETN, I3N, PTN, Catalogue Data Quality Control

US$113,200 7%

PTN -- CI Transfer Agreement amended to include training activities

US$127,000 0%

I3N – 2 Training workshops (Suriname, Honduras) US$14,000 100%

SSTN – Amendment to CI Transfer Agreement to include training sessions (2 workshops and E-Learning Platform)

US$67,718 81%

SSTN -- Seed Funds for National Workshops (7 workshops carried out)

US$26,833 28%

Catalogue -- Trainings US$40,000 0%

ETN -- Training US$41,000 0%

PTN – Amendment to CI Transfer Agreement to include training

US$90,000 0%

Co-Financing

Co-financing form

IABIN Co-Financing by Component 2005-2008

IABIN Co-Financing by Semester 2005-2008

Administrative Process Prior to Signature1. Secretariat Advertises the

Request for Proposals

2. Coordinating Institution (CI), Secretariat and GS/OAS

evaluate and select proposals

3. Based on Proposals CI, Secretariat and GS/OAS define

deliverables and disbursements

4b. GS/OAS contacts Grantee to request•Certification of Legal Personality•Legal Representative•Bank Information

4a. GS/OAS Prepares Draft

Agreement

Legal Approval

Financial Approval

CI Approval

5a. GS/OAS sends Draft Agreement to

Institution

Institution Approval

5b. GS/OAS creates Supplier Number

7. GS/OAS and Grantee Sign the

Agreement

8. GS/OAS executes First Disbursement

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6. GS/OAS Obligates the Funds

Data Content Grants – By Thematic Network

Thematic Network No. of Grants Accepted Funding Total

Species 13 $ 142.708 $ 520.000 Specimens 37 $ 361.196 Ecosystems 23 $ 245.887 $ 260.000 Invasive Species 17 $ 160.000 $ 160.000 Pollinators 11 $ 119.864 $ 150.000 Protected Areas 7 $ 73.539 $ 100.000 Catalogo 0 $ - $ 160.000

TOTAL 108 $ 1.105.003 $ 1.350.000

82%

Data Content Grants Country Participation

Country No. of Grants %

Argentina 18 17%Peru 11 10%Chile 10 9%Brazil 9 8%

Colombia 9 8%Uruguay 7 6%

Costa Rica 6 6%Ecuador 6 6%Panama 6 6%México 5 5%Bolivia 3 3%

Guatemala 3 3%Jamaica 3 3%

Paraguay 3 3%Dominican Republic 2 2%

Nicaragua 2 2%Venezuela 2 2%El Salvador 2 2%

Belize 1 1%

TOTAL 108 100%

Country FundingGranted %

Argentina $166,153.00 15%

Chile $108,079.00 10%

Peru $100,868.26 9%

Brazil $ 94,764.26 9%

Colombia $ 91,348.10 8%

Ecuador $ 78,546.00 7%

Costa Rica $ 75,000.00 7%

Panama $ 74,057.45 7%

Uruguay $ 68,140.00 6%

México $ 52,000.00 5%

Bolivia $ 30,000.00 3%

Guatemala $ 30,000.00 3%

Jamaica $ 29,911.13 3%

Paraguay $ 24,936.00 2%

Dominican Republic $ 19,700.00 2%

El Salvador $ 19,500.00 2%

Nicaragua $ 17,700.00 2%

Venezuela $ 14,300.00 1%

Belize $ 10,000.00 1%

Data Content Grants Country Participation

Web Page by Thematic Network

Web Page

Web Page by Country

Grant Agreement Signature Rate by Semester