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T.Linkages with other GEF Projects and Relevant Initiatives

This section describes how this project will coordinate with four ongoing GEF projects in the ETPS region as well as three other non-GEF funded initiatives working in goals related to mangrove sustainable development (Table 2).

Table : Other Relevant Projects and Initiatives
GEF Projects Other Projects/Initiatives	Linkages and Coordination
Title: Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Program Donor: Walton Foundation Geography: Costa Rica, Panamá, Colombia, Ecuador Implemented by: CI-ETPS Budget: USD 8M Period: 2005 - 2018	The project will be closely coordinated with the broader Seascape Program, specifically building on the extensive coastal and marine conservation, policy and capacity building programs that have been developed over the last 10 years. This project will integrate the mangrove strategies and plans on regional to national to local levels with ongoing policy and site implementation work across the region. The project will build on the extensive networks of partners built through the Seascapes program, including the strong relationships with all four governments.
Title: Conservation, sustainable biodiversity use and maintenance of ecosystem services in protected wetlands of international importance. Donor: GEF-UNDP Geography: National, Costa Rica Implemented by: SINAC Budget: USD 20,894,191 (cash + in-kind) Period: 2014 - 2019	This project shares complementary objectives towards inclusive sustainable development, rehabilitation and conservation of wetland areas, protected areas in Costa Rica. Coordination with the GEF-SINAC OFP from the PPG phase will be developed to explore complementary activities such as revision of payment for ecosystem services (PES), a pilot REDD+ project, establishing C-neutral socio-environmental incentives and national capacity building towards responsible watershed management, biodiversity awareness, and management of land and marine protected areas.
Title: Protection of carbon areas and sinks across wetlands in Panama. Donor: BMU/IKI-UNDP Geography: National, easterly extension of Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama. Implemented by: ANAM, ARAP, CI-Panama and Wetlands International (transferred from TNC 2014-15) Budget: EUR 2,449,873 Period: 2014 – 2017 adjusted start date.	This project focuses on increasing carbon storage and resilience to climate change in Panama through improved mangrove conservation and complements the Blue Forest components of the current proposal focusing upon the target area in Chiriquí and the training and outreach components. The GEF-IW ETPS project will also look for synergies with the formation of technical groups, interpretation of scientific research and economy of effort and investment in the proposed pilot program to maximize adaptation and carbon sequestration potential.
Title: Designing and implementing a national sub-system of marine protected areas (SMPA) in Colombia. Donor: GEF-UNDP Geography: National Implemented by: INVEMAR and MADS/Colombia National Parks and CI-Colombia as project partners. Budget: USD 4,850,000 (GEF) USD 7,405,000 (All) Period: 2011-2015 (adjusted start date)	This project delivers benefits in the form of legal and institutional reforms, increased financing through diversity of funding streams, and improved management effectiveness of 14 MPAs. It looks to facilitate the establishment of four additional MPAs and a Subsystem of Marine Protected Areas (SMPAs). The project will coordinate with national authority MADS to support those technical and outreach aspects of the project that relate to mangroves within the SMPA and continuity in elements of policy development beyond the end of this project.
Title: Integrated management of marine and coastal resources: A conservation and sustainable use baseline characterization. Alliance: CI-Colombia & OAP (Oleoductos al Pacífico) Geography:  Colombia, National Budget: USD 0.5M Period: 2015	A new regional conservation proposal developed with a private donor and the CI-Colombia Office seeks to develop conservation agreements with communities. The mangrove component (120k of 500k USD) includes reforestation activities and a 2007-2015+ mapping exercise to improve estimates of national coverage. This also informs and complements the GEF-IW ETPS local conservation incentives, application of Blue forest tools and approaches to coastal Colombia communities with District authorities.
Title: Integrated management of marine and coastal areas of high value for biodiversity in Continental Ecuador. Donor: GEF-FAO Geography: Coastal Ecuador Implemented by: CI-Ecuador, HIVOS, and the Sub-secretary for Coastal Marine Resource Management. Budget: USD 3,058,788 (GEF) (USD 18,568,360 Ecuador Co-financing) Period: 2014-2018	The project will build on the results of the GEF-FAO project by integrating lessons-learnt into regional and national scale strategies and into capacity building and outreach with stakeholders. Policy – strengthen the legal framework for mangrove concessions. Strengthen and implement the concessions program and provide technical assistance to mobilize and potentiate the use of generated funds. Improve fisheries management and productivity through rights-based management/ TURFs / value chain and premiums (e.g. red crab)/ improved fund management/ formation of social support frameworks etc.
Title: Application of Blue Forests methodologies and approaches through small-scale interventions. Donor: GEF-UNEP Geography: Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador Implemented by: CI-Ecuador with support through CI-Global Marine Budget: USD 425,000 (GEF) (USD 439,730 Ecuador co-financing) Period: 2013-2016	The GEF IW-ETPS project will be well coordinated with this project on both a national (within Ecuador) and international scale. Within Ecuador, the project will build on the analysis and results of the Blue Forests (BF) project by integrating the results into the national and regional strategies and plans. In particular Outcome 3.2 through a relationship with BF/Duke University is complementary with local application of methodologies in Guayas, Ecuador and Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica that build on the Blue Forests results. This project will also have a greater focus on policy integration (than the Blue Forests project) and will communicate the results of both projects to policy-makers and stakeholders. The global Mangrove Ecosystem Services (ES) summary (to be produced in year one of the Blue Forests project) will be a basis to advise our regional strategy and plan development. Both projects will work closely with Duke University, CI, IUCN and other Blue Forest project partners to contribute data to and test the ES toolbox that is being developed by the Blue Forests project. To ensure coordination, this project will work directly with Blue Forest partners, participate in the Blue Forests project directly through the Ecuador site, and CI-Global Marine staff active on this project are also members of the science advisory panel for the Blue Forests Project.