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Basic data regarding the three countries
Listing of potential organizations (Jan 25th, 2008)
Contribution Agreement
Trust Fund Contract
First MB meeting minutes
Second MB meeting minutes
Third MB meeting minutes
Fourth MB meeting minutes
Fifth MB meeting minutes

 

Call for the Second Phase of the Pilot Projects (Open until May 29 2009)

PSC - Call for Proposals II phase of pilot projects
Annex 1- PSC Background- II phase
Annex 2- PSC Objectives and Goals II phase
Annex 3- Guidelines for PSC project proposals- II phase
Annex 4-Guidelines for budget presentation- II phase
Summary Chart of Concept Papers
Concept Papers
Budget Tables

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  PROGRAMME FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

 

Following the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002, the Republic of Benin (Western Africa), the Kingdom of Bhutan (South Asia) and the Republic of Costa Rica entered into Strategic Partnership Agreement for cooperation on sustainable development and agreed to establish a Program for South-South Cooperation (PSC), with the financial support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Within the framework of PSC, Fundecooperación, with the partner countries, (Bhutan and Benin) support initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurial and productive activities, improving processes and implementing new technologies in five thematic areas:

  • Sustainable tourism.
  • Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
  • Access to sustainable energy and efficient energy use.
  • Sustainable chains of production and consumption.
  • Gender equity (as a transversal axis).

Under this program, three guiding principles shall be considered:

  • Equality: organizations in the partner countries should jointly manage process on an equal basis.
  • Reciprocity: contribution to sustainable development should occur in at least two of the participating countries. Pilot projects could start in one country but there must be concrete perspective that valuable project components be implemented in at least one other partner country during time-span of the project.
  • Participation: promoting the collaboration and cooperation between the public sector, civil society and private sector to formulate and implement projects and activities.

At present, there are 32 ongoing projects, from which 4 are trilateral, 17 are bilateral and 11 are pilot.

CODE

Title of Project

Thematic Area

Leading organization

Organization(s) partner

Funds committed according to MB minutes

02-T-07

Benin, Bhutan , Costa Rica: Non-timber Forest product use

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

National Biodiversity Institute INBio (CR)

Université d'Abomey, National Mushroom Center, MoA, Bhutan

$1.000.000

01-T-07

Collaboration between Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica in capacity development for biodiversity information management

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

National Biodiversity Institute INBio (CR)

Centre de Recherche pour la gestion de la Biodiversité et du terroir, National Biodiversity Center , MoA, Bhutan

$405.671

04-P-07

Generation of sustainable productive projects in production chains in groups of indigenous women

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica (CR)

 

$100.000

15-P-07

Study of invasive alien plants in Bhutan

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

NBC (Bh)

 

$100.000

12-P-07

Pilot community based Sustainable Tourism in Phobjikha Conservation Area

Sustainable Tourism

RSPN (Bh)

 

$75.721

14-P-07

Development of Royal Botanical Park at Dochula Zone

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Royal Botanical and Recreational Parks Division (Bh)

 

$100.000

16-P-07

Mushroom Promotion and Marketing

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

National Mushroom Center (Bh)

 

$99.055

04-B-07

Clean Bhutan and Costa Rica: design and implementation of an integrated and sustainable system for solid waste management in the city of San José, Costa Rica and in Bhutan.

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

ACEPESA (CR)

Royal Society for Protection of Nature/Thimphu Bhutan

$599.931

03-B-07

Strategy for Development of a Technological Package for Organic Pineapple in Costa Rica and Benin

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

ACICAFOC (CR)

INRAB

$596.152

05-B-07

Development of local capacities on environmental friendly agricultural technologies through knowledge management process between Bhutan and Costa Rica.

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

INTA  (CR)

Ministry of Agriculture, ICS , Bhutan

$581.898

05-P-07

Project of education and soci-professional insertion of young girls no longer going to school and poor girls in the sub-prefecture of Allada

Gender Equity

GRAD-FB (Be)

 

$79.762

06-P-07

Project for support to sustainable management and biodiversity conservation of the Mangrove of Gagba channel in benin

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Eco-Ecolo (Be)

 

$84.248

21-P-07

Organic and Fair Cotton in Benin

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

OBEPAB (Be)

 

$99.820

22-P-07

Towards community based biodiversity conservation policies and actions : Learning from actual and potential practices in Benin. Bhutan and Costa Rica

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

CEBEDES (Be)

 

$99.732

23-P-07

Community base biodiversity management of Mono Couffo region through promotion of Iroko and Samba sylviculture

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

CIPGEF (Be)

 

$76.440

24-P-07

Supporting conservation in Lama reserve forest through ecotourism development in the surrounding communities (Koto and Zalimey)

Sustainable Tourism

Eco-Benin (Be)

 

$73.678

02-B-07

Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy in Zhemgang Dzongkhag (Bhutan and Rio San Juan Basin (Costa Rica-Nicaragua)

Sustainable Tourism

COOPRENA (CR)

Department of Tourism in Bhutan

$599.012

06-B-07

Strengthening Tour Operator Associations in Bhutan and Costa Rica: Improving Market Linkages for Sustainable Tourism with the United States and Western Europe

Sustainable Tourism

Ecole Experience (CR)

ABTO, Bhutan

$373.694

03-T-07

Systematization and analysis of the contributions of the national parks and biological reserves to the economic and social development in Costa Rica, Benin, and Bhutan.

Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

CINPE (CR)

Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forest, MoA, Bhutan                Centre Béninois pour l'Appui au Développment Economique et Sociale CEDEDES, Benin

$778.815

03-B-08

Organic and Fair Trade Fruits and Agroindustrial Production of Pineapple in Benin and Costa Rica.

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

PROAGROIN (CR)

OBEPAB

$400.000

32-B-08

Strengthening of the value chain for traditional and non-traditional agriculture and agro-industrial products

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

Bhutan Agro Industries Limited  (Bh)

CIPGEF

$400.000

09-B-08

Project of Education, Socioeconomical and socio professional insertion of young people in social risk and young girls no longer going to school and poor, in Costa Rica and Benin

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

Ciudad Hogar Calasanz (CR)

GRAD-FB

$399.998

20-B-08

Bhutan - Costa Rica Cooperation on Development of Organic Soap

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

Bio-Bhutan (Bh)

ACICAFOC

$398.950

24-B-08

Sustainable Native Costa Rica & Bhutan handicraft Production & Commercialization

Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption

Puni Gakhil Handicrafts (Bh)

RSE CONSULTORES S.A

$399.718

15-B-08

Rural adventure tourism enhancement and community development Bhutan Costa Rica

Sustainable Tourism

Rios Tropicales (CR)

ABTO

$400.000

27-B-08

Cultural Music Research & Production Center to Promote Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism

TGMI (Bh)

Association Choeur D'enfants

$339.993

05-T-08

Awareness Program and development of low-cost renewable technologies in Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica

Access to Sustainable Energy and Efficient Energy Use

Nature Tropicale Benin  (Be)

BUN-CA                                                Department of Energy Bhutan

$600.000

04-P2-07 Finding suitable standards for micro and small environment friendly businesses run by women from Benin and Costa Rica Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption TEC GRAD-FB $100.000
06-P2-07 Project to support to sustainable management and biodiversity conservation of the Mangrove of Gagba channel in benin and the dulce golf in the Osa conservation area in Costa Rica Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Eco-Ecolo (Be) Fundación Neotropica 339993,48
16-P2-07 Mushroom Promotion and Marketing  Sustainable Chains of Production and Consumption National Mushroom Center (Bh) CITA, UCR, Costa Rica $100,000
23-P2-07 Biodiversity conservation through the improvement of the iguana reproduction activity of the Kekoldi community in Costa Rica Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use CIPGEF (Be) Fundación AMBio 339993,48
24-P2-07 Supporting conservation through eco tourism development in the forest areas of Benin and Cotsa Rica Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Eco-Benin (Be) Centro de Aprentizaje de Sarapiqui 339993,48

 

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