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GEF-4 Tracking Tool for Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic
Objective One:
Reporting Catalyzing Progress Sustainability at Protected Area of Protected Sites: Data Area Sheet 1
Protected Area 4 : CHAGRES NATIONAL PARK
Name, affiliation and contact details of
person responsible for completing the METT
(email etc.)
Date assessment carried out June 10, 2010
Name of protected area
WDPA site code (these codes can
be found on www.unepwcmc.org/wdpa/)
Designations
Country Panama
National
National Park
Location of protected area (province
and if possible map reference)
Chagres National Park
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Marta C. Moreno, Biologist
morenomc61@hotmail.com
IUCN
Category
II
International
- Important Bird Area of Panama
(PM-15);
In the Province of Panamá, districts of Panamá
and Chepo; and in the Province of Colon,
districts of Colon, Portobelo, Nombre de Dios,
and Santa Isabel.
Date of establishment INRENARE. Executive Decree No. 73 of october 2, 1984
(GO20,238)
Ownership details (please
tick)
Stat
e
Private
X
Communi
ty
Other
X
X
Management Authority
National Environmental Authority. Autoridad Nacional del
Ambiente (ANAM))
Size of protected area (ha) 131,260.77 ha
Number of staff
Annual budget (US$) –
excluding staff salary
costs
What are the main values
for which the area is
designated
Permanent
One Protected Area Chief and 16
Park Rangers
Recurrent (operational) funds
List the two primary protected area management objectives
Temporary
0
Project or other
supplementary funds
-FIDECO (2008)=
30,000.00 US$
- Chagres Fund= 223,268.00 US$
-SINAP (2008)=
170,634.00 US$
Preserving the natural forest for: a) the production of water of quality and in
sufficient quantity for the operation of the Panama, b) industrial, domestic
and hydroelectric generation to be provided to the cities of Panama and
Colón, c) to conserve the zones of life (4) and, d) to maintain the ecological
diversity, the genetic flow and evolutionary processes of the flora and fauna.