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GEF-4 Tracking Tool for Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic
Objective One:
Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Area
Reporting Progress at Protected Area Sites: Data Sheet 1
Protected Area 8 : VOLCAN BARU NATIONAL PARK
Name, affiliation and contact
details of person responsible for
completing the METT (email etc.)
Date assessment carried
out
Name of protected area
WDPA site code (these
codes can be found on
www.unepwcmc.org/wdpa/)
Designatio
ns
National
National Park
Country Panama
Location of protected area
(province and if possible
map reference)
Date of
establishment
Ownership details
(please tick)
Management
Authority
August 6, 2010
10
Marta C. Moreno, Biologist
morenomc61@hotmail.com
Barú Volcano National Park
IUCN
Category
II
International
- Important Bird
Area of Panama
(CH-2);
- La Amistad
Biosphere Reserve
Province of Chiriquí, including
the districts of Bugaba,
Boquerón, Boquete, Dolega and
David
Executive Decree No. 40 of Jun 24, 1976. Official
Gazette No. 18,619 of Jun 13, 1978. (Decreto Ejecutivo
No. 40 del 24 de junio 1976. Gaceta Oficial No. 18,619
de 13 de julio 1978)
State
X
Size of protected area 13,069.62 ha
Number of
staff
Annual budget
(US$) – excluding
staff salary costs
Private
X
Community
X
Other
National Environmental Authority (Autoridad
Nacional del Ambiente) (ANAM)
Permanent
One Protected Area
Chief and 3 park
rangers
Recurrent (operational)
funds
-FIDECO (2010)= 12,550 US$
-SINAP (2010)= 31,855US$
Temporary
0
Project or other
supplementary
funds
- CBMAP II (2010)=
348,000 US$