How To Prepare Multi-Focal Area Projects SFM/REDD+ Projects
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Transcript of How To Prepare Multi-Focal Area Projects SFM/REDD+ Projects
Ian GrayNatural Resources
GEF Familiarization SeminarWashington, DC
January 17 – 19, 2012
How To Prepare Multi-Focal Area ProjectsSFM/REDD+ Projects
SFM/REDD+ Strategy
• Goal: achieve multiple environmental benefits from improved management of all types of forests.
• Impacts: effective provisioning of forest ecosystem services and strengthened livelihoods of people dependent on the use of forest resources
• How does it operate?– Investments from at least 2 GEF Focal Areas → maximizing multiple
benefits– 3:1 incentive funding– Available for investments between $2 million and $30 million
How The Incentive Mechanism Works
Investments from 2+ FAs seeking multiple benefits from managing forests sustainably
Incentive funds released in ratio
of 3:1 of FA investment
STAR Resources
BD
CC
LD
e.g. BD $1,500,000LD $1,500,000
+ SFM $1,000,000Total Project $4,000,000
Experience Already Growing
From FAO FRA 2006
SFM/REDD+ Objectives
1. Reduce pressure on forest resources and generate sustainable flows of forest ecosystem services– Projects may include: Forest policy (re-)formulation, forest
certification, community and small-holder forestry, PES, reduced-impact logging, integrated forest fire management
2. Strengthen the enabling environment to reduce GHG emissions from REDD-plus– Projects may include: Competition for land use, building of technical
and institutional capacities to monitor GHG emissions, testing approaches that allow for the generation of revenues from the carbon market
SFM/REDD+ Results Framework
Goal
National institutions certifying carbon creditsNational forest carbon monitoring systems in placeInnovative financing mechanisms establishedCarbon credits generated
Outputs
Lessons From Early Projects• Wide range of forest situations applicable• Landscape level approach• Best projects have benefits from forests at core• Synergies – whole greater than sum of parts • A ‘bolt-on’ SFM component does not work• Forest dependents & livelihoods
– How linked to developing GEBs• Importance of on-the-ground presence in field activities• Inter-agency coordination• PES becoming common – use STAP guidance
Lessons From Early Projects
• Be clear what issues the project will address• Baseline – often presented as if FD is absent
– NFPs, R-PPs, inventories
• Indicators of impacts and outcomes• Remember the carbon benefits
– Especially BD/LD projects
Existing SFM/REDD+ Projects
• 13 projects and 3 programs
• $45 million allocated from incentive
• Mixed landscape interventions
Questions?
Thank you for your attention