COFO Special Event GEF Investments in SFM and Emerging Partnerships

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COFO Special EventGEF Investments in SFM and
Emerging Partnerships

1. The Investment of GEF in SFM Portfolio evolution
   and outlook (Gustavo Fonseca, GEF)
2. Strengthening Capacities for Forest Policy
   Formulation in Brazil a GEF/FAO Project
   (Mohamed Saket, FAO)
3. Building new Partnerships for SFM Finance
   UN-REDD (Tiina Vähänen, FAO)
4. Opportunities for Collaboration under ITTOs
   REDDES (Eduardo Mansur, ITTO)
5. The Strategic Collaboration between UNFF and GEF
   (Jan McAlpine)
6. Discussion and launch of the Publication "A New
   Climate For Forests"

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The Investments of the GEF in Sustainable Forest
ManagementPortfolio Evolution and OutlookCOFO
/ World Forest Week Rome, 19 March 2009
Gustavo FonsecaTeam Leader Natural Resources
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The GEF as a Broad Partnership

• The GEF unites 178 member governments,
  international institutions, NGOs, indigenous and
  local communities, and the private sector
• Six themes / Focal Areas Biodiversity, Climate
  Change, International Waters, Land Degradation,
  Persistent Organic Pollutants and Ozone
  Depletion
• The GEF draws on the skills and comparative
  advantages of 10 agencies World Bank, UNEP,
  UNDP, IaDB, ADB, AfDB, EBRD, UNIDO, IFAD, FAO
• The GEF has become the largest funder dedicated
  to the protection of global environment goods and
  services

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The GEF Overarching Framework

• The GEF provides funding for the objectives of
  the Rio Conventions - UNFCCC, CBD and UNCCD.
• GEF is the only funding mechanism that takes
  guidance and operates under the combined
  frameworks of the three binding multilateral
  environmental agreements dealing with forest
  ecosystems
• Equitable governance structure, with donors and
  recipient countries

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The GEF Overarching Framework (cont.)

• The three Rio Conventions are related. Climate
  change affects biodiversity and desertification.
  The more intense and far-reaching climate change
  is, the greater will be the loss of plant and
  animal species, and the more forests and other
  types of vegetation will be lost and left to
  deteriorate. Deforestation acts synergistically
  to amplify the effects on climate change.
• The responses to threats are also related and can
  often be implemented synergistically, such as in
  adaptation

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GEF-4 Cycle Reforms

• Country ownership
• Predictability of resources
• Streamlined project cycle
• Expanded set of executing agencies
• Expanded engagement with country focal points

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Historical Engagement of the GEF in Forests

• The GEF has been funding forest-related projects
  since its inception in 1991
• The resources for forest projects, until 2007,
  originated primarily from 2 focal areas
  biodiversity and climate

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GEF Investments in Forests
GEF Funding and co-financing since 1991, by
Category
GEF funding totaled 1.5 billion, leveraging 4.5
billion in co-financing
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GEF Investments in Forests
Number of GEF-Funded Projects by Region
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The Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Program
at the GEF

• In June of 2007, responding to guidance from the
  GEF Council, the GEF SFM Program was created
• The framework program was produced in close
  collaboration with FAO and UNEP
• The SFM Program does not have a separate funding
  envelope
• The SFM Program draws on resources primarily from
  three focal areas (biodiversity, climate change
  and land degradation)

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The SFM Program at the GEF

• To conserve globally significant forest
  biodiversity
• To maintain and restore the ecological functions
  of all types of forests
• To promote sustainable management and use of
  forest resources
• To address the role of forests in climate change
  mitigation (LULUCF) and adaptation
• Article 4, paragraph 1(d) Promote sustainable
  management, and promote and cooperate in the
  conservation and enhancement, as appropriate, of
  sinks and reservoirs of all GHGs including
  biomass, forests and oceans as well as other
  terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems.

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Multiple Global Environment Benefits and
GEFsTropical Forest AccountThe Triple
Importance of Tropical Forests

• CLIMATE CHANGE Slowing tropical deforestation is
  bound to play a much larger role in mitigating
  climate change CO2 emissions from tropical
  deforestation are expected to increase
  atmospheric CO2 by 29-129 ppm within 100 years,
  far above prior estimates.
• BIODIVERSITY Forests harbor over 60 of all
  terrestrial plant and animal species.
• LAND DEGRADATION Forests providelivelihoods and
  vital environmental services to hundreds of
  millions of people.

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Tropical Forest Account

• Aim Reduce deforestation rates in regions of
  large and mainly intact tropical forest
• Target regions Amazonia, the Congo Basin, and
  Papua New Guinea/Borneo (54 of tropical forest
  cover containing about 70 of tropical forest
  carbon)
• Estimated GEF-4 funding 50M combined with RAF
  resources from countries

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GEF Investments in ForestsHistorical and in
GEF-4 SFM
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Projects Providing Funding to FAO on SFM

• Six forestry projects approved, spanning 19
  countries, totaling 34.8M from GEF and 125M of
  co-financing
• West Africa 8 countries
• Central Africa 5 countries
• Iran
• Pacific Islands 4 countries
• Brazil

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Examples of Recently Approved GEF Projects with
Direct REDD Connections

• Strengthening National Policy and Knowledge
  Frameworks in Support of Sustainable Management
  of Brazil's Forest Resources FAO (10M GEF,
  34M Government of Brazil)
• Enhancing Institutional Capacities on REDD Issues
  for SFM in the Congo Basin World Bank (15M
  GEF, 14M Cofinancing)
• Capacity Development for Climate Change
  Mitigation through SFM in Non-Annex I Countries
  World Bank, CRfN, GTZ, FAO and others, focusing
  on IPCC GPGs and south-south cooperation

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Growing Focus on Programmatic Approaches

• Issues of regional and global importance can be
  better tackled
• Allows for shifting entire sectors to a greener
  path, including agriculture and forestry
• Explores efficiency of delivery and multiple
  benefits

• Example Strategic Program for SFM of the Congo
  Basin
• 13 projects will be coordinated to create
  synergies
• (50M GEF, 150M Cofinancing)

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GEF of the past
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The GREEN, The WHITE, The BLUE and The REDD
Way Forward for the GEF Realizing the Vision for
Integrated Natural Resources Management
Biodiversity
Sustainable Forest Management
WaterFunctions
LD / Sustainable Land Management
Restoring SustainingCoastal Resources
CarbonSequestration
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The GEF, Forests and Climate in the New Funding
Cycle

• Building on the rapidly growing SFM/LULUCF
  portfolio of GEF-4, the strategy development
  process associated with the new replenishment
  (2010-2014) will consider a dedicated SFM/LULUCF
  program
• A new GEF TAG (Technical Advisory Group) has been
  constituted to advise on the GEF-5 strategy

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Draft elements of the new GEF-5 SFM Strategy

• Strategic Objective 1Generate sustainable flows
  of forest ecosystem goods and services, including
  securing livelihoods of forest dependent peoples
• Outcomes- Enhanced enabling environments
  within the forest sector- Functionality and
  cover of forest ecosystems maintained-
  Improved forest management practices adopted

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Draft elements of the new GEF-5 SFM Strategy
(cont.)

• Strategic Objective 2Reduce pressure on forest
  resources from competing land uses in the wider
  landscape
• Outcome- Good management practices in the
  wider landscape demonstrated and adopted by
  relevant sectors
• Types of Projects addressing this objective-
  Land use changes driven by food and bio-energy
  crop production
• - Buffer zone management between protected
  areas- Management of impact of climate change
• - Avoiding deforestation and forest degradation,
  and promoting LULUCF activities

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Comparative Advantages of the GEF

• The only multilateral funding institution with a
  mandate from the three principal international
  conventions dealing with forests
• A partnership mechanism uniting 178 countries, 10
  GEF agencies, international institutions, NGOs,
  and the private sector
• Maximization of multiple environmental benefits
  by incorporating components and financial
  contributions from other GEF focal areas
• Catalytic use of resources creates co-financing
  opportunities and fosters partnership approaches
• A flexible operational framework for financing
  projects and programs at different scales

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A New Funding Environment

• Multilateral Funds Forest Carbon Partnership
  Facility (FCPF), UN-REDD Programme, REDDES,
  Forest Investment Program (FIP), etc.
• Bilateral Funds Rainforest Fund (Norway), Global
  Initiative on Forests and Climate (Australia),
  international window of the Environmental
  Transformation Fund (UK), etc.

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Forests have multiple dimensions, forests deliver
multiple benefits at a variety of scales, forests
support multiple stakeholders local, national
and global
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A New Climate For Forests
GEF Action on Sustainable Forest Management
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
INVESTING IN OUR PLANET
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Thank you!
Photo contributions by Curt Carnemark, World
Bank Adriana Dinu, UNDP Michael Nichols,
National Geographic Nik Sekhran, UNDP Mohamed
Sessay, UNEP
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COFO Special EventGEF Investments in SFM and
Emerging Partnerships

1. The Investment of GEF in SFM Portfolio evolution
   and outlook (Gustavo Fonseca, GEF)
2. Strengthening Capacities for Forest Policy
   Formulation in Brazil a GEF/FAO Project
   (Mohamed Saket, FAO)
3. Building new Partnerships for SFM Finance
   UN-REDD (Tiina Vähänen, FAO)
4. Opportunities for Collaboration under ITTOs
   REDDES (Eduardo Mansur, ITTO)
5. The Strategic Collaboration between UNFF and GEF
   (Jan McAlpine)
6. Discussion and launch of the Publication "A New
   Climate For Forests"