LifeWeb Presentation

LifeWeb Partnerships for financing protected areas

Outline
What is LifeWeb?
2) The value of protected areas
3) How it works
4) Options for collaboration

Outline
What is LifeWeb?
3) How it works

LifeWeb is… 1. What is LifeWeb? A partnership platform to strengthen financing for protected areas to sustain biodiversity, secure livelihoods and address climate change, through implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas. www.cbd.int/lifeweb

What we do 1. What is LifeWeb?
Provide a clearing house for protected area financing
- “Match making” -
• Electronic clearing house of funding needs
• Help facilitate funding matches
• Support donor coordination and cost sharing
Encourage and recognize financing
- “Wedding Planning” -
Support to estimate carbon biodiversity synergies
Profile at CBD, UNFCCC, and other venues
Tracking of development cooperation for protected areas
www.cbd.int/lifeweb

Funding flows directly
from donor to recipient
through existing mechanisms.
There is no additional
management expense.
1. What is LifeWeb? www.cbd.int/lifeweb

Mandate
CBD COP9 Decision IX/18 (May 2009)
Welcoming … the LifeWeb Initiative …, and noting the opportunities for partners… to participate in this initiative
EU Council Conclusions
March 2008: Encourages Member States and the Commission to participate in this initiative
Dec 2009: Encourages Member States to … take an active part in ongoing processes to enhance innovative financing, such as the LifeWeb Initiative
March 2010: Stresses the need to promote all necessary measures to protect biodiversity in third countries, for instance through the "LifeWeb" initiative
1. What is LifeWeb? www.cbd.int/lifeweb

Donors European Commission Discussions underway France Discussions underway 1. What is LifeWeb?

E nabling partners 1. What is LifeWeb? Flemish government UNEP-WCMC UNDP EAGs European commission Canada Netherlands

Value Added for Donors
International Recognition of donor support and innovation for natural solutions
A user-friendly clearing house of Expressions of Interest for viewing recipient priorities
Facilitation of funding matches
Counterpart funding
Use and strengthening of existing financing mechanisms
Shaping of international guidance and policy debate
Consistency with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
1. What is LifeWeb?

Value Added for Recipients
A user-friendly platform to profile national priorities
A mechanism to communicate funding needs to multiple donors simultaneously
Support in co-convening donor coordination meetings
Technical input for the design of compelling Expressions of Interest
Resource materials and guidance regarding the value of protected areas
www.cbd.int/lifeweb 1. What is LifeWeb?

www.cbd.int/lifeweb
47 submissions
Over 30 countries
US$138 million
Priorities based on national planning as called for in the CBD PoWPA
Submissions to Date (June 2009 to April 2010) 1. What is LifeWeb?

LifeWeb supports Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA). What is the PoWPA?
Adopted by 190 countries in 2004.
An historic commitment to “Comprehensive, effectively managed and ecological representative system of protected areas”
Comprehensive, specific, time bound.
Diversity of governance types and equitable costs- benefit sharing
Widely recognised as CBD Programme of Work with most traction.
Active set of global support and coordination mechanisms.
Common factors of success for national implementation.
1. What is LifeWeb?

Factors of success driving PoWPA implementation Successful implementation of PAs 1. What is LifeWeb?

R egional workshops (110+ countries; 1400+ practitioners and policy makers) 1. What is LifeWeb? B est practice identification Better project design

Outline
What is LifeWeb?
3) How it works
www.cbd.int/lifeweb

Protected Area Benefits
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Adaptation
F reshwater Security
Food Security
Human Health
Cultural and Spiritual Access
Income Generation
2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb

2. The value of protected areas Millennium Development Goals www.cbd.int/lifeweb

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb of the world’s carbon is stored in protected areas (25-30% for many tropical countries) 312 Gt of terrestrial carbon is in protected areas (23 times the global carbon emissions for 2004) Copenhagen Accord recognizes need to enhance removal of greenhouse gas emissions by forests and provide incentives Climate Change Mitigation

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb
Climate change mitigation financing:
Forests and protected areas are a key component of reducing carbon emissions
In developing countries, protected areas should be a key component of REDD planning.
Prioritising financing of carbon and protected areas beyond REDD markets
Climate Change Mitigation

2. The value of protected areas
Protected Areas:
Strengthen resiliency of ecosystems
Provide ecosystem services in the face of increased competition
Protect against rising sea levels, extreme weather and flooding
Help species and ecosystems survive by shifting ranges through corridors
www.cbd.int/lifeweb Climate Change Adaptation

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: Coastal wetlands in the USA provide about $23.2 billion a year in protection against flooding from hurricanes. Climate Change Adaptation

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: About a third (33 out of 105) of the world's largest cities get a significant amount of their drinking water directly from protected areas. F reshwater Security

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: The artisanal reef fishery on Zanzibar provides income to 60,000 fishermen and contributes over 60 per cent of protein consumed by local populations. Food security

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: Households adjacent to the Navakavu Marine Protected Area in Fiji have more than double the average household income compared to non-adjacent households. Income Generation

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: Peruvians living in intact forests are 278 times less likely to be bitten by Malaria-carrying mosquitoes than people who live in nearby degraded areas . H uman Health

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb For example: Shivapuri National Park in Nepal is spiritually significant for the popular Hindu and Buddhist shrines and meditation centres nestled in the natural setting. Cultural and spiritual Access

2. The value of protected areas www.cbd.int/lifeweb PEOPLE DEPEND ON PROTECTED AREAS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS

Outline
What is LifeWeb?
3) How it works
www.cbd.int/lifeweb

How to submit a project (Expression of Interest ) 3. How it works www.cbd.int/lifeweb
Short and simple template www.cbd.int/lifeweb/submit
Criteria
Sustain biodiversity, secure livelihoods, address climate change
Consistent with national development priorities
Based on protected area system priorities
Who should submit
CBD or PoWPA Focal Points
Indigenous or Local Community Groups

System Scale Expressions of Interest
Relevant for countries who have a vision of their comprehensive financial gap based on national planning.
Financing at this scale is generally $2 million and greater.
www.cbd.int/lifeweb 3. How it works

Funding priorities are based on Protected Area System Planning 3. How it works

3. How it works www.cbd.int/lifeweb

3. How it works www.cbd.int/lifeweb Towards implementation Donors Coordination Office Recipients Indicate donor focus Encourage submissions Design Expressions of Interest Cultivate Interest Review and identify potential matches Submit Expressions of Interest Facilitate the Match Meet with Recipients Meet with Donors Recognize leadership Allocate Funding Secure Funding

Feedback loop 3. How it works B est practice identification Better policies implemented Better project design

For more information:
www.cbd.int/lifeweb
To contact us:
[email_address]
+1.514.287.8704

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