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Scaling up Investments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights – Alain Frechette, The Tenure Facility Rights and Resources Initiative
The document discusses the establishment of the International Land and Forest Tenure Facility, aimed at securing collective land and forest rights for indigenous peoples and local communities to advance justice, socio-economic development, and environmental conservation. It highlights the need for addressing gaps in tenure security through funding, technical support, and multi-stakeholder governance. Approved pilot projects are set to generate lessons for future initiatives in various countries.
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- 1. Rights and Resources Initiative • Securingforest tenure • For – justice, social- economic development, conservation, climate change, etc. • Strategic analysis, investments, networks • Catalyzing solutions
- 2. THE TENURE FACILITY Scaling-upInvestments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights London 10 June 2015 Alain Frechette Director, The Tenure Facility
- 3. WHY A NEWINSTRUMENT? Contested, insecure land rights are pervasive • Source of conflicts, violence, risks – to all • Undermines cultures, Peoples, livelihoods, investments • Facilitates deforestation, constrains restoration Some investment, many gaps • Financing, thematic, geographic gaps (Indufor 2014) • Inadequate investment in IPs & local community projects • Lack of strategic, responsive, source of funds • Need for an independent, third party 3
- 4. ADDRESSING THE GAPS InternationalLand and Forest Tenure Facility • Strong global demand for solutions– from private • Many opportunities for impact – short-term • Demand for a dedicated instrument – focused on collective land • A low cost opportunity to secure forests, carbon, ecosystem services, natural infrastructure 4
- 5. PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES Advanceland / forest tenure security, and the rights & livelihoods of IPs and local communities Provide funding and technical support for tenure reform projects. Create a convening space to coordinate commitments and develop shared strategies on tenure reform (public, community, private). 5
- 6. HOW IS ITDIFFERENT? 1. Focused on securing collective rights to land and forests 2. Strategic, responsive, nimble: ($ 0.2 – 2 M) 3. Direct funding to Indigenous Peoples and local CSOs 4. Independent – and complementary to existing initiatives 5. Multi-stakeholder governance: IPs, communities, international institutions, companies, and investors (public and private) 6. Intentionally engaged with companies, investors 6
- 7. DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: AN OVERVIEW Design& appraisal (2012 -2013) Consultation/info sharing (2014) Institutional set-up (2015) Pilot projects (2015 – 2016) Independence/operations (2016) 7
- 8. PILOT PROJECTS Approved Pilots(≤ $750 K) Concepts Under Consideration Indonesia (AMAN) Panama (COONAPIP) Mali Cameroon Liberia Colombia Philippines Peru • Pilot projects established to draw lessons and inform the future • Demand studies / proposal development with Indufor support • First pilots – securing community land rights, conflict resolution with companies, developing protocols with governments 8
- 9. INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP 9 1.Advisory Group • Overall guidance, linkages, oversight • Leaders from community, Indigenous, NGOs, company, investor, international organizations 2. Institutional design, location 3. Fundraising • Design and appraisal supported by grants from BMZ, Ford Foundation & SIDA • Implementation supported by SIDA and the (private) Acacia Foundation
- 10. Strong demand forinvestment in collective rights • Flexible / responsive modalities • Generating excitement Strong appreciation for complementarities • Institutions / mechanisms (e.g., FIP, DGM, ILC, Farm & Forest Facility, • Initiatives (e.g., REDD+, FLEGT-VPA) Generating interest across sectors / agendas • Including human rights, economic development, agriculture, forest conservation, climate change. High demand for engagement by operational staff • Critical to advance own projects which often require more laborious processes and government approval. EMERGING LESSONS ON NICHE 10
- 11. NEXT STEPS 1. Implementapproved pilot projects 2. Appraise proposed pipeline of projects 3. Complete institutional set-up / identify host location 4. Accelerate learning on project preparation / implementation 5. Firm-up linkages with other initiatives 6. Raise additional support and funding 11
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