The document discusses Trillion Trees & FLR in East Africa. Trillion Trees is a collaborative venture between WCS, WWF and Birdlife International with a vision of expanding global tree cover. It aims to catalyze large-scale forest restoration and conservation projects. In East Africa, the focus is on Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. Specific projects mentioned for Tanzania include restoration initiatives in the Usambara Mountains, Rungwe Mountains, and Kazimzumbwi forest reserves led by WWF and WCS. The document outlines Trillion Trees' project pipeline and priority pathways to support a trillion new trees globally such as promoting sustainable forestry and reducing commodity-driven deforestation.

1. TRILLION TREES & FLR in East Africa
29 August 2018
Tim Rayden

2. INTRODUCTION
TRILLION
TREES
• A collaborative venture between
WCS, WWF and Birdlife
International
• A vision of a world where tree
cover is expanding not shrinking
• Seed funding from Restore UK
(UK-based foundation)
• Aim to be catalytic in bringing
new funding for ambitious large
scale restoration and
conservation initiatives
• A commitment to
implementation: Initiating new
projects, growing existing ones
and bringing the right funding to
the right action
• A combined presence in over 100
countries
• Developing a project portfolio
around key target landscapes

3. PROJECT PIPELINE
• Trillion Trees team provides technical support for project
development, fundraising and enabling access to finance for projects
that can contribute to the Trillion Trees aims: both protection and
restoration projects
• Pipeline of 20+ landscape projects plus some cross cutting, sector
specific or national scale policy initiatives

4. Countries with projects that could
be developed in line with TT
Potential pipeline projects
Countries with one or more
landscapes supported by partners
under Trillion Trees
Partner pipeline projects
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PRIORITY GEOGRAPHIES

5. PATHWAYS TO A TRILLION Promote the better management of existing protected
areas the creation of new protected areas and
indigenous reserves
Zero-deforestation
commodities
Supporting efforts to eliminate
commodity-related deforestation
Ethical and impact investing
Private investment in conservation and
conservation friendly production activities in
our target landscapes
Jurisdictional REDD+
Facilitate the development of payment for
performance REDD+ in our target landscapes
Sustainable wood
supplyPromoting the wise use of production forests,
sustainable plantations and forest restoration
Protected areas

6. EAST AFRICA
• FLR focus
• Tanzania
• Rwanda
• Uganda

7. TANZANIA
Usambara Mountains
WWF & BLI restoration initiatives with local
partner NGOs
Rungwe Mountains
WCS restoration initiatives in Rungwe,
Kitulo Plateau & Mporoto
Kazimzumbwi
WWF restoration initiatives in Kazimzumbwi,
Vikindu and Pugu Forest Reserves
• National FLR programme
• Supporting Tanzania Forest Service (TFS) to join the AFR100,
target: 5.2 million hectares restored;
• Coordinating with stakeholders including IUCN, WRI and local
CSOs to develop the National FLR Programme;
• Technical support through hiring of Trillion Trees Manager (Tz)
and consultants to support Tz government on development of
the national programme
• Providing GIS support for mapping and FLR priority areas
diagnostics
• Support for Tz govt on FLR working group;
• Mobilisation of financial support:
• Improving REDD+ Mechanisms through GCF (next pipeline)
• National FLR Programme Tz and Zanzibar through the GEF7
mechanisms
• Pilot implementation in three landscapes already
underway

8. WCS SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROJECT,
TANZANIA
• Mt Rungwe, Kitulo Plateau National Park & Mporoto FR