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National REDD+ Strategy
and Star Program
República de Moçambique
Ministério da Terra, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural

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Context
• General indicators
• GDP(2014): 16.39 USD billion
• Economic Growth rate: 7.4%
• Contribution of Agriculture to GDP
(24%)
• HDI: 178 out of 187 (2014)
• Country surface: 80 million hectares
• Forest cover: 40 million ha (50% of
the country surface)
• Mainly Miombo forests (dry forests)
• Annual deforestation rate: 0.58%
(1990-2005)
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Drivers of deforestation and forest
degradation
500,993
4%
7,772,764
65%
992,084
8%
784,794
7%
1,415,809
12%
annual emissions
(tCO2yr-1)
S1. Commercial agriculture
S2. Small scale agriculture
S3. Wood product
S4. Fuelwood/charcoal
S5. Urban expansion
S6. Mining
S7. Cattle raising
12 MtCO2yr-1
72%
9%
7%
7%
North
4.1 MtCO2yr-1
7%
60%
9%
7%
11%
4%
Center
7.1 MtCO2yr-1
59
%
23
%
South
0.8 MtCO2yr-1
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Direct Drivers of Deforestation
International markets
Energy resources (coal, gas)
Timber (tropical hardwoods)
Agriculture commodities (Cotton,
tobacco, sesame)
Domestic needs and consumption
Woodfuel
Food production
Population settlement and growing
cities
Road infrastructure
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5.
Potential for Emissions Reduction
59%
2%
26%
12%
1% 0%
All Sectors
Agriculture and forests Energy generation Renewable energy
Energy consumption Industrial Processes Transport
Agriculture and forests
(Avoided deforestation,
reforestation/aforestation,
restoration)
Energy consumption
(Improved stoves and
biomass energy
substitution)
36%
63%
1%
REDD Emission Reductions
Avoided
deforestation
Planted forests
Restored Areas
42.8 MtCO2 per year 73.0 MtCO2 per year
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General Objective of the REDD+
Strategy
Promote multi-sectoral integrated interventions
to reduce carbon emissions associated with land
use and land cover changes through adherence
to the principles of sustainable management of
natural and man-made terrestrial ecosystems
contributing to global efforts in mitigating and
adapting to climate change and sustainable
development
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REDD+ Strategy
Sustainable
management of
forests:
Strengthen law
enforcement
Community based natural
resources management
Long term concessions
Forest Plantations
Value addition
Conservation Areas:
Enforcement of
protection
Income generation
Engagement of
communities in the
management of these
areas
General:
Improve coordination
Integrated Planning
Strategic Environmental
and Social Assessment
Improve governance
Land use planning
Environmental
management Plans
Energy:
Alternative sources
including renewables
Efficiency in
production and
consumption of
biomass energy
Forest Plantations for
energy
Agriculture –
increase soil
productivity:
Increase coverage of
extension services
Conservation
agriculture
Agroforestry systems
Use the agro-ecological
zoning to guide
commercial agriculture
Forest Restoration:
Rehabilitation and
restoration of
degraded forests
Community and
private sector
engagement in such
endeavor
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8.
REDD+ Strategic Options
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AddedValue
ForestProducts
Clean
Energy
Sustainable
Agriculture
Conservation
Areas
TreePlanting
Restoration

9.
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Zambezia Integrated Landscape Management
Program
Maintenance of high-value
biodiversity within the Gilé
National Reserve (large patch
of undisturbed Miombo), the
Primeiras e Segundas Marine
Area, including threatened
mangroves
Climate resilience
improved. Mozambique is
extremely vulnerable to climate
variability and change. Zambézia
was affected by deadly floods in
January 2015.
Increased employment
(cashew processing
plant) and additional
income for producers
(fair trade cashew and
sesame)
Deforestation-
free commodities
produced
Rehabilitation of
degraded lands
through
reforestation

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2. The Star: Integrated Rural
Development Program
Objective:
• Contribute to the
consolidation of
National Unity, Peace,
and Sovereingnty
through inclusive and
sustainable
development , that
generates income in
rural areas
Energy
Water
Kowledge
Banking
Roads

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2.1. More Knowledge
Objective: Increase productivity;
Action: Create mechanisms and structures for capacity
building and support to local production;
Goals:
• Training 1000 development agents in 10 districts
• Training 151 district administrators,
• Provision of 2 grants for technology transfer in agribu-
siness and renewable resources.

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2.2 Energy farm
Objective: Create energy autonomy and provide conditi
ons for local industry
Action: Generate energy at local level with focus on ren
ewable energy sources, including biomass energy;
Goal: Increase energy generation in 194 MW, to reach 3
5 districts.

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2.3 Living Water
Objective: Invest in quality of life, promotion of the human capit
al, and diversification of economic activities;
Action: Water purification systems (small scale, simple technol
ogy and easy to fix locally);
Goal: Provide potable water to 3.5 million people in 53 districts.

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Objective: Improve accessibility to rural areas and link local producto
rs to markets;
Action: Build and maintain tertiaty and local roads in rural areas;
Goal: Build 500Km of new roads to link production sites to markets,
and maintainance of 1500Km of tertiary and local roads in 96 district
s.
2.4 Rural Roads

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Objective: Boost social and economic life in the district;
Action: Establish Bank agencies in districts without finacial servic
es coverage;
Goal: Establish Bank Agencies in 59 districts and reach 3 million
people with financial services.
2.5. A Bank in the District

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2.6. Other Actions
1. Environmental education and natural resources Monitoring
2. Improved Land Administration
3. Rural development Clusters
4. Improved Forest Governance
5. Improved Conservation Areas
6. Support to Private Sector

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TOTAL INVESTIMENT (USD) = 2.4 Bn
Resources Need

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Conditions for Success
• Bridge the gap between Policies and Practice
• Improve inter-institutional Coordination at national
and provincial level
• Capacity building and training for Government staff
• Secure financing to invest at scale in interventions for
reducing emissions, payment for results and for
strengthen the government capacity to deliver the
strategy
• Monitoring, reporting and verification to enable
payment to those who contribute to reducing
emissions through adoption of sustainable land use
practices

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Thank you!
More Information on:
http://www.redd.org.mz/
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