A presentation by executive director of MICAIA Milagre Nuvunga at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21). The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change. The presentation focused on sustainable value chains from non-timber forest products. More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests

1. Sustainable NTFP value chains
maintaining the trees standing
REDD+
A case for inclusivity

2. DD and
non timber value chains
REDD+
It’s Mozambique, anyway…..
So, WHY BOTHER?

3. DD and
non timber value chains
REDD+
What’s in a name?
The importance of inclusivity - worldwide

4. DD and
non timber value chains
MICAIA
Why did we do it?
“Local development in a sustainable world”
www.micaia.org
MICAIA Foundation Eco MICAIA Ltd.

5. What do we do?

6. What do we do?

7. What do we do?

8. What do we do?

9. What do we do?
What – current? … potential?
 products
 markets
 producers
 Technologies
__________________________
23,000 people

10. Progress to date?
Moribane Forest Reserve
NDZOU CAMP

11. Progress to date?
Moribane Forest Reserve
NDZOU CAMP

12. Progress to date?
Moribane Forest Reserve
Mozambique Honey Company

13. Progress to date?
Moribane Forest Reserve
Mozambique Honey Company

14. Challenges
 Limited investments in education enhancing people’s reliance
on forests
 Limited investments in local physical infrastructure (roads,
communications…) limiting access to lucrative markets
 Limited financial streams for local development initiatives
limiting adoption of sustainable harvesting and higher quality
production technologies (and “time” effective)
 Lack of supportive policies, standards, infrastructures
(laboratories,..), trade related requirements (i.e. procedures
for exporting individual NTFP)
 …

15. Can NTFP help
reduce DD?
 Yes, but …
 Need to reach more people – scaling up!
 No single model for REDD+ in a given location so..
 Moribane: Tourism, Honey, Conservation agriculture;Looking into local fruits,
teas, medicinal plants,..
 Working with government and local communities to explore other
avenues for reducing people’s reliance on forest land and
resources (The role of the orange economy??)
 We need to bring more investment to enhance Mozambique’s
ability to address DD

16. Recommendations
Wishing us successful interactions during COP 21
Obrigada!!