Publicly launched at last year’s Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, the Landscape Investment and Finance Toolkit now has a year of experience in the field with practitioners to report on.
Unlocking finance to address water scarcity: proposed frameworkWASAG
The document proposes a framework for unlocking finance to address water scarcity. The framework focuses on three key areas: 1) de-risking and risk-sharing tools to generate and capture value and allow actors to take risks; 2) financial support mechanisms to build trust and attract funding; and 3) on-the-ground activities to develop a trustful ecosystem. It suggests implementing holistic de-risking approaches, developing trust through transparency and blended finance, and identifying who benefits from created value in order to mobilize resources over time as projects scale up. The goal is to promote new approaches to finance water for agriculture.
Financing sustainable small-scale forestry: Issues and lessons from developin...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Marco Boscolo, FAO; Kees van Dijk, Tropenbos International; Herman Savenije, Tropenbos International.
Financing sustainable small-scale forestry: Issues and lessons from developing national forest financing strategies in Latin America.
Oaxaca Workshop Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in Latin America and the Caribbean,
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Scaling up Investments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights – Alain Fre...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by The Tenure Facility Rights and Resources Initiative's Alain Frechette was given at a session titled "Scaling up Investments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
This document discusses Althelia Ecosphere, which provides financing for conservation activities and designs products to direct capital towards conservation. It summarizes Althelia's achievements in raising funds, including over €100 million for the Althelia Climate Fund from large institutional investors. Althelia achieves landscape protection by unlocking multiple value streams such as ecosystem services payments and certified commodity purchases. An example investment in sustainable cattle practices in Brazil is illustrated, along with a $133 million loan portfolio guarantee from USAID that substantially reduces investment risk. Next steps discussed include providing more integrated landscape finance and developing green bonds.
WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies) is an established global network of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) specialists, dedicated to sustainable land management (SLM).
The overall goal of the WOCAT Network is to unite the efforts in knowledge management and decision support for up-scaling SLM among all stakeholders including national governmental and non-governmental institutions and international and regional organizations and programmes. The network provides tools that allow SLM specialists to identify fields and needs of action, share their valuable knowledge in land management, that assist them in their search for appropriate SLM technologies and approaches, and that support them in making decisions in the field and at the planning level and in up-scaling identified best practices.
Mobilising finance for integrated landscape initiatives three scalable financ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by James Ranaivoson at the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
1) Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is occurring in or around 96 protected areas and critical ecosystems worldwide, impacting natural World Heritage Sites and priority landscapes.
2) ASM is motivated to take place in protected areas because they are seen as untouched, virgin land ripe for mining, and industrial mining pushes artisanal miners into more remote areas.
3) Management strategies discussed include eviction, negotiated access, supply chain initiatives, certification, alternative livelihoods, degazettement of protected lands, and establishing new protected area status, each with their own risks.
Unlocking finance to address water scarcity: proposed frameworkWASAG
The document proposes a framework for unlocking finance to address water scarcity. The framework focuses on three key areas: 1) de-risking and risk-sharing tools to generate and capture value and allow actors to take risks; 2) financial support mechanisms to build trust and attract funding; and 3) on-the-ground activities to develop a trustful ecosystem. It suggests implementing holistic de-risking approaches, developing trust through transparency and blended finance, and identifying who benefits from created value in order to mobilize resources over time as projects scale up. The goal is to promote new approaches to finance water for agriculture.
Financing sustainable small-scale forestry: Issues and lessons from developin...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Marco Boscolo, FAO; Kees van Dijk, Tropenbos International; Herman Savenije, Tropenbos International.
Financing sustainable small-scale forestry: Issues and lessons from developing national forest financing strategies in Latin America.
Oaxaca Workshop Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in Latin America and the Caribbean,
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Scaling up Investments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights – Alain Fre...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by The Tenure Facility Rights and Resources Initiative's Alain Frechette was given at a session titled "Scaling up Investments to Secure Community Land and Forest Rights" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
This document discusses Althelia Ecosphere, which provides financing for conservation activities and designs products to direct capital towards conservation. It summarizes Althelia's achievements in raising funds, including over €100 million for the Althelia Climate Fund from large institutional investors. Althelia achieves landscape protection by unlocking multiple value streams such as ecosystem services payments and certified commodity purchases. An example investment in sustainable cattle practices in Brazil is illustrated, along with a $133 million loan portfolio guarantee from USAID that substantially reduces investment risk. Next steps discussed include providing more integrated landscape finance and developing green bonds.
WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies) is an established global network of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) specialists, dedicated to sustainable land management (SLM).
The overall goal of the WOCAT Network is to unite the efforts in knowledge management and decision support for up-scaling SLM among all stakeholders including national governmental and non-governmental institutions and international and regional organizations and programmes. The network provides tools that allow SLM specialists to identify fields and needs of action, share their valuable knowledge in land management, that assist them in their search for appropriate SLM technologies and approaches, and that support them in making decisions in the field and at the planning level and in up-scaling identified best practices.
Mobilising finance for integrated landscape initiatives three scalable financ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by James Ranaivoson at the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
1) Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is occurring in or around 96 protected areas and critical ecosystems worldwide, impacting natural World Heritage Sites and priority landscapes.
2) ASM is motivated to take place in protected areas because they are seen as untouched, virgin land ripe for mining, and industrial mining pushes artisanal miners into more remote areas.
3) Management strategies discussed include eviction, negotiated access, supply chain initiatives, certification, alternative livelihoods, degazettement of protected lands, and establishing new protected area status, each with their own risks.
The document summarizes discussions from a symposium on climate change adaptation in Africa. Key points included the need for context-specific, farmer-driven approaches to adaptation, increasing awareness of soil health and conservation, and developing knowledge sharing platforms. Participants also emphasized generating scientific evidence on best practices, identifying policies to support soil protection, mainstreaming climate adaptation into development projects, and advocacy efforts to prioritize soil carbon sequestration.
Initiative 20x20: Restoring 20 million ha in Latin America – Craig Hanson, WRICIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Craig Hanson, from the WRI, was given at a session titled "Initiative 20x20: Restoring 20 million ha in Latin America" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
Sustainable Land Use Funds – Althelia Ecosphere CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Althelia Ecosphere was given at a session titled "Sustainable Land Use Funds" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
An overview on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Researach and Learnin...africa-rising
Presented by Million Gebreyes, ILRI, at the SHARED Workshop for the SAIRLA project Bringing Evidence to Bear on Negotiating Ecosystem Service and Livelihood Trade-offs in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia, ILRI Addis, 12 February 2019
OECD presentation - Economics and effective management of marine protected areasOECD Environment
The document discusses the pressures on marine ecosystems and the role of marine protected areas (MPAs) in addressing them. It notes that MPAs have both costs and benefits. Some key challenges with MPAs include their locations not always addressing high threat areas, lack of management plans, monitoring and reporting, compliance and enforcement issues, and insufficient financing. The document recommends clearly defining MPA goals and objectives, estimating costs and benefits, effective siting, developing management plans including financing strategies, more robust monitoring, enhanced compliance, and embedding MPAs into an effective policy mix to address multiple pressures.
Idh initiative for sustainable landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation at “Investing in integrated landscapes to achieve the SDGs” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
The Brazilian Forest Service was created in 2006 to promote sustainable forest use. It manages over 200 million hectares of public forests and works on projects like forest concessions and community forest management. The Amazon Fund supports Brazil's goal to reduce deforestation 40% by 2020 through donations based on verified emissions reductions. It is governed by committees that select projects promoting reduced deforestation, biodiversity, and sustainable local development. Key challenges include finding good projects and producing short-term results.
The SIIEM project aims to strengthen information infrastructure for emergency management in the MENA region. It is funded by AGEDI and involves organizations like AAG, UN OCHA, and MapAction. SIIEM will define a framework to reduce fragmentation of capacity building for information management in support of emergency response. It will implement this framework in Morocco and the Philippines to ensure decision-makers have key information before, during, and after disasters. The goal is to then impact other MENA countries by transferring lessons from the Philippines to Morocco.
This document discusses establishing mutual accountability and joint sector reviews (JSRs) in Southern African countries. It provides background on challenges facing the agriculture sector in the region like low productivity and growth. The purpose of JSRs is to evaluate sector performance against targets and guide policy. Key components of establishing JSRs are outlined, including constituting a steering committee and review team. The document also discusses setting up country agricultural sector knowledge support systems (SAKSS) to support national agriculture investment plan implementation through analysis, knowledge management, and capacity building. Host institutions, secretariats, and networks are components of country SAKSS. The schedule for discussions on JSRs and SAKSS is provided.
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor Perspectives on Housing F...AfricaChinaUrbanInitiative
Panel Discussion: Donor Perspectives on Housing Finance Investment in Africa.
With more than 46 cities in Africa swelling to populations of a million people or more — and 17 of the world's 100 fastest-growing cities located in Africa — there is an acute need to develop housing solutions for so many urban residents. But raising the capital to meet that growing demand for housing remains a significant challenge. In 2013, the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) will host a conference under the theme "Raising Capital for Housing Finance.” The Africa-China Urban Initiative will organize a conference panel discussion on "Understanding (and harnessing) Chinese investment interest." Chinese investment in residential development in Africa is increasingly having an impact and demonstrating a track record of opportunity and experience. Panelists invited include Chinese investors setting out their experiences and expectations for the market and an African corporation that has received Chinese financing.
http://urban-africa-china.angonet.org/content/29th-annual-conference-mobilising-capital-housing-finance
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor perspectives on housing f...AfricaChinaUrbanInitiative
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor perspectives on housing finance investment in Africa 09/12/2013, by Stefan Nalletamby- Co-ordinator, MFW4A Donor Working Group.
This document discusses property rights and different property regimes for managing natural resources. It defines four types of property: private, state, common, and open access. Private property relies on voluntary exchange and defined individual ownership rights. State property is managed by the government for public use. Common property is owned collectively by a group with shared norms and rules for sustainable use. Open access resources have no defined ownership rights, leading to overexploitation without management systems. The document also examines alternative resource management approaches like privatization, public management, and collective action, outlining conditions where each may be suitable.
This document summarizes a symposium on soil organic carbon sequestration in Africa. It discusses objectives to map projects assessing carbon storage practices, share lessons learned, and promote knowledge exchange. Participants agreed more information is needed at the local level and coordination is lacking across initiatives. Projects from 22 countries were mapped. Suggested solutions included joint meetings, collaborative planning, knowledge sharing platforms, and incentives for private sector involvement. Building the evidence base on indicators like infiltration and developing educational materials were also discussed.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
Development partners engage the private sector on green growth and climate change in several ways:
(1) Providing financial support such as loans, guarantees, and blended finance to promote private sector development and mobilize private investment for green projects. (2) Partnering through technical support on feasibility studies, policy advice, and capacity building to harness private sector skills and exchange knowledge. (3) Bilateral donors provide grants while development banks provide loans, guarantees, and direct financing to companies. However, challenges include lack of evidence on development outcomes, managing multiple drivers for engagement, and defining successful approaches.
This document provides an overview and update on support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for readiness and adaptation planning activities. It discusses:
- The GCF's $10.3 billion in pledges and business model of allocating 50% each to mitigation and adaptation, with at least half of adaptation funds for vulnerable countries.
- The GCF's support for readiness activities through its $1 million per country cap, including strengthening NDAs, supporting direct access entities, and developing strategic frameworks. It has received over 100 readiness proposals from 84 countries totaling $107 million.
- The GCF's processes for supporting adaptation planning like National Adaptation Plans through up to $3 million per country
There is a need to better understand how investments are currently being delivered on the ground to support the land use sector, and to support the most appropriate interventions to shape investments towards more sustainable and less destructive land use activities.
To explore these opportunities, CPI partnered with the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) to identify entry points for philanthropic funders to unlock capital in support of more sustainable land use practices. CPI analysis shows that there are distinct, powerful, and accessible finance-related levers that philanthropy can use to unlock investment in and reorient capital towards more sustainable land use practices. Philanthropy can often act in more nimble and strategic ways compared with public donors who may be constrained by slow bureaucratic processes and competing political priorities.
Presented by Christophe Besacier and Robin Chazdon during Enhancing restoration capacities in African drylands: A decade for action session of GLF Africa
The document summarizes discussions from a symposium on climate change adaptation in Africa. Key points included the need for context-specific, farmer-driven approaches to adaptation, increasing awareness of soil health and conservation, and developing knowledge sharing platforms. Participants also emphasized generating scientific evidence on best practices, identifying policies to support soil protection, mainstreaming climate adaptation into development projects, and advocacy efforts to prioritize soil carbon sequestration.
Initiative 20x20: Restoring 20 million ha in Latin America – Craig Hanson, WRICIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Craig Hanson, from the WRI, was given at a session titled "Initiative 20x20: Restoring 20 million ha in Latin America" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
Sustainable Land Use Funds – Althelia Ecosphere CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Althelia Ecosphere was given at a session titled "Sustainable Land Use Funds" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
An overview on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Researach and Learnin...africa-rising
Presented by Million Gebreyes, ILRI, at the SHARED Workshop for the SAIRLA project Bringing Evidence to Bear on Negotiating Ecosystem Service and Livelihood Trade-offs in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia, ILRI Addis, 12 February 2019
OECD presentation - Economics and effective management of marine protected areasOECD Environment
The document discusses the pressures on marine ecosystems and the role of marine protected areas (MPAs) in addressing them. It notes that MPAs have both costs and benefits. Some key challenges with MPAs include their locations not always addressing high threat areas, lack of management plans, monitoring and reporting, compliance and enforcement issues, and insufficient financing. The document recommends clearly defining MPA goals and objectives, estimating costs and benefits, effective siting, developing management plans including financing strategies, more robust monitoring, enhanced compliance, and embedding MPAs into an effective policy mix to address multiple pressures.
Idh initiative for sustainable landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation at “Investing in integrated landscapes to achieve the SDGs” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
The Brazilian Forest Service was created in 2006 to promote sustainable forest use. It manages over 200 million hectares of public forests and works on projects like forest concessions and community forest management. The Amazon Fund supports Brazil's goal to reduce deforestation 40% by 2020 through donations based on verified emissions reductions. It is governed by committees that select projects promoting reduced deforestation, biodiversity, and sustainable local development. Key challenges include finding good projects and producing short-term results.
The SIIEM project aims to strengthen information infrastructure for emergency management in the MENA region. It is funded by AGEDI and involves organizations like AAG, UN OCHA, and MapAction. SIIEM will define a framework to reduce fragmentation of capacity building for information management in support of emergency response. It will implement this framework in Morocco and the Philippines to ensure decision-makers have key information before, during, and after disasters. The goal is to then impact other MENA countries by transferring lessons from the Philippines to Morocco.
This document discusses establishing mutual accountability and joint sector reviews (JSRs) in Southern African countries. It provides background on challenges facing the agriculture sector in the region like low productivity and growth. The purpose of JSRs is to evaluate sector performance against targets and guide policy. Key components of establishing JSRs are outlined, including constituting a steering committee and review team. The document also discusses setting up country agricultural sector knowledge support systems (SAKSS) to support national agriculture investment plan implementation through analysis, knowledge management, and capacity building. Host institutions, secretariats, and networks are components of country SAKSS. The schedule for discussions on JSRs and SAKSS is provided.
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor Perspectives on Housing F...AfricaChinaUrbanInitiative
Panel Discussion: Donor Perspectives on Housing Finance Investment in Africa.
With more than 46 cities in Africa swelling to populations of a million people or more — and 17 of the world's 100 fastest-growing cities located in Africa — there is an acute need to develop housing solutions for so many urban residents. But raising the capital to meet that growing demand for housing remains a significant challenge. In 2013, the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) will host a conference under the theme "Raising Capital for Housing Finance.” The Africa-China Urban Initiative will organize a conference panel discussion on "Understanding (and harnessing) Chinese investment interest." Chinese investment in residential development in Africa is increasingly having an impact and demonstrating a track record of opportunity and experience. Panelists invited include Chinese investors setting out their experiences and expectations for the market and an African corporation that has received Chinese financing.
http://urban-africa-china.angonet.org/content/29th-annual-conference-mobilising-capital-housing-finance
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor perspectives on housing f...AfricaChinaUrbanInitiative
African Union for Housing Finance Conference: Donor perspectives on housing finance investment in Africa 09/12/2013, by Stefan Nalletamby- Co-ordinator, MFW4A Donor Working Group.
This document discusses property rights and different property regimes for managing natural resources. It defines four types of property: private, state, common, and open access. Private property relies on voluntary exchange and defined individual ownership rights. State property is managed by the government for public use. Common property is owned collectively by a group with shared norms and rules for sustainable use. Open access resources have no defined ownership rights, leading to overexploitation without management systems. The document also examines alternative resource management approaches like privatization, public management, and collective action, outlining conditions where each may be suitable.
This document summarizes a symposium on soil organic carbon sequestration in Africa. It discusses objectives to map projects assessing carbon storage practices, share lessons learned, and promote knowledge exchange. Participants agreed more information is needed at the local level and coordination is lacking across initiatives. Projects from 22 countries were mapped. Suggested solutions included joint meetings, collaborative planning, knowledge sharing platforms, and incentives for private sector involvement. Building the evidence base on indicators like infiltration and developing educational materials were also discussed.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
Development partners engage the private sector on green growth and climate change in several ways:
(1) Providing financial support such as loans, guarantees, and blended finance to promote private sector development and mobilize private investment for green projects. (2) Partnering through technical support on feasibility studies, policy advice, and capacity building to harness private sector skills and exchange knowledge. (3) Bilateral donors provide grants while development banks provide loans, guarantees, and direct financing to companies. However, challenges include lack of evidence on development outcomes, managing multiple drivers for engagement, and defining successful approaches.
This document provides an overview and update on support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for readiness and adaptation planning activities. It discusses:
- The GCF's $10.3 billion in pledges and business model of allocating 50% each to mitigation and adaptation, with at least half of adaptation funds for vulnerable countries.
- The GCF's support for readiness activities through its $1 million per country cap, including strengthening NDAs, supporting direct access entities, and developing strategic frameworks. It has received over 100 readiness proposals from 84 countries totaling $107 million.
- The GCF's processes for supporting adaptation planning like National Adaptation Plans through up to $3 million per country
There is a need to better understand how investments are currently being delivered on the ground to support the land use sector, and to support the most appropriate interventions to shape investments towards more sustainable and less destructive land use activities.
To explore these opportunities, CPI partnered with the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) to identify entry points for philanthropic funders to unlock capital in support of more sustainable land use practices. CPI analysis shows that there are distinct, powerful, and accessible finance-related levers that philanthropy can use to unlock investment in and reorient capital towards more sustainable land use practices. Philanthropy can often act in more nimble and strategic ways compared with public donors who may be constrained by slow bureaucratic processes and competing political priorities.
Presented by Christophe Besacier and Robin Chazdon during Enhancing restoration capacities in African drylands: A decade for action session of GLF Africa
Presentation by Jo-Ellen Parry, IISD, as part of the webinar "International Public Finance for the NAP Process" hosted by the NAP Global Network on December 7, 2017.
The 2015 Annual Report for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) provides an overview of CEPF's activities and accomplishments in 2015. CEPF provides grants to civil society organizations to conserve biodiversity hotspots around the world. In 2015, CEPF supported over 2,000 grantees with $191 million in grants across 23 hotspots. Some of CEPF's key accomplishments in 2015 included launching new programs in the Wallacea and Madagascar/Indian Ocean Islands hotspots, completing a program in the Western Ghats of India, and contributing to global biodiversity targets through the work of its grantees.
The quality and quantity of climate finance reaching the most vulnerableIIED
This presentation was made by IIED associate consultant Hannah Reid at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris on 7 December, 2015.
It was made in a side event on 'Supporting poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities'.
More details: http://pubs.iied.org/17323IIED.html
Financing strategies for integrated landscape management - S. Shames at PRISM...EcoAgriculture Partners
Presentation at the International Forum on Landscape restoration, governance and climate change in El Salvador. Seth presents the in press results of a major study on the financing and investment landscape for sustainable agriculture and landscape management, including climate funds, carbon credits, green investment funds, institutional investors, multilateral lending agencies and more.
The National Park Foundation was established to strengthen the connection between the American people and their national parks through private fundraising, grants, partnerships, and public awareness efforts. Volunteer park stewards help monitor conditions, report issues, and complete projects like trail maintenance. The steward program aims to encourage public participation in park management and foster communication between the public and parks. Projects completed by stewards include site cleanups, signage installation, and educational programs.
Landscape of international adaptation finance and role of NAPs NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 16, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Presented by Sharon Lindo, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
We are in the process of setting up a wildlife conservancy on their parcel of land that neighbors Oloruka , Olesayieti, Olorgesailie hills with the aim of conserving Wildlife species, tourism and education. The proposed project is expected to attract many people including members of the local community, schools,institutions, NGO,CBOs, local and international tourists.
The proposed Wildlife Conservancy Park is aimed Baboons, guinea fowl, Elands ,Zebras, Impala ,Mountain Reed buck,Oryx , Vulturine guinea fowls,Crested guinea fowls.
Reptiles Park e.g Rhinoceros horned viper,Gabon viper,Puff adder,Green bush viper,Prickly bush viper,African rock Python , ,Forest cobra,Tree snakes,Chameleons,Monitor lizard,Tortoise,y reforestation of indigenous trees and a botanical garden.
To date certain facilities necessary for the running of the project are available at the proposed project site.They include the main entrance (gate),the reception and store area,Curio shop,toilets for ladies and gents,water tank ,primate cages,reptile pits.
The proposed project expected impacts include but not limited to:
Creation of a wildlife park/conservancy in Enkusero Sampu and around the hills (Oloruka,Olesayietiand Olorgesalie)..
environmental awareness raising on wildlife significance in the ecosystem
Creation of at least 300 employment opportunities tothe youth both directly and indirectly.
Establishment of a research centre to be used by learning institutions and leading researchers both national and international.
Promotion /marketing of tourism in the Southern Region circuit.
Increase in biodiversity as result of the offspring`s back in Enkusero Sampu ,that is introducing Moringa tree and replace the uprooted east African sandalwood trees.
Setting up indigenous tree nursery for replanting back into the forest.
Establishment of a wildlife rehabilitation /rescue centre that would serve the entire southern region.
Making the conservancy a good destination for Nairobi especially from the UN agencies and Nairobi environs
The African Urban Resilience Fund aims to invest $1 billion over 10 years to build resilience in medium-sized African cities through locally-focused, community-led projects that address both adaptation and development. A pilot program in Conakry, Guinea will provide $80,000 to a women's collective to construct communal sanitation facilities, with payments tied to deliverables and oversight from fund representatives. The fund emphasizes flexibility, transparency, knowledge sharing, and partnerships to ensure project success and opportunities for upscaling resilience efforts across Africa.
Presentation conducted at 2016 Biodiversity Information Management and Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum. Detailing the Biodiversity Information Management at SANBI, GBIF and Biodiversity for Development components
This document summarizes the process and findings of implementing a partnership framework in Tunisia to develop an integrated management plan for the Oum Zessar watershed. Key steps included:
1) Assessing the situation through stakeholder workshops and identifying scenarios.
2) Designing options through thematic and territorial working groups to identify actions.
3) Integrating options into a participatory integrated action plan for the Oum Zessar watershed through a steering committee validation process.
4) Testing and implementing the strategy through extrapolation to other watersheds. Regular stakeholder engagement was emphasized throughout the process.
Funding Streams for Your Conservation and Community WorkThe Long Run
The survey results from 23 Long Run members in 16 countries showed that the highest priority for external funding was community activities (40%), followed by conservation (37%) and culture (22%). Education and training were the top activities requiring funding for both conservation and community. The most common sources of funding were profits from commercial activities, visitor fees, and private entities/individuals. Members usually sought funding through known relationships with visitors, guests, and private philanthropy. The biggest challenges with funding were lack of time and dedicated fundraising managers. Recommendations provided included using a database to identify funding opportunities and understand requirements, as well as writing successful proposals by clearly aligning with funder priorities and demonstrating scalability and sustainability.
1. The document describes a learning initiative taking place from October 8-14, 2017 in Kenya focused on linking smallholder farmers to commercialization practices through farmers' organizations in the Kenyan dairy sector.
2. A total of 20 participants from different world regions will be selected to participate in activities including visits to successful dairy farmers' organizations, panels with experts, and developing innovation plans to apply lessons back home.
3. The goal is to strengthen participants' expertise on how farmers' organizations can help smallholders commercialize, through exploring best practices in governance, business models, and promoting institutional dialogue.
The document provides an overview of conservation finance strategies and funding sources. It discusses trends in private and public funding for conservation and outlines various approaches such as philanthropic funding, corporate social responsibility programs, ballot initiatives, federal and state funding programs, and private sector strategies like impact investing, ecosystem markets, and agricultural/forestry real asset investments. The Conservation Finance Network seeks to accelerate land conservation by expanding innovative financing approaches.
Presentation made at the Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States conference, 23-24 November 2017, Seychelles. A partnership of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation, IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group, University of Seychelles, Paris Tourism Sorbonne (IREST), and Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
The document summarizes the experiences of innovation platforms established through the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) project in Ethiopia. The NBDC aimed to improve rural livelihoods through rainwater management. It established innovation platforms at the woreda level in three sites to identify issues, develop solutions, and implement pilot interventions through an action research fund. Key outcomes included increased fodder production, income generation from fodder sales, and expanded collaboration between stakeholders. Challenges included inconsistent participation, lack of local facilitation, and high expectations beyond available resources. Lessons indicated the importance of incentives for participation, engagement of local communities, and building capacity of local actors.
Local innovation platforms: Experiences from the Nile BDC in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Zelalem Lema, Beth Cullen, Aberra Adie, Gerba Leta and Elias Damtew at the Africa RISING Training Workshop on Innovation Platforms, Addis Ababa, 23-24 January 2014
Similar to The Landscape Investment and Finance Toolkit 1.0: Lessons learned from early implementation (20)
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.
Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.
On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.
Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.
On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.
Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.
On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.
Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.
About the Restoration Experiences Digital Forum
The climate and biodiversity crises are already affecting people and landscapes around the world. But there’s one natural remedy that can tackle them both: restoring degraded and damaged landscapes.
There are already countless restoration projects that are turning degraded landscapes into beacons of hope and resilience. At the Restoration Experiences Digital Forum, we got the chance to get to know some of these projects and meet the people behind them.
Discover how local restoration projects are reshaping landscapes globally, and get inspired to start your own!
Project Presentations Unveiled
These slides showcase the presentations delivered by each restoration experience project. Get to know these amazing restoration champions, and discover the valuable lessons embedded in their successes and challenges. Dive into the milestones that define their journey, and embrace the friendly calls to action they passionately support.
This document summarizes a sustainable grass-fed beef production model in Colombia. It describes using improved genetics to increase cattle productivity and yield on fewer hectares of land. The model aims to maximize resource use through regenerative agricultural practices like automated stolon planting. It also focuses on holistic sustainability through benefits to society, environment, and economy while ensuring animal welfare and landscape preservation. Carbon footprint analysis found the system results in negative emissions and removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits.
The document discusses the AGRI3 Fund, which aims to catalyze $1 billion of public and private capital to support sustainable agriculture, forest protection, and rural livelihoods. The Fund provides guarantees and loans to commercial banks, development finance institutions, and microfinance institutions to de-risk eligible transactions that promote these goals. It is a joint effort between Rabobank, UNEP, FMO, and IDH, and has received $80 million from the Dutch government and Rabobank. The Fund works by providing up to $300 million in guarantees to partner banks to catalyze $1 billion in private commercial debt for sustainable land use projects. It also discusses the challenges of aligning incentives between impact goals and
The document discusses a session on scaling finance for ecosystem restoration. It describes the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which aims to support restoration efforts worldwide from 2021-2030. It also describes the UN Decade Finance Task Force, comprised of 14 members including the World Bank, which seeks to incentivize public and private investments in restoration and create enabling conditions. The task force has produced a stocktake report that identifies emerging solutions to close the financing gap such as harnessing the private sector's growing interest and using innovative instruments and blended finance approaches.
The Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF) provides early-stage funding to support private fund managers and projects focused on forest and landscape restoration, with the goal of mobilizing more private investment in nature; so far the RSCF has supported 7 projects across multiple regions, leading to over $50 million in additional investment; however, challenges remain around the resource intensity required for fund and project development at the necessary scale of investment.
1) Acorn helps smallholder farmers transition to agroforestry by measuring carbon removal from their farms, certifying it as carbon removal units (CRUs), and facilitating access to buyers. Farmers receive 80% of CRU sale proceeds, with 10% going to local partners and 10% to Acorn.
2) One Acre Fund is working on a pilot project in Zambia to involve smallholder farmers in agroforestry and carbon markets. Farmers would plant trees and receive payments for tree survival in the first 3 years, then carbon payments starting in year 4 based on carbon sequestered. Monitoring would be done through in-person and remote sensing.
3) Cooperative
RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances, which is also known as t...vijaykumar292010
RoHS stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances, which is also known as the Directive 2002/95/EC. It includes the restrictions for the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. RoHS is a WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment).
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...
The Landscape Investment and Finance Toolkit 1.0: Lessons learned from early implementation
1. The Landscape Investment and
Finance Toolkit 1.0: Lessons learned
from early implementation
• Jan-Willem den Besten, IUCN-Netherlands
• Sara Scherr, EcoAgriculture Partners
Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, 2018
2. The Landscape Investment and
Finance Toolkit
On the web: liftkit.info
Tools:
1) Map existing financial flows (under
development)
2) Assess investment needs of priority programs of
landscape initiatives
3) Scope potential sources of funding for landscape
investments
4) Divise a finance mobilization strategy….$$$
3. Application of LIFT 1.0 (that we know)
• Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (EcoAg, IUCN NL, Samdhana Institute)
• Northern Coast of Honduras (EcoAg, PASOS-Solidaridad)
• Kilombero, Tanzania (EcoAg, IUCN NL, African Wildlife Foundation)
• 3 landscapes in Brazil (received training, with WWF)
• Conservation Int’l adapted in many landscapes
• Conservation Alliance (West Africa)
• Natura Bolivia
• Karamoja Agribusiness, Uganda
• FSC Nicaragua and Mercon Coffee Group
4. Lessons learned
• The challenge of developing ‘investable projects’
• Connecting to appropriate investors
• Importance of seeking out local sources of finance
• Commitment from a local partner to play a facilitation role
• LIFT as a catalyst for the formation or strengthening of
landscape partnership
• Use of LIFT with other tools
5. ‘LIFT 2.0’
• A digitized ‘LIFT 2.0’
• LIFT community of practice
• Landscape investment blueprints
• Guidance on institutional roles for landscape investment
coordination
• Module on identifying key financial flows (with Tropenbos)