advocacy for change annual report 2016

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ADVOCACY FOR CHANGE ANNUAL REPORT 2016

A strategic partnership between Solidaridad and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Reference: MINBUZA-2015.651872 ENV-2015.11160 Activity No: 27545Date: May 2017Photo cover page: ©Keke Keukelaar, woman cocoa producer, GhanaContacts: Heske Verburg ([email protected]) Irene de Bruin ([email protected])

ADVOCACY FOR CHANGE ANNUAL REPORT 2016

A strategic partnership between Solidaridad and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3Solidaridad – Advocacy for Change Annual report 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. MAIN RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 7 IN 2016

2.1 Sustainable Landscape Innovation in 2016 7 2.2 Enabling Policy Environment 2016 9

3. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS 13 3.1 Contextual Developments 2016 13

4. INCLUSIVE APPROACH 15

5. INSIGHTS AND LESSONS LEARNED 16 5.1 The Role of Civil Society 16 5.2 The Role of Governments 16 5.3 The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms 17

ANNEX 1 MEASURABLE RESULTS 18

ANNEX 2 PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIPS 25

ANNEX 3 PROJECTS AND MAIN 31 ACHIEVEMENTS 2016

ANNEX 4 USEFUL LINKS 37

ANNEX 5 MAPS 39

GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS 42

6 Solidaridad – Advocacy for Change Annual report 2016

This report covers the period January-December 2016. During the reporting period we started the in-ception phase, which lasted until October 2016. Dur-ing this period, our RECs identified and devised re-gional projects in the intervention areas Sustainable Landscapes and Enabling Policy Environment for countries and regions where there is a clear need for sector transformation. Our Inception Report, sub-mitted to the ministry in November 2016, described in detail our strategic priorities and interventions on the ground for the following four years.

This report describes our progress towards the part-nership’s two main goals: building the capacity of local partners and the thematic goals in lobbying and advo-cacy in section 2. Strategic considerations for our Theory of Change and related strategies are present-ed in section 3, and the progress made towards the development and integration of a gender strategy is described in section 4. Key lessons learned regarding our strategy are shared in section 5. Our achieve-ments on our main outcome indicators are presented in Annex 1. An overview of our highly valued partners and partnerships, and their roles and contributions to the programme, is given in Annex 2. Annex 3 provides short summaries of all projects in our portfolio under the Advocacy for Change programme, with their goals and the main achievements in 2016. Links for further reading are given in Annex 4, and finally Annex 5 shows our portfolio on the world map.

1INTRODUCTION


2.1 SUSTAINABLE LAND-SCAPE INNOVATION IN 2016Competing land use and resource claims by a wide va-riety of actors converge at the landscape level. Land-scapes are therefore increasingly seen as the spatial scale on which many stakeholders, from global to lo-cal level, need to cooperate. Our strategy is to devel-op and/or strengthen policy neutral platforms that bridge the intrinsic tensions between production, farmers’ livelihoods and the environment. The plat-form forms the basis of a new governance structure that aims to formulate management frameworks for production and natural resource management, based on pilot tested technological solutions. By bringing together regional government and sourcing compa-nies to the negotiating table with those living in the landscape, who were previously not involved, win-win solutions can be found and tested that are supported by local people.

In 2016, we selected 7 landscapes for landscape-level projects, based on the following criteria:

- Landscape-level issues such as scarcity of water, de-forestation and/or land degradation need to be dealt with in a beyond-sector approach;

- Solidaridad is perceived as a neutral party and is giv-en space to initiate change;

- Solidaridad has connections with governments, cor-porations, farmers’ organizations and among inves-tors; and,

- Solidaridad is able to convene these parties and offer them the necessary capacity to formulate concrete incentive proposals for regulators that achieve more inclusive outcomes.

The seven landscapes selected are presented in figure 1 on next page, and further described in Annex 3, table 1.

Within these seven landscapes, in 2016 we succeeded in identifying and forming alliances with the relevant partners in local government, civil society and private sector. These actors were either convened in new Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs), or we began transforming existing MSPs into landscape initiatives by encouraging and facilitating the participation of other sector stakeholders. In almost all landscapes, consensus has been achieved on the issues to be ad-dressed and the agenda for achieving it. We have made a start in identifying pilot projects that aim to test technological solutions for landscape issues. These include cleaner production technologies and agroforestry and intercropping systems that aim to increase production vertically, all with the goal of re-ducing pressure on fragile ecosystems.

All Multi-Stakeholder Platforms include representa-tion from government authorities that are responsi-ble for land governance policies. In our experience it is necessary to include national governments in the landscape approach as the lower tiers of government need to inform the national level on changes.

2MAIN RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2016


In many countries it is through the RECs that Solidari-dad forms the relationships necessary to develop and initiate strong policy agendas, creating a credible space to exert influence that goes beyond the contin-uing threat of a dominant Western paradigm. During the inception period from January to October 2016 a large proportion of the capacity enhancement was devoted to our RECs, in order to strengthen our local position. At the same time we created an internal Net-work-wide learning agenda through our Sustainable Landscape Innovation Taskforce.

Civil society (CSO) partners are being supported to effectively participate and contribute to the plat-

forms. This ranges from inviting CSO stakeholders to join the MSP to intensively raising awareness and understand-ing of the landscape approaches, creating a common un-derstanding which is critical for any meaningful dialogue. During the inception year of 2016, potential CSO partners have been identified and an initial capacity scan has been performed to assess capacity, identify gaps and identify those organizations that need active empowerment through Solidaridad. These outcomes have been includ-ed in the inception report. In 2017, more thorough joint assessment exercises will be carried out with those or-ganizations identified as needing support, and plans will be drawn up to provide the necessary support and moni-tor progress.

NICARAGUA Deforestation and degradation

around Rama and Kukrahill.MSPs for sectors and for Landscape

management in formation. Joint agenda set, MoUs signed.

TANZANIA Deforestation and degradation

around Mount Kilomanjaro.Policy advisory groups formed.

Regional consensus reached to perform policy review.

ZAMBIA Water scarcity in Mazabuka Province.MSP consolidated, dialogue started.

Awareness training in communities held.

INDIA Water scarcity and

pollution in the central part of Ganga basin.

MSPs formed. Pilots identified

INDONESIA Deforestation around Mount Marapi

in Central Java. MSP formed. Female farmer groups formed.

HONDURAS Deforestation and degradation

in the Northern Coast Zone.The MSP (PASH) has been formed

years ago.

PARAGUAY Deforestation in the municipality

of Irala Fernandez in Chaco.Local governance structure in formation, partnerships established. Pilots selected.

FIGURE 1: Sustainable Landscape Projects: status and main achievements 2016 (for an enlarged map, see Annex 5)


Tea: Solidaridad has facilitated the formation of an “Asia Consensus”, bringing together the China Tea Marketing Association and the Southern India Pro-ducer Association UPASI. In East Africa we built part-nerships for policy influencing with the Ethical Tea Partnership, Tea Directorate, Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KARLO), Tea Re-search Institute, the Kenyan Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA).

Cocoa: 2 international conferences were held in the Dominican Republic and Cote d’Ivoire for Women in Cocoa and Chocolate (WINCC). WINCC is slowly be-coming a formidable platform for women in the cocoa sector and a channel for women’s advocacy.

Fruit & Vegetables: Solidaridad works in partner-ship with the World Banana Forum and its private sector members on occupational health and safety relating to pesticide use in the sector. We are promot-ing and supporting health and safety committees at plantation level in order to assess and improve work-ing conditions.

Cotton & Textiles: Solidaridad published two re-ports: “Mind the Gap” on the discrepancy between the supply and actual uptake of sustainable cotton a (to-gether with Pesticide Action Network UK and WWF), and Cotton Ranking. Sustainability in cotton is gaining momentum both across the globe and throughout the supply chain. In China, the new national Better Cotton practice promoted by Solidaridad was released by the Ministry of Agriculture. South Africa joined the Better Cotton Initiative at the invitation of Solidaridad.

Gold & Mining: In 2016 Solidaridad was involved in the creation of several new collaborative initiatives with global reach: the European Partnership for Re-sponsible Minerals (EPRM), The Dutch Covenant for Gold, and the Netherlands impact investment dia-logue for small-scale mining.

Soy: Solidaridad, together with the Paulson Institute, TNC and WWF-US, jointly launched the Sustainable Soy Trade Platform (SSTP), facilitating cross-regional collaboration between the Chinese soy industry and producers in South America, to engineer consensus on responsible production and procurement. In 2016 the SSTP facilitated the signing of a historic Memo-

2.2 ENABLING POLICY ENVIRONMENT 2016As current global voluntary sustainability standards barely “move the base” where most problems occur, and companies committed to sustainable sourcing gravitate towards the producers who are already best in class, government and official sector institutions will eventually have to step in to make sustainability and inclusivity the norm at regional, country, land-scape or sector level.

In the inception year of 2016 we identified and started work on the following five main building blocks and priorities in our Enabling Policy Environment pro-gramme:

A. Improving quality and coherence of policy in a mul-ti-stakeholder setting and encouraging dialogue by jointly reviewing existing policies and creating new and inclusive ones that work for farmers, workers and the environment.

B. Improving meaningful participation by making participation technically feasible, and by improv-ing knowledge, skills and resources so that partici-pation can break out of the minimalist agenda and tackle “hard to address, hard to reach” topics and people.

C. Supporting local, regional and global authorities with practical instruments for enforcement by providing knowledge and resources, and lobbying for political will.

D. Improving communication within and between government institutions, civil society and the pri-vate sector by creating multi-stakeholder dialogue and a common vocabulary to increase under-standing and potential for joint action to address (pre-competitive) sustainability issues.

E. Mobilizing resources to invest in the transition to-wards sustainable production.

On a GLOBAL scale, we can report the following achievements for the 13 global commodity sectors we are active in:

Coffee: Solidaridad has provided key support for the development of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge (SCC) and the Global Coffee Platform, two platforms that aim to scale investments and increase sourcing of sustainable coffee. We are pushing for a collective agenda on sustainability in the global coffee sector.


CONTINENTAL initiatives aim to develop regional standards, blending legal compliance with targets that go beyond the legal requirements and aligning national sustainability initiatives to establish a re-gion-wide level playing field.

We are working on a regional standard for fruit and vegetables in the southern cone of Africa (AFRI-CAGAP), and for tea and palm oil in South East Asia and China (TRUSTEA and ASPO). In Central and South America we have created sector-based platforms to enhance the international development and exchange and uptake of policy, knowledge, tools and models among sector stakeholders in the coffee and sugar-cane sectors, while in our continental livestock, soy and textiles programmes we aim to test regional and global policies on the ground so as to inform further policy formulation. In 2016 multi-stakeholder dia-logue platforms have been set up for this purpose and partnerships have been formed with relevant govern-ment institutes to actively work on reformulating pol-icies. The example of Panamericaña shows that this approach contributes to sector change: the number of sugar industry players joining the Panamericaña platform increased significantly, and we have seen that the industry is changing its sourcing and produc-tion policies to include the Water, Rest, Shade (WRS) protocol. Detailed descriptions of our other conti-nental initiatives and achievements are provided in Annex 3, table 2.

randum of Understanding (MOU) between the China Soybean Industry Association and Brazil’s Vegetable Oils Association (ABIOVE) and the Soy Producers’ Association for the state of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja), in which the parties committed to work together to-wards sustainable production and trade.

Oil Palm: In 2016 Solidaridad supported the RSPO’s National Interpretation processes in Guatemala, Hon-duras, Colombia, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria. Solidaridad works with the RSPO to ensure the adop-tion of inclusive smallholder strategies and mecha-nisms, through roles such as co-chairing the Small-holder Working Group. Solidaridad is also a partner in the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020’s African Palm Oil Initiative, a multi-stakeholder initiative to support re-sponsible palm oil development in Ghana, Cote d’Ivo-ire and Liberia.

Sugarcane: Solidaridad has diversified the scope, breadth and structure of its partnership programmes, enabling multi-stakeholder participation at all lev-els of project intervention. Regional platforms have emerged to address locally relevant issues of sustain-ability on a priority basis in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Tanzania.

Livestock & Leather: Since the Paris Agreement on climate change, livestock sustainability has been gain-ing more attention worldwide. One of the challenges is to combine climate smart livestock production with a decent income for the millions that try to earn a liv-ing from livestock.

Dairy: Solidaridad has shared its vision for a profes-sional, business-led and sustainable dairy sector at the World Dairy Summit in the Netherlands and at the livestock congress in Myanmar. As a result, The Biocarbon Fund of the World Bank invited Solidaridad to expand on its vision for an investment and climate smart development approach for Ethiopia. Solidari-dad is advisor to the Dairy Sustainability Framework and carried out an internal study together with Wage-ningen UR about the roles and responsibilities of mul-tinationals in developing countries.

Aquaculture: Solidaridad supports the work of Sea-food Watch and the Asian Seafood Improvement Col-laborative in developing continuous improvement systems that differentiate between intensively and extensively produced shrimp.


At NATIONAL level, in Mozambique, Ghana, Uganda, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Bolivia and the Netherlands itself, we are aiming to contribute to setting national standards and law enforcement in relation to specific commodity sectors.

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International consensus on

sustainability in the Asian palm sector

BOLIVIA More inclusive policies and

formalisation of artisanal miners

BANGLADESH

SOUTH EAST ASIA AND CHINA

Roadmap for sustainable shrimp

strategy and market transformation

INDONESIA Incentives for sustainable

investments in the tea sector

SOUTHERN AFRICA GRSB framework as the global

leading reference

SOUTH-, SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A single platform of tea industry stakeholders to synergize policies

SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

A single harmonized entry-level food safety standard for

smallholder farmers

GHANAConsensus on policy framework

on tree and land tenure

Collaboration to enable effective policies for artisanal mining

SOUTH AMERICA, CHINA

Effective policies to manage deforestation

MOZAMBIQUELocal obligatory sustainability

standards

SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND EAST AFRICA

Public policy support to improve social dialogue and global discussion

EUROPE Improved social and environmental

performance in the Dutch textile sector

The development and implementation of a more

sustainable palm oil supply chain

Multi-stakeholder collaboration for a more sustainable gold supply

chain

A network of women in the entire cocoa value chain to inspire and

bridge the gender gap

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

Sustainable practices of the sugar sector through better frameworks

Incentives for smallholder farmers to produce gender- and

environmentally sensitive

UGANDANational tea policy

Food safety interventions

FIGURE 2: Enabling Policy Environment: Status and main achievements 2016 (for an enlarged map, see Annex 5)

FIGURE 3: Overview of our Project portfolio for Advocacy for Change 2016

REGION AND COUNTRY COFFEE TEA COCOAFRUIT &

VEGETABLES COTTON

TEXTILES /

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GOLD & MINERALS

SOY PALMSUGAR-

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AQUA- CULTURE

Central & South America

x x x x x

Bolivia x x

Paraguay x

Africa x x x

Ghana x

Uganda x x

South & South East Asia

x x x

Indonesia x x x

Bangladesh x

Europe

The Netherlands x x x x x

World x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Solidaridad has been active in facilitating sector specific international CSR covenants (IMVOs) with concrete results on textiles/garments. As a mem-ber of the steering committee we will play an active role in implementing the agreement. For Solidaridad, the covenants are a methodological framework for impact investment sustainable banking.

Solidaridad actively engaged with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to move away from certifi-cation towards continual improvement of textile and apparel production through measuring and com-municating impact. Solidaridad is part of the steer-ing committee of the Social and Labor Convergence Project hosted by the SAC, with over 100 signatories


in the apparel and footwear sector. Together with ASN Bank, Solidaridad launched the second success-ful textile campaign in 2016.

In collaboration with UTZ Certified, Global Coffee Platform and the Sustainable Commodity Assistance Network, a thorough sector analysis was conducted in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua of the needs and opportunities for non-competitive collaboration be-tween public and private sector partners in the areas of good practices, robust infrastructure and enabling sector policies.

To address smallholder land and tree ownership in the cocoa sector in Ghana, Solidaridad partnered with UNDP to lead the development of the Ghana On-Farm Tree Ownership Registration Protocol. A Round Table for Stakeholders from the forestry and cocoa sectors, comprising representatives from the Forestry Com-mission, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resourc-es, COCOBOD and representatives of key CSOs and implementing agencies reached consensus on new modalities and procedures for registering econom-ic trees planted on farms and a standardized planted trees registration form.

Annex 3, table 3 describes the national agendas and achievements in 2016 in more detail.


The Government of Uganda passed the Non-Gov-ernment Organizations (NGO) Act 2016, section 44 of which states that Civil Society Organizations – espe-cially those working in the areas of oil, gas and miner-als, anti-corruption and human rights – may be subject to more scrutiny of their work under the ambiguous terms of “dignity of the people” and “interests of Ugan-da”. This may affect or delay our work. However, the government has also expressed interest in supporting initiatives that improve compliance with the EU’s fruit & vegetable market entry requirements. It also proposed that the Uganda Tea Association should take the lead in developing of private sector-led policy and practice initiatives.

The decision by the Bolivian government to reform its Cooperative Law in the mining sector to allow la-bour unions within cooperatives was perceived as an anti-cooperative measure and led to the assassination of the vice-minister. It is important to note that those responsible were associated with traditional mining rather than gold mining. As a result the government has passed a series of bylaws aimed at formalizing and regulating the small-scale artisanal mining sector. This has caused friction between traditional miners and gold miners and as a consequence the capacity of co-operatives to influence government has been severely restricted. This situation has generated opportunities for public policies to generate a sustainable ASM sec-tor. The government is willing to collaborate with local partners to promote an agreed formalization process. Solidaridad’s expertise in ASM formalization in Peru has enabled us to act as a key source of knowledge.

In general, the Theory of Change presented in our Pro-posal (september 2015) and the updated version pre-sented in the Inception Report (November 2016) is still valid. Implementation of the programme has started as planned and there are no major reconsiderations com-pared to the Inception Report.

However, while the inception phase was a good test for the functionality of the Theory of Change for Enabling Policy Environments and the goals and related indica-tors remain in place, we intend to give more strategic focus to the Theory of Change for Enabling Policy Envi-ronments in order to bring it into line with the common approaches on the ground related to the five building blocks as discussed earlier. This process will commence in 2017.

3.1 CONTEXTUAL DEVELOP-MENTS 2016 Mozambique is recovering from the damaging ef-fects of political instability following renewed fighting between the government and the opposition RENAMO movement. This, together with the downturn in com-modity prices, resulted in an economic slump. Many multinational companies left the country and scaled down their business operations. The Mozambican cur-rency meticais suffered about 80-100% devaluation against the dollar, reducing Mozambicans’ purchasing power and thereby reducing demand for services and quality food. We expect that our programme on Fruit & Vegetables standard development remains relevant as the government has identified the development of standards as a key priority.

3STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS


Collaboration with national and regional governments in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua has been chal-lenging due to the increased stakes just before or dur-ing election campaigns. Priorities in policy making and budgets shift towards election-sensitive issues, while crucial decisions on gender and climate policy are post-poned. Furthermore, the response time for govern-mental entities tends to be slower and holds back the implementation of programmes.

At a regional level, the influence of the newly elected administration in the US has led Central American governments to adapt their priorities to mitigate the effects of potentially protectionist trade measures and less stringent policies on labour, gender and climate is-sues. On the other hand, we can perceive an increased interest from US private sector partners in climate change and gender in the coffee sector.


ity of analysis varies and in many cases gender evalua-tions will have to be broadened and deepened in order to gain a better understanding of the complex issues at stake as well as how, when and with whom to address them. Such understanding is often only achieved once trust with partners and target groups has been estab-lished, most commonly during the first year of the pro-ject’s implementation.

In 2016 we hosted a workshop on gender to discuss gender strategies with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UTZ and IDH. We developed a ToR with the Dutch Ministry to further develop tools and training materials. As well as generating in-house expertise, Sol-idaridad makes use of existing expertise: what we do, what others can do or do better, and where others can complement or supplement our initiatives. Smart part-nerships can be developed to create gender equity or achieve gender equality within projects.

Gender mainstreaming can only be achieved if gender awareness, sensitivity and knowledge are integrated both at the organizational and the programme level. During 2016 we formulated the Solidaridad three-tier business case for gender inclusive and equal sectors and societies. This states that both from an economic and social perspective, investing in the equal participa-tion of women and girls in our economies and societies leads to better quality, quantity and sustainability of impact.

We have started to develop a gender-inclusive sector Theory of Change. Learning questions in respect of gender have been defined and will inform our three-tier gender business case. A Gender Taskforce has been set up, consisting of nine dedicated Gender Focal Points from each REC. The Taskforce and the Focal Points have a priority mandate within the organization to enhance internal capacity for gender inclusion, with the aims of integrating the gender strategy within Solidaridad’s project cycle by “gendering” existing skills and tools for programme scoping, design, implementation, monitoring and eval-uation. Our scope is twofold: to enhance equal partici-pation in decision making and address gender inequali-ty through lobbying and policy development.

While much more is known and has been achieved in respect of working towards gender equality in farming and mining practices and subsequent supply chains, this is not yet the case in the arenas of lobbying and dia-logue, which form the scope of Solidaridad’s Advocacy for Change Programme. Initial gender evaluations have been carried out in most of the projects, but the qual-

4INCLUSIVE APPROACH


5.1 THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETYIn our programmes Civil Society spans a diverse palette of non-governmental organizations and institutes, in-cluding grassroots organizations, NGOs, farmers’ as-sociations, sector chambers, service providers and sector institutes. The need for Capacity Enhancement to enable effective lobbying for policy change vary ac-cordingly, from making participation technically possi-ble, increasing knowledge and understanding of cer-tain topics and issues, to actual training in lobbying and negotiation skills. Hence, we take a tailored case-by-case approach to planning how to support Civil Society in participating effectively and meaningfully.

Enhancing the technical knowledge of CSOs is the key to effective lobbying and advocacy. This includes knowledge and awareness of sector dynamics and global standards, but above all it concerns the new concept of a Landscapes approach and taking a land-scape perspective. Much of our attention in 2016 was focused on creating knowledge and awareness among our RECs and stakeholders. Having carried out an ini-tial assessment in 2016, we will concentrate in 2017 on providing active support to Civil Society.

5.2 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTSThere is a tension between fast-track approaches to achieve policy goals and the indirect route of enhanc-ing capacity for lobbying and advocacy to stimulate policy change. In situations where there is momentum for change and a low-level capacity among civil society

5INSIGHTS AND LESSONS LEARNED

at ground level to assist or take over lobbying activities, it is more effective to work with governments directly.

Local authorities form the entry point to national gov-ernments. Working with local governments is there-fore an effective way to reach national governments, especially when buy-in from local governments is eas-ier to achieve in the short term.

In some cases the political will to change policies is driven by national or international commitments, economic dynamics or local economic development planning policies. However, effective policy change requires an increased understanding and expertise among and within regulators to translate this will into effective measures. We have noticed a knowledge gap within local and municipal government institutes and a lack of coordination between policy developers and policy implementers and enforcers. For instance, in Bolivia we have seen that local land use planners de-sign measures that are detrimental to natural re-sources, leading to even higher deforestation rates, and we see cases of land use planning that duplicate or contradict other measures. We have learned that an effective way of devising adequate measures is to take a supportive and advisory role.

Civil Society is a more constant factor and can ensure continuity in the longer term. Local or national gov-ernments are dependent on the ruling party and a change of authority can annul any results that have been achieved. In this situation our strategy is to work less with elected authorities and more with public servants who are not affiliated to a political party.


5.3 THE ROLE OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PLATFORMSCapacity building or enhancement can take many forms, and in some cases Civil Society resents the term ‘capacity building’ because it is seen as a value judge-ment of their internal expertise and operations. Joining a partnership or multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) is a form of empowerment for CSO stakeholders as well. MSPs form a powerful vehicle for transferring and sharing knowledge and experiences among the various stakeholders, thereby increasing understanding of is-sues and potential solutions. The platforms also give exposure to the different stakeholders, thereby creat-ing new coalitions and working groups. We will need to identify the effect of a multi-stakeholder approach on the capacity of Civil Society.

For effective MSPs, aiming to collaborate in creating new measures and regulations, a strong governance structure to drive the process and the agenda is key. A relationship based on trust between all participants is critical. Building trust requires time, awareness and the mobilization of relevant stakeholders. This pro-cess needs to be given time to progress and a win-win situation needs to be created for all to secure buy-in from all actors.

The extent to which the MSPs in our programmes are inclusive varies from a holistic approach in Nicaragua, where representatives of various sectors and various social and environmental stakeholders are involved, to the narrower platforms in India, where we have chosen to limit the platform to a coalition of willing private sec-tor partners, with the aim of broadening the scope in future years. We will monitor and evaluate whether a more or less inclusive approach at the outset has any bearing on the effectiveness of the approach.


ANNEX 1MEASURABLE RESULTS

Sustainable and inclusive social, environmental and economic

development

Sustainable and Inclusive Sectors viable businesses, social inclusion, resilient

ecosystems

Sustainable Landscapes Public social and environmental functions and goods in a

landscape are safeguarded

Inclusive multistakeholder landscape governance structure implemented

Landscape solutions are tested and monitored at scale with multi source funding

Governments implement enabling frameworks, policies and incentives for sustainable landscape management

Stakeholders agree on issues and options in

landscapes

Stakeholders are capacitated to participate in multistakeholder platforms

Participants are capacitated to develop, implement and

monitor pilots

Governments become stakeholder in sustainable

landscapes

Solidaridad strengthens the capacity of stakeholders, including CSO to effectively

participate in decision making and dialogue

Solidaridad partners with private sector & knowledge partners, including CSO, and

builds capacity of key stakeholders to implement

Solidaridad advocates the development of frameworks and mechanisms for

sustainable landscape development with policy makers

Solidaridad organises multi stakeholder platforms to resolve issues in landscapes

Solidaridad partner with private sector & knowledge partners, including CSO, to develop landscape investment cases

Solidaridad supports capacity development of policy makers to implement and/or

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Inclusive MSP governance structure implemented

Status of implementation of the governance structure -7 MSPs Initiation/Under

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Level of Inclusiveness of Governance structureQuality, project

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Landscape solutions are tested and monitored (at scale with multisource funding)

# of companies / producers / communities adopting landscape solution in landscape

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producers, 5 communities

# and kind of stakeholders investing in sustainable landscape solutions

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# of mechanism, policies and regulations implemented by government bodies for landscape level management solutions

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Extent to which contributions and (local) knowledge made by various stakeholders are included in the outcome

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Multi-stakeholder agreed landscape agenda for improvement of issues and options in landscape

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2 2 55

# of stakeholders with capacities to research, network and advocate inclusive sector transformation and sustainable landscape management

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Participants are capacitated to develop, implement and monitor pilots

# of organisations with sufficient implementation and expertise to support the implementation and roll out of tools/solutions for landscape management and sustainability

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Solidaridad organises multi stakeholder platforms to resolve issues in landscape

# of multi-stakeholder platforms, partnerships and / or dialogues to resolve issues in landscapes initiated, or participated in

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# and kind of stakeholders that participate in MSPs on landscape

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16 public stakeholders 27 private stakeholders 4 research institutions

Solidaridad supports capacity development of policy makers to implement and/or enforce

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Solidaridad advocates the development of frameworks and mechanisms for sustainable landscape development with policy makers

# of proposals made by Solidaridad and/ CSO partners for improvement of frameworks, land issue improvement measures and/or investment discussed with local government agencies

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1 institute of F&V standard 1 public research institute

# of local landscape level government policy makers committing to adopt/adjust frameworks or investments

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Landscape solutions are tested and monitored (at scale with multisource funding)

# of companies / producers / communities adopting landscape solution in landscape

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# of mechanism, policies and regulations implemented by government bodies for landscape level management solutions

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Participants are capacitated to develop, implement and monitor pilots

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Solidaridad organises multi stakeholder platforms to resolve issues in landscape

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# and kind of stakeholders that participate in MSPs on landscape

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16 public stakeholders 27 private stakeholders 4 research institutions

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Solidaridad support CSOs to research, monitor, network and/or provide support to companies

Solidaridad mobilises brands & companies to adopt sustainable policies and good practices

Solidaridad advocates for inclusive sector transformation & sustainable policies

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Stakeholder dynamics generate dialogue & debate on sustainability & land issues (land rights)

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Solidaridad convenes and supports national level stakeholder dialogues on sustainability issues

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- GAPs, increasing productivity and efficiency.

- Support services and sustainability standards, traceability.

- Impact of galamsey in landscape.

Solidaridad capacitates CSOs to advocate for inclusive sector transformation & sustainable policies

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ANNEX 2PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIPS

COUNTRY PARTNER ROLES AND TASKS

Bangladesh

Dutch Embassy in Dhaka Participates in stakeholders meetings

Bangladesh Shrimp Fish Foundation Lead implementing partner in National Working Committee for Sustainable Shrimp Sector Growth.

Department of Fisheries (DoF) strategic partner of Sustainable and Inclusive Shrimp Business Promoted (SISBP) project. Supporting in developing the National Action Plan for Sustainable Shrimp Sector Growth

Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and BFFEA Strategic partner in National working committee for shrimp sector transformation towards sustainability

SaFaL Shrimp Service Center and Uttaran Implementing partner of pilot on responsible shrimp farming and sourcing.

Bolivia

FERRECO, FECOMAN (Gold Miners Federations)With Solidaridad co-organize Gold Symposium and provide input towards public policy on formalisation

Cumbre del Sajama-CSO Provides knowledge and input on gender issues in mining

ANAPO (Bolivian National Association of Oilseeds and Wheat Producers)

Main implementing partner in setting up soy MSP, main advocacy partner towards the government, linking soy producers and government

AVINA, FAN (CSOs)Provide strategic input on sustainable land use in the MSP platform

Ethiopia

Dutch Embassy in Adis AbabaKey strategic partner. Provides governmental support linkages where necessary

ILOCollaboration on activities aiming to improve labour conditions in factories

Ethiopian Textiles Industry Development Institute

Main government body responsible for supporting the development of the textiles sector

Ghana

Dutch Embassy in AccraDiscussions with key government officials on responsible mining practices

Touton Organize cocoa farmers for engagement in the programme for tree registration

UNDPImplementation partner. Lobbying with the Forestry Commission to provide on-farm planted tree registration protocol

Ghana Minerals Commission

Promoting responsible mining practice at national levels; assisting in the development of mining communities; and ensuring collaboration among the various stakeholders in the ASM sub-sector through platform level discussions

STAR GhanaMember of the CSOs coalition to agree on topical issues to be discussed at the national level in order to curb illegal mining activities in the country

Ghana National Association of Small Scale MinersMember of the CSOs coalition to agree on topical issues to be discussed at the national level in order to curb illegal mining activities in the country

Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Africa NetworkMember of the CSOs coalition to agree on topical issues to be discussed at the national level in order to curb illegal mining activities in the country

Women in MiningMember of the CSOs coalition to agree on topical issues to be discussed at the national level in order to curb illegal mining activities in the country

ANNEX 2 OVERVIEW OF PARTNERS


Guatemala

UTZ CertifiedCo-implementing partner in lobby for more environmentally sound and gender inclusive coffee supply chain at both national and continental scale.

Global Coffee PlatformRole in advocating for policies for more environmental sound and gender inclusive coffee supply chain at both national and continental scale.

Commodity Assistance Network (SCAN).Role in advocating for policies for more environmentally sound and gender inclusive coffee supply chain at both national and continental scale. Network linking.

SAGARPA and TruepriceDevelop study to identify the costs and externalities of coffee production in key areas of Central America.

Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) Key partner for integrating gender inclusion in coffee value chain

Honduras

Dutch Embassy in Costa RicaFacilitating role. Support to develop the policy enabling environment in Honduras

WWFStrategic capacity building on technical aspects of Sustainable landscape to project partners

Henkel, Cargill J&J, IOI, SAB Miller, othersKey private partners co-financing the project, involved in the platform, shares knowledge and engages market

Salama CooperativeResearch on the capacity of palm oil plantations to support biodiversity

Ecoagriculture Strategic knowledge partner, disseminating knowledge to key stakeholders

FHIAImplementing and knowledge partner- design and implementation of cacao-centric agroforestry systems to integrate with oil palm cultivation on slopes

RSPOKey partner in the implementation of the jurisdictional certification approach

India

Dutch Embassy in DelhiProvides support to Solidaridad interface with State and Central government.

International Financial Corporation (IFC)In partnership with Solidaridad has developed agenda for piloting capacity Building on Climate-Smart Sugarcane Agriculture

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA)

Advocacy role. Creating an enabling environment for multi-stakeholders engagement, facilitating for favorable policies for sustainable palm oil production and trade.

United Planters' Association of India (UPASI).premier representative body of buyers, sellers, processors, exporters, cooperatives and all other market intermediaries of tea coffee, rubber and spices

CLRI (government Technical organization)Provides technical knowledge on proven technologies for leather tanning.

DCM Shriram (a large company, sourcing sugar cane)

Match Funder and Co implementer

UPLIA and STA (Local Associations of medium and large tanning industries in Kanpur. )

Members of core group of the MSP platform for a cleaner technology in leather cluster, lobby role to national government

TERI UniversityTERI is developing the white paper on Landscape approaches for the Ganga Basis

KLC- Kanpur Leather Cluster (KLC)Co-leading in technical knowledge and convening leather stakeholder


Indonesia

Dutch Embassy in Jakarta Supports policy discussions with government of Indonesia

Business Watch Indonesialead implementing partner of Lestarti tea standard. Provides local facilitation for Sustainable Landscape Management Programme at Central Java

Indonesian Tea Traders Association Contributes to further development of Lestari tea standard in National Reference Group.

Research Institute for Tea and Cinchona in Gambung, West Java

Provides technical support for the programme.

APTEHINDO (smallholder tea growers’ association in Indonesia)

Assists tea smallholders to develop formal governance structures and builds capacity for democratic decision making.

Government: Bappeda (Regional Development Planning Board), Badan Ketahanan Pangan (Food Security Agency), and other offices

Principal stakeholder in the Marapi landscape project. These bodies are responsible to elaborate development plans, technical policies, provide technical assistance and facilitation, coordinates activities to provide, distribute and manage supply and reserve of local food.

Sourcing companies like Unilever Indonesia, Perusda Citra Mandiri Jawa Tengah and Budi Mix Farming

Purchase and process agri products, Provide technical assistance to farmers to improve productivity and management.

Yayasan Jateng Berdikari Facilitates dialogue stainable landscape

Indonesian Soybean Association (AKINDO)Represents importers, distributors, soybean farmers, tempe and tofu producers.

PIS agroProvides technical assistance for farmers on cultivation and provides access to technology and finance

Mozambique

Dutch Embassy in Maputo Attended review meetings

Ministry of Agriculture (MASA) of Mozambique Coordinator in MSP in development of nationals F&V standard

IIAM (institute of investigation of Mozambique), Contributes to development of F&V standard

INAE (institute attached to the Ministry of Trade with the role of inspecting the economic activities throughout the country)

Contributes to development of F&V standard

ESSOR (CSO) Contributes to development of F&V standard

Action Aid Contributes to development of F&V standard

INNOQ Contributes to development of F&V standard

Mexico

CNIAA (National Chamber for Sugar and Alcohol Industries Mexico)

Key partner in capacity building of sugarcane sector

BonsucroCo financier and co-implementer of the Panamericaña sugarcane platform

Industry Associations Grupo GAM, Grupo Porres (MX)

Co-financing and co-implementing the Panamericaña sugarcane platform

Myanmar

Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA)-PMU unit

Provides key inputs in curriculum for domestic TVET courses, assist Solidaridad in convening roundtables.

Fair Wear foundationSupports the domestic capacity building in the curriculum working groups.

Nicaragua

Dutch Embassy in Costa RicaParticipates in high level events to promote platform, links to Dutch buyers

Industry and producer associations (palm oil, livestock, cacao)

Key partners for implementation

GovernmentSupporter of the MSP, providing an enabling environment for dialogue and key to inbed most successful solution into policies

CIAT and EcoAgricultural PartnersBuilds capacity of stakeholders and Solidaridad staff on technical / Sustainable landscapes topics

RSPO (Secretariat and Technical Representative in Ecuador)

Key partner in the implementation of the jurisdictional certification approach

Henkel and RittersportKey private partners co-financing the project, involved in the platform, shares knowledge and engages market


Netherlands / Europe

India Committee of the Netherlands, HIVOS, Stop Child Labour, Four Paws and UNICEF

Worked together towards input for Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles (covenant)

WWF, Pesticide Action Network UK and Rank-a-Brand

Joint development of the Sustainable Cotton Barometer for The Cotton Ranking

SAC (Sustainable Apparel Coalition)Partnered on improving the HIGG index (on social and labor convergence) for the textiles and cotton sector. Part of the Policy Task team to influence EU policy.

Max Havelaar, Cordaid, the Responsible Mining Index, IUCN

Co-development of learning and knowledge sharing tools

Aflatoun Co- developed a Smallholder Academy for palm oil smallholders.

Oxfam, Both EndsThrough RSPO membership exchange expertise in specific technical areas in palm oil. We bundle complementary forces and policy influencing power, to achieve L&A outcomes.

Fair and Sustainable Advisory Services (FSAS)Key partner supporting development of gender materials and trainings for gender capacity building across programmes

Paraguay

Municipality of Irala FernandezPromotes buy-in of farmers to the project and institutional framework of the governance structure

IPTA (Paraguayan institute of agrarian technology

Facilitates the availability of the most adapted and suitable technology for the target groups on sustainable practices

Campo Aceval and El Quebracho- CSOsImplement and test sustainable landscape practices in their areas

2 Indigenous communities (el Estribo and Diez Leguas)

Implement and test sustainable landscape practices in their areas

South Africa

WWFAdvisory role; supporting linkages to F&V stakeholders through WWF networks

Deciduous Development Fruit Chamber Advisory role; Linkages to Smallholder horticulture farmers

Department of Agriculture, Western CapeAdvisory role; Linkages to government programmes and directorates through the MSP platforms

Tanzania

Dutch Embassy in Dar es Salaam Support in making linkages at national government level.

Prime minister’s office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) Kilimanjaro

Links work done at regional level to national level and creates project acceptance at national level.

Tanzania Coffee Association - The Northern zone coffee platform

Provides the dialogue platform for the east and south side of the Kilimanjaro landscape project

Tanzania Natural Resources ForumTechnical partner providing information of policy gaps and possible intervention areas in livestock producing regions. They also sit in the Regional policy dialogue platform

Tanzania Horticultural AssociationRepresents the horticulture producers at the dialogue, lobby and advocacy.

Volcafe Key partner to provide market access

Meat companies in Arusha (2) Key partner to provide market access

Café AfricaCo-convenor of the newly to be established national coffee platform

WMA –Enduiment ( local CSO-farmer organization working with livestock and wildlife conservation).

Partnered to convene the livestock platforms and train producer cooperatives


Uganda

AgriProfocus

Link, support, and influence private sector players in the Tea and Horticulture sector. Organizing stakeholders and forums for dialogue, knowledge development and dissemination under this program through online platform

UTZ CertifiedSupport 5 smallholder coffee factories to fulfil the requirement of the voluntary sustainable systems

Uganda Tea Association (UTASSo)Strategic partner actively working in the development and implementation of National Tea Policy

Uganda Fruits and Vegetables Exporters and Producers Association (UFVEPA)

Strategic partner to work in the MSP towards a National Tea Policy

Zambia

Dutch Embassy in Zimbabwe Kept up to date with project progress

WWFTechnical leadership on sustainable water resources management and joint resource mobilization

CaritasCapacity building of local livelihoods on improved community involvement in natural resource exploitation and climate adaptation initiatives and advocating for gender equality

GIZCoordination on reform in water sector through partnership with WARMA

Zambia sugar companyLeading private sector actions, co-funding and attracting long term investment

Small holder sugarcane growersSustainable sugarcane production, adaptation and promotion of good land management practices, advocacy and lobbying among members.

Dairy Association of ZambiaCoordinate, organize dairy farmers and provide lobby and advocacy training in sustainable landscape management

District Business AssociationCoordination and organisation of local businesses, gaining buy-in for SLM, lobbying and advocacy

Women Groups – Mazabuka District Women Association

Ensuring women needs and interests are incorporated and maintained in all program action.Lobby and advocacy for good tenure and landscape management

Local leaders Reviewing and enforcing local regulations for SLM

Departments on Livestock, Fisheries, Wildlife, Forestry, and ministry on Lands

Policy review and improvement, implementation of SLM regulationsMinistry on lands: Coordinating and co-hosting national level SLM events

ZBiDF Support development of platform and provide advisory services

Mazabuka Municipal CouncilCo-project implementer, leads MSP platform, facilitates interaction and linkages between stakeholders

CFULeading Conservation Agriculture/Community Supported Agriculture and technical inputs in business cases and advocacy

Zambia National Farmers UnionCoordination and organisation of farmers, lobbying and advocacy for SLM

ANNEX 3PROJECTS AND MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS 2016

LANDSCAPE GOAL RESULTS 2016

Ganga Basin, India Addressing water scarcity and water pollution caused by the sugarcane and leather tannery industry in the Central part of the Ganga Basin through a Landscapes Approach.

A MSP for Leather industry is established, including government bodies and regulators for sustainable and clean leather production in Kanpur, in alignment with governmental Clean Ganga Mission. Partnership developed with one of the leading universities, TERI (Energy Research Institute), who is developing key advocacy documents on landscape approaches for the Clean Ganga Mission. Pilots identified aiming to proof business case for clean and water efficient production of sugarcane and leather.

Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia

Avoiding deforestation and food scarcity caused by unregulated soy expansion by improving productivity of principal (soy) and secondary (food) crops and identifying and testing the most optimal (inter)cropping systems and agroforestry systems.

MSP platform and steering group established, dialogue started. Female farmer groups formed to improve representation of female soy producers.

Kilimanjaro Transboundary region, Tanzania

Shifting land use policies in such a way that they become complementary and supportive of sustainable agricultural, forestry and natural resource management of coffee, banana and livestock producers on and around Kilimanjaro mountain.

Policy Advisory groups have been formed reviewing national and regional land use policies. Policy Analysis started, of which the results will form basis for dialogue in 2017.

Kafue River, Mazabuka District, Zambia

Advocate change in land and water use management by different actors, by promoting innovative solutions for sustainable water use and equal distribution of the scarce water resources to both commercial farmers as well as local livestock farmers.

An MSP consolidated including government, CSOs and the private sector. Dialogue started. Sustainable Natural Resource Management awareness training in communities held.

Zona Litoral del Norte, Honduras

Avoiding deforestation and land degradation caused by rapid expansion of oil palm plantations into the fragile coastal zone of Honduras by exploring jurisdictional RSPO certification and piloting and promoting cocoa-centric agroforestry systems on too-steep slopes as an alternative to palm oil.

Formation of a wider platform beyond PASH to include cocoa, coffee and livestock sectors. CSO partners engaged to widen the scope and include environmental and social issues, tourism and forestry.

Southern Autonomous Region of Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua

Avoiding deforestation and land degradation caused by unregulated expansion of livestock and oil palm production systems into the remaining patches of rainforest around Rama and Kukrahill, by promoting vertical production increases and creating an integrated sustainable landscape management framework.

National Palm Oil platform established, in which 100% of sector is represented. Livestock and cocoa platforms under development, to be linked into the Landscapes platform in formation - most likely to be called PASOS - Paisajes Sostenibles. MoU's signed with palm oil companies and Rittersport

Chaco, Paraguay

Avoiding deforestation and land degradation in the Chaco, by demonstrating through pilot projects that increasing livestock production is possible without deforestation, and in dialogue with local government, farmers, indigenous people, meat companies and conservation CSOs developing a shared vision and solutions for livestock production that bring benefits for all, while avoiding further deforestation

Local Governance structure in formation, identifying key stakeholders to be part of it. Pilot areas selected.

Table 1: Sustainable Landscape Innovation: the 7 Landscapes and main achievements of 2016

CONTINENT COMMODITY GOALS 2020 MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS 2016

East and South Africa

Fruit & Vegetables

Developing a harmonized entry-level food safety standard for fruit & vegetable producers in Sub Saharan Africa; AFRICAGAP. Draft national policies for food safety and social and environmental requirements and trade in Tanzania and South Africa. Build capacity among CSOs, farmer groups and auditors on regional standard.

National steering committee convened in Tanzania to lead national f&V forum to embed standards (AFRICA GAP) into policy. In South Africa, an MSP Smallholder Farmer Market Access Platform established aiming to remove unnecessary market access barriers. Separate dialogues have been held with women farmers to identify their issues which will be addressed through the MSP.

East and South Africa, Central America

Livestock

Supporting the establishment of 6 national or 3 regional MSPs with active involvement of capacitated CSOs, private sector, small scale producers aiming at a more sustainable livestock sector linked to the GRSB Global to Local Agenda.

Key regions and partners identified in 3 countries Zambia, Kenya and Nicaragua.

Southern America, China

Soy

In an MSP approach with soy producers and buyers, government and CSOs, evaluate and assess the effectiveness of different land use policies to overcome deforestation caused by soy expansion in South America, design and test new and improved policies that can slow down deforestation while on the demand side mobilize Chinese importers to source sustainable, deforestation free soy.

Soy platform set up in China and Bolivia with producer organizations, CSOs, trading and processing organizations and governmental organizations. Pilots started in Bolivia, Argentina, China and Paraguay.

Central and South America

Coffee

Create better adapted incentives and policies for coffee smallholders in Latin America to produce coffee with positive impact on gender and environment through capacity building of CSOs, tools and convening platforms to improve non-competitive collaboration and dialogue.

Existing Coffee Platform in Colombia supported, and new coffee MSP established in Honduras carried out. Gender analysis of the current national policies in the coffee sector in Mexico and Honduras. Dialogue started with the Mexican government on cost of Climate smart coffee vs. conventional coffee production.

Central America

Sugarcane

Developing a virtual knowledge and facilitate exchange platform for Latin American sugarcane sector, disseminating tools and methods for sustainable and safe sugar production (eg. Workers Health and Efficiency programme to treat CKDnT) to accelerate the uptake of best practices at mill and field levels.

Mexican Sustainable Sugar Working Summit co-convened by Solidaridad, led to the onboarding of the Mexican suppliers to Coca Cola to the platform. Industry participation went from 2 mills in 2016 to 17 mills by the end of 2016 with various degrees of onboarding the initiative. Development of training materials on the Worker Health and Efficiency programme (Water, Rest, Shade - WRS protocol) and awareness trainings took place among sugarcane associations. The initiative is beginning to influence policy at various levels: end users (sourcing policy related to CKDnT and best practices), National (strengthened environmental, labour and occupational safety and health legislation) and industry level (implementation of WRS as part of core business practices).

Table 2: Continental Enabling Policy Environments: our 8 Continental sector programmes and main achievements of 2016

REGION COMMODITY GOALS 2020 MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS 2016

East Africa and South East Asia

TextilesSupport international and national dialogue on best practices in public policy to support social improvements in the textile sector in emerging textile production countries.

Agreement with the Ethiopian Textiles Federation of Trade Unions. Working groups established in Myanmar to work on inputs into the TVET/trainings. Recruitment of Training and Education Strategist for the Project Management Unit who will build capacity of Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) .

South East Asia and China

Tea

Develop tea supply and demand regulation in order to improve (fair) pricing, aligning the different domestic tea standards in India, China and Indonesia and unification of tea policies of member countries, lobby with brands and tea companies to gain recognition for an aligned Asian sustainability standard and improve its implementation across the continent.

In 2016 Solidaridad facilitated the formation of a regional tea alliance “Asia Consensus” in which we brought together the China Tea Marketing Association and the Southern India Producer Association UPASI who signed an MoU.

South East Asia and China

Palm oil

Aligning Asian sustainability standards on palm oil production and trade in Asia by building four national platforms (Malaysia, India, China, Indonesia) to create alignment on key sustainability issues. At the same time, the programme will pilot the introduction of ISPO and MSPO-certified palm oil in India, Indonesia and China

Asian Sustainable Palm Oil network established. MoU with Malaysian Palm Oil Board to provide support to Malaysian palm oil companies on MSPO. MoU with the Solvent Extractors Association of India. China Sustainable Palm Oil working group facilitated. Consultations held as input towards Indian Palm Oil sustainability framework.

Table 2: Continental Enabling Policy Environments: our 8 Continental sector programmes and main achievements of 2016 CONTINUATION

COUNTRY SECTOR GOAL RESULTS 2016

Mozambique Fruit & Vegetables

Creating and testing a national mandatory standard for a sustainable fruit and vegetable sector in order to ensure that local fruit and vegetables are healthy (safe) and sustainable. The outcomes of this project feed into the AFRICAGAP initiative.

Multi-stakeholder platform for horticulture sector set up with 30 institutions. Existing policies on F&V value chain reviewed, policy gaps identified. Lobbying to emphasize the need for creation of a local standard.

Uganda Fruit & VegetablesRe-formulation and adoption of a national voluntary standard for sustainable fruits and vegetables (UGANDAGAP), enhancing capacity of CSOs and sector players to effectively participate in decision making, dialogue and monitoring.

Baseline established and relevant actors benchmarked and sensitized about project. Steering Committee formed and CSO/ stakeholder capacity assessed. Partnerships established with Uganda Fruits and Vegetables Exporters and Producers Association (UFVEPA), AgriProfocus, and Uganda Fruits and vegetables Market Vendors Association.

Tea Through an inclusive, participatory multi-stakeholder process initiative, review and formulate the National Tea Policy that will contribute to improved production, processing and marketing of tea.

Benchmarking and profiling of tea and F&V sector actors, sensitization, and project launch. Formation of steering committees. CSO/ stakeholder capacity benchmarking and staff assessment on gender and policy influencing capacities.

Bangladesh Aquaculture

Integrating the sustainability agenda for social, environmental and food safety in the shrimp supply chain of Bangladesh through the development of a stakeholder platform contributing to policy directives and the development of an operational policy framework for business innovation for responsible shrimp farming and sourcing.

National Working Committee established, led by the Secretary of Ministry of Fisheries, consisting of Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance, the Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters Association and key development agencies and CSOs. The Committee aims to develop a National Action plan for shrimp sector development.

NetherlandsGold, Textiles, Cocoa, Palm, Finance

By working in five strategic areas the project aims to address persistent sustainability challenges where enabling policy environments need to be improved and opportunities are identified for Solidaridad to add value to on-going dialogues that focus on sustainability solutions.

MoU signed between the government of the Netherlands, UK, companies and NGOs moving to a broader focus on human rights and environmental issues in the gold supply chain. Founding member of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM). Involved in the development of the Dutch Agreement for Sustainable Garment and Textile. Together with WWF and PAN UK, published the Cotton Ranking, scoring companies on their performance regarding sustainable cotton. Initiated the Women in Cocoa and Chocolate (WINCC) network with the aim of increasing the sphere of influence of women across the entire cocoa value chain. Engaged with TFA2020 to support implementation of palm oil plans in West Africa. Contribution to the ESPO, FONAP and EPOA supporting the uptake of sustainable and smallholder inclusive palm oil.

Table 3: National Enabling Policy Environments: our 7 Country sector programmes and main achievements of 2016

COUNTRY SECTOR GOAL RESULTS 2016

Ghana

cocoa

In dialogue, improve (e.g. clear ambiguities and various levels of disconnectedness.) regulatory frameworks on shade trees, tree tenure, land access and security, with additional focus on women's access to natural resources, and support CSOs to engage in these dialogues to lobby for local interests. In partnerships with the cocoa-forest community advance the promulgation and enforcement of shade trees and land access security legislations and support the development of a unified tree registration protocol to promote adoption of agroforestry in cocoa/agricultural systems. Creating awareness among cocoa farmers and forest-based communities on tree and land access security policies and the tree ownership registration protocol, to halt and eventually reverse current patterns of forest degradation,

In partnership with the UNDP office in Ghana (Environmental Sustainability Programme -ESP) organized a consultative Roundtable for Stakeholders in the Forestry and Cocoa sectors to discuss and agree with the Forestry Commission on the modalities for the registration of economic trees planted on farms. Key stakeholders included officials from Forestry Commission (FC), Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, COCOBOD and representatives of key Civil Society Organizations and implementing Agencies in the Cocoa and Forestry Sectors participated in the workshop, chaired by Mr. Raphael Yeboah, the Executive Director of the Forest Services Division (FSD). The participants agreed on modalities and procedures for registering planted trees on farms. There was consensus on the design of a standardized planted trees registration form. The capacity of traditional authorities, landowners and farmers are built, through training and provision of information, to better appreciate the importance of appropriate land acquisition arrangements and the adoption of tenurial practices and on-farm planted tree ownership that will foster adoption of sustainable farming practices.

Gold

Improve national-level ASM policy, implementation and practice, to curb illegal mining and formalise ASM mining. Development of a National ASM Action Plan that has an update of ASM laws and standards, taking technology and land-use into consideration. Enhance capacity of the Geological Survey Department to assess geological assets in ASM areas. Empower ASM associations and enhance knowledge among Civil Society Organizations, Government Institutions and officials to increase understanding, dialogue and cooperation.

MoU developed with the Minerals Commission of Ghana to collaborate in the improvement of livelihoods of artisanal and small scale miners.Effective stakeholder participation encouraged by organizing several forms of consultations with local stakeholders, including Chiefs, Queen Mothers, Women Groups, land owners, miners representatives and CBOs. Selected to become a member of the Coalition of CSOs against Illegal Mining. The aim of the coalition is to agree on topical issues to be discussed at national level.

Indonesia TeaDeveloping a national consensus on sustainable development of Indonesian tea industry through development and acceptance of a national tea standard-Lestari.

National Reference Group (NRG) Platform established to promote sustainable growth and poverty reduction on tea smallholders and processing factories. First draft vision document for the Indonesian tea sector 2025.

Bolivia

Soy In a multistakeholder approach, support governmental to improve the application and enforcement of land use law in the soy sector.

Consortium its governance structure and agenda to improve land use and territorial organisation in formation.

Gold Support formalisation process of small-scale miners through an inclusive review of existing laws.

Strategic partnership agreement with Fecoman and Ferreco, the two Regional Federation of Cooperatives in Bolivia to promote gold mining sector. We joined the Bolivian Group for ASM Dialogue; Gender and Mining working group

Table 3: National Enabling Policy Environments: our 7 Country sector programmes and main achievements of 2016 CONTINUATION

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gisl

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nd su

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dev

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men

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uni

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regi

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prot

ocol

to p

rom

ote

adop

tion

of a

grof

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try i

n co

coa/

agri

cultu

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ms.

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on

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ally

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ND

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Gha

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tain

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ram

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con

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le fo

r Sta

keho

lder

s in

the

Fore

stry

and

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ctor

s to

disc

uss a

nd a

gree

with

the

Fore

stry

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mis

sion

on

the

mod

aliti

es fo

r the

regi

stra

tion

of e

cono

mic

tree

s pla

nted

on

farm

s.

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take

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nclu

ded

offici

als f

rom

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estr

y Com

mis

sion

(FC

), M

inis

try

of L

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and

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ourc

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and

repr

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f key

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nd im

plem

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genc

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n th

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ticip

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in th

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orks

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by M

r. Ra

phae

l Yeb

oah,

the

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tor o

f the

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est S

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ivis

ion

(FSD

). Th

e pa

rtic

ipan

ts a

gree

d on

mod

aliti

es a

nd p

roce

dure

s for

regi

ster

ing

plan

ted

tree

s on

farm

s. T

here

was

co

nsen

sus o

n th

e de

sign

of a

stan

dard

ized

pla

nted

tree

s reg

istr

atio

n fo

rm. T

he

capa

city

of t

radi

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l aut

hori

ties,

land

owne

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nd fa

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bui

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roug

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mat

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to b

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rtan

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of a

ppro

pria

te la

nd a

cqui

sitio

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rang

emen

ts a

nd th

e ad

optio

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tenu

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pr

actic

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n-fa

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wne

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p th

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ill fo

ster

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ptio

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actic

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natio

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pol

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impl

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tatio

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d pr

actic

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cur

b ill

egal

min

ing

and

form

alis

e A

SM m

inin

g. D

evel

opm

ent o

f a N

atio

nal A

SM

Act

ion

Plan

that

has

an

upda

te o

f ASM

law

s and

stan

dard

s, ta

king

tech

nolo

gy

and

land

-use

into

con

side

ratio

n. E

nhan

ce c

apac

ity o

f the

Geo

logi

cal S

urve

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epar

tmen

t to

asse

ss g

eolo

gica

l ass

ets i

n A

SM a

reas

. Em

pow

er A

SM

asso

ciat

ions

and

enh

ance

kno

wle

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amon

g C

ivil S

ocie

ty O

rgan

izat

ions

, G

over

nmen

t Ins

titut

ions

and

offi

cial

s to

incr

ease

und

erst

andi

ng, d

ialo

gue

and

coop

erat

ion.

MoU

dev

elop

ed w

ith th

e M

iner

als C

omm

issi

on o

f Gha

na to

col

labo

rate

in

the

impr

ovem

ent o

f liv

elih

oods

of a

rtis

anal

and

smal

l sca

le m

iner

s.Eff

ectiv

e st

akeh

olde

r par

ticip

atio

n en

cour

aged

by o

rgan

izin

g se

vera

l for

ms o

f co

nsul

tatio

ns w

ith lo

cal s

take

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ers,

incl

udin

g C

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s, Q

ueen

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hers

, Wom

en

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ups,

land

ow

ners

, min

ers r

epre

sent

ativ

es a

nd C

BOs.

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ecte

d to

bec

ome

a m

embe

r of t

he C

oalit

ion

of C

SOs a

gain

st Il

lega

l Min

ing.

The

aim

of t

he c

oalit

ion

is

to a

gree

on

topi

cal is

sues

to b

e di

scus

sed

at n

atio

nal le

vel.

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nesi

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evel

opin

g a

natio

nal c

onse

nsus

on

sust

aina

ble

deve

lopm

ent o

f Ind

ones

ian

tea

indu

stry

thro

ugh

deve

lopm

ent a

nd a

ccep

tanc

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a n

atio

nal t

ea st

anda

rd-

Lest

ari.

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iona

l Ref

eren

ce G

roup

(N

RG) P

latf

orm

est

ablis

hed

to p

rom

ote

sust

aina

ble

grow

th a

nd p

over

ty re

duct

ion

on te

a sm

allh

olde

rs a

nd p

roce

ssin

g fa

ctor

ies.

Fi

rst d

raft

vis

ion

docu

men

t for

the

Indo

nesi

an te

a se

ctor

20

25.

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ia

Soy

In

a m

ultis

take

hold

er a

ppro

ach,

supp

ort g

over

nmen

tal t

o im

prov

e th

e ap

plic

atio

n an

d en

forc

emen

t of l

and

use

law

in th

e so

y sec

tor.

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sort

ium

its g

over

nanc

e st

ruct

ure

and

agen

da to

impr

ove

land

use

and

te

rrito

rial

org

anis

atio

n in

form

atio

n.

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d Su

ppor

t for

mal

isat

ion

proc

ess o

f sm

all-s

cale

min

ers t

hrou

gh a

n in

clus

ive

revi

ew o

f exi

stin

g la

ws.

Stra

tegi

c pa

rtne

rshi

p ag

reem

ent w

ith F

ecom

an a

nd F

erre

co, t

he tw

o Re

gion

al

Fede

ratio

n of

Coo

pera

tives

in B

oliv

ia to

pro

mot

e go

ld m

inin

g se

ctor

. We

join

ed

the

Boliv

ian

Gro

up fo

r ASM

Dia

logu

e; G

ende

r and

Min

ing

wor

king

gro

up ANNEX 4USEFUL LINKS

LINKS, PHOTOS ON ADVOCACY FOR CHANGE PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

REPORTS

Mind the Gap: Towards a More Sustainable Cotton Market

(click to view)

Sustainable Cotton Ranking

(click to view)

WINCC LinkedIn page

(click to view)

WEBPAGES

Indonesia- Development of Web page

(click to view)

VIDEOS

Documentary of Gold - Galamsey the other side

(click to view)

https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/sites/solidaridadnetwork.org/files/publications/Mind%20the%20Gap%20-%20Towards%20a%20more%20Sustainable%20Cotton%20Market.pdf

https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/sites/solidaridadnetwork.org/files/publications/Cotton%20Ranking%20Report%20-%20June%202016_0.pdf

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8509580/profile

http://www.sustainable-landscape.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnTmbyhU0c&feature=youtu.be


ANNEX 5MAPS

NICARAGUA Deforestation and degradation

around Rama and Kukrahill.MSPs for sectors and for Landscape

management in formation. Joint agenda set, MoUs signed.

TANZANIA Deforestation and degradation

around Mount Kilomanjaro.Policy advisory groups formed.

Regional consensus reached to perform policy review.

ZAMBIA Water scarcity in Mazabuka Province.MSP consolidated, dialogue started.

Awareness training in communities held.

INDIA Water scarcity and

pollution in the central part of Ganga basin.

MSPs formed. Pilots identified

INDONESIA Deforestation around Mount Marapi

in Central Java. MSP formed. Female farmer groups formed.

HONDURAS Deforestation and degradation

in the Northern Coast Zone.The MSP (PASH) has been formed

years ago.

PARAGUAY Deforestation in the municipality

of Irala Fernandez in Chaco.Local governance structure in formation, partnerships established. Pilots selected.

Figure 1: Sustainable Landscape Projects: status and main achievements 2016

-

International consensus on

sustainability in the Asian palm sector

BOLIVIA More inclusive policies and

formalisation of artisanal miners

BANGLADESH

SOUTH EAST ASIA AND CHINA

Roadmap for sustainable shrimp

strategy and market transformation

INDONESIA Incentives for sustainable

investments in the tea sector

SOUTHERN AFRICA GRSB framework as the global

leading reference

SOUTH-, SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A single platform of tea industry stakeholders to synergize policies

SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

A single harmonized entry-level food safety standard for

smallholder farmers

GHANAConsensus on policy framework

on tree and land tenure

Collaboration to enable effective policies for artisanal mining

SOUTH AMERICA, CHINA

Effective policies to manage deforestation

MOZAMBIQUELocal obligatory sustainability

standards

SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND EAST AFRICA

Public policy support to improve social dialogue and global discussion

EUROPE Improved social and environmental

performance in the Dutch textile sector

The development and implementation of a more

sustainable palm oil supply chain

Multi-stakeholder collaboration for a more sustainable gold supply

chain

A network of women in the entire cocoa value chain to inspire and

bridge the gender gap

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

Sustainable practices of the sugar sector through better frameworks

Incentives for smallholder farmers to produce gender- and

environmentally sensitive

UGANDANational tea policy

Food safety interventions

Figure 2: Enabling Policy Environment: Status and main achievements 2016


GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

ASM: Artisanal and Small-scale MiningCOCOBOD: Ghana Cocoa BoardCSA: Climate Smart AgricultureCSOs: Civil Society OrganizationsCSR: Corporate Social ResponsibilityEPRM: European Partnership for Responsible Minerals F&V: Fruit and VegetablesGAP: Good Agricultural PracticesIDH: Sustainable Trade InitiativeIMVOs: International Corporate Social ResponsibilityL&A: Lobby and AdvocacyMoU: Memorandum of UnderstandingMSP: Multi-stakeholder Platforms NGO: Non-Governmental OrganisationREC: Regional Expertise CentreRSPO: Roundtable for Sustainable Palm OilSAC: Sustainable Apparel Coalition SLM: Sustainable Landscape ManagementTNC: The Nature Conservancy ToC: Theory of ChangeToR: Terms of ReferenceUNDP: United Nations Development ProgrammeWINCC: Women in Cocoa and Chocolate WRS: Water, Rest, Shade WWF: World Wildlife Fund

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