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Page 1: Global Environment Facility - Ulrich Apel
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 182 member The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 182 member governments — in partnership with international governments — in partnership with international institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector — to address global environmental issues.private sector — to address global environmental issues.

Entrusted financial mechanism of the three environmental Entrusted financial mechanism of the three environmental conventions (UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD) relevant to forests.conventions (UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD) relevant to forests.

Provides grants to developing countries and countries with Provides grants to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for projects related to economies in transition for projects related to biodiversity, biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, climate change, land degradation, international waters, international waters, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants

Largest financier of forests: $1.5 billion supplemented by Largest financier of forests: $1.5 billion supplemented by more than $4.5 billion in co-financing; more than 300 more than $4.5 billion in co-financing; more than 300 projects focusing on forest conservation and management.projects focusing on forest conservation and management.

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GEF provides a ready-made financing platform by incorporating components and GEF provides a ready-made financing platform by incorporating components and financial contributions from multiple focal areas, in particular land degradation, financial contributions from multiple focal areas, in particular land degradation, biodiversity, and climate changebiodiversity, and climate change

Countries can generate multiple environmental benefits through the protection of Countries can generate multiple environmental benefits through the protection of forest habitats, ecosystem services flows, mitigation of climate change, reflecting forest habitats, ecosystem services flows, mitigation of climate change, reflecting the transversal nature of forests globally.the transversal nature of forests globally.

ForestForest management and conservation are central components of GEF’s mandate: management and conservation are central components of GEF’s mandate: the UNFCCC, the CBD, and the UNCCD all emphasize forests in achieving their the UNFCCC, the CBD, and the UNCCD all emphasize forests in achieving their Convention objectives.Convention objectives.

The GEF partnership includes 10 implementing agencies: the UNDP, UNEP, the The GEF partnership includes 10 implementing agencies: the UNDP, UNEP, the World Bank, FAO, UNIDO, AfDB, ADB, EU, IADB, and IFADWorld Bank, FAO, UNIDO, AfDB, ADB, EU, IADB, and IFAD.

GEF Comparative Advantages on Forest FinancingGEF Comparative Advantages on Forest Financing

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The GEF wants to help making REDD+ a reality, not compromising the multiple functions of forests

SFM/REDD+ is a multi-focal area at the GEF drawing on resources from Biodiversity, Climate Change and Land Degradation Focal Areas

GEF provides funding for all eligible countries and for all types of forests to achieve agreed global environmental benefits

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GEF Council approved a SFM/LULUCF Program GEF Council approved a SFM/LULUCF Program in GEF-4, increasing demand for forest in GEF-4, increasing demand for forest financing in a short-time spanfinancing in a short-time span

GEF has been very responsive to the rapidly GEF has been very responsive to the rapidly growing demand: growing demand: $420 Million leveraged $1.4 $420 Million leveraged $1.4 Billion from other funding sources (about 100 SFM Billion from other funding sources (about 100 SFM projects) in the past 3 yearsprojects) in the past 3 years

Successful REDD+ pilot projects / programs, Successful REDD+ pilot projects / programs, e.g. in the Congo Basin, Colombia, and the Amazon e.g. in the Congo Basin, Colombia, and the Amazon

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Goal: Goal: Achieve multiple environmental Achieve multiple environmental benefits from improved management of all benefits from improved management of all types of foreststypes of forests

SFM/REDD+ Strategy for GEF-5 (2010-2014)

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Objective 1: Reduce pressures on forest resources and generate sustainable flows of forest ecosystem services

Objective 2: Strengthen the enabling environment to reduce GHG emissions from REDD and enhance carbon sinks from LULUCF activities

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PA establishment and managementPA establishment and managementIntegrated watershed managementIntegrated watershed managementCertification of timber and non-timber forestry productsCertification of timber and non-timber forestry productsPayments for ecosystem services (PES)Payments for ecosystem services (PES)Financial mechanisms related to carbonFinancial mechanisms related to carbonDevelopment and testing of policy frameworks to slow the Development and testing of policy frameworks to slow the drivers of undesired land-use changes drivers of undesired land-use changesWork with local communities to develop alternative Work with local communities to develop alternative livelihood strategies to reduce emissions and sequester livelihood strategies to reduce emissions and sequester carbon carbonSupport of MRV activitiesSupport of MRV activities

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No conversion of forests to alternative land useNo conversion of forests to alternative land use No financing of logging operations in primary No financing of logging operations in primary

forestsforests No financing of costs of commercial, industrial No financing of costs of commercial, industrial

timber plantations, and tree-farming systemstimber plantations, and tree-farming systems No support for reforestation of habitat No support for reforestation of habitat

following logging operationsfollowing logging operations No support for creation of carbon credits for No support for creation of carbon credits for

future carbon tradingfuture carbon trading

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144 eligible countries have been allocated with 144 eligible countries have been allocated with resources - in total $4.34bn – of which $750m resources - in total $4.34bn – of which $750m can draw from the $250m incentive mechanism.can draw from the $250m incentive mechanism.

Expected leverage of $4-5bn from other sources.Expected leverage of $4-5bn from other sources. Projects identified and proposed through Projects identified and proposed through

voluntary national portfolio identification voluntary national portfolio identification exercises (NPFE).exercises (NPFE).

GEF’s implementing agencies work with recipient GEF’s implementing agencies work with recipient countries to design projects.countries to design projects.

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Thank you for your attention!