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The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism Resource mobilization for forest and ecosystems restoration: key findings and recommendations of the discussion paper on Sustainable Financing for Forest and Landscape Restoration


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Christophe Besacier Forestry Officer – FAO with Global Mechanism (Pedro Lara, Ludwig Liagre and Sven Walter)

Resource mobilization for forest and ecosystems restoration: key findings and recommendations of the discussion paper on ‘’Sustainable Financing for Forest and Landscape Restoration’’

The Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism

Regional Capacity Building Workshop 7 October 2015 – Accra - Ghana

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“An active process that brings people together to identify, negotiate and implement practices that restore an agreed

  • ptimal balance of the ecological, social and economic benefits of

forests and trees within a broader pattern of land uses.” (GPFLR)

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Steps and way forward for increasing investments in FLR

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Mainstreaming FLR in State budgets and setting up appropriate financing mechanisms

Few key messages for decision makers in FLR

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Engaging the private sector in FLR Corporate Social Responsibility

No direct immediate financial returns expectation

Sustainable Business and Investment

Direct financial returns expectation (short or long terms)

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Communication and marketing departments, Corporate foundations or CSR platforms Impact investors (private equity impact funds, etc...), traditional investors (commercial banks / pension funds)

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F&LR relevant CSR fields and indicators

Engaging the private sector in FLR

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Building an enabling environment for investors in FLR Mobilizing upfront/readiness investment in FLR

  • Foundations, Development cooperation, Families, Crowdfunding
  • Private impact funds + Readiness Facilities (e.g. Moringa Fund)
  • Incentives for provision of Ecosystem Services (public/private)

Risk mitigation strategies ?

  • Guarantee mechanisms ?
  • Multi-layered private funds ?
  • Sustainable investment criteria (PRI) and MRV

Adapting the legal framework

  • Land tenure rights
  • Benefit sharing mechanisms
  • Investment regulations

Engaging the private sector in FLR

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Raising awareness among investors & project promoters/implementers

Improving Costs-Benefits Analyses

  • Compile existing data and design a CBA data base
  • Improving data quality for indirect costs and benefits (e.g. non-use

values)

  • Propose a ex-ante CBA tool

Communicating on success stories and opportunities

  • Data base of successful business cases
  • Promoting work of private impact funds towards traditional investors
  • Using existing communication channels and creating new ones?

Building marketplaces

  • At landscape, national, regional and/or global levels
  • Mobilizing all investors types
  • Which suitable facilitator/coordinator ?

Engaging the private sector in FLR

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FAO Forestry

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