GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INVESTING in OUR PLANET Naoko Ishii CEO and Chairperson May 03, 2018
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY INVESTING IN OUR PLANET Naoko Ishii CEO and Chairperson May 03, 2018 Ms Sendashonga Cyrie Global Director International Union for Conservation of Nature Switzerland Dear Ms Cyrie: I am pleased to inform you that I have approved the medium-sized project detailed below: Decision Sought: Medium-sized Project (MSP) Approval GEFSEC ID: 9519 Agency(ies): IUCN Focal Area: Multi Focal Area Project Type: Medium-Sized Project Country(ies): Cameroon Name of Project: Supporting Landscapes Restoration and Sustainable Use of Local Plant Species and Tree Products (Bambusa ssp, lrvingia spp, etc) for Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods and Emissions Reduction in Cameroon Parent Program: Global: TRI The Restoration Initiative - Fostering Innovation and Integration in Support of the Bonn Challenge Indicative GEF Project Grant: $1,326,146 Indicative Agency Fee: $119,354 Funding Source: GEF Trust Fund Break-down of Indicative Agency Fee Agency Trust Fees committed at Council Fees to be committed at Total (US$) Fund Approval of PFD CEO Approval IUCN GET $47,742 $71,612 $119,354 This approval is subject to the comments made by the GEF Secretariat in the attached document. It is also based on the understanding that the project is in conformity with GEF focal areas strategies and in line with GEF policies and procedures. Chi Attachment: GEFSEC Project Review Document Copy to: Country Operational Focal Point, GEF Agencies, ST AP, Trustee 1818 H Street, NW D Washington, DC 20433 D USA Tel:+ I (202) 473 3202 - Fax:+ I (202) 522 3240 E-mail: [email protected] \ll\UUT thPoPf nrCT GEF-6 REQUEST FOR ONE-STEP MEDIUM-SIZED PROJECT APPROVAL TYPE OF TRUST FUND: GEF Trust Fund For more information about GEF, visit TheGEF.org PART I: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION Project Title: Supporting Landscapes Restoration and Sustainable Use of local plant species and tree products (Bambusa ssp, Irvingia spp, etc) for Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods and Emissions Reduction in Cameroon Country(ies): Cameroon GEF Project ID:1 9519 GEF Agency(ies): IUCN (select) (select) GEF Agency Project ID: PO2468 Other Executing INBAR Submission Date: Partner(s): GEF Focal Area(s): Multi-focal Areas Project Duration (Months) 60 months Integrated Approach Pilot IAP-Cities IAP-Commodities IAP-Food Security Name of Parent Program: The Restoration Initiative Agency Fee ($) 119,354 A. FOCAL AREA STRATEGY FRAMEWORK AND PROGRAM2: Trust (in $) Focal Area Focal Area Outcomes Fund GEF Project Co-financing Objectives/programs Financing BD-4 Program 9 Increased area of production landscapes and GEFTF 822,211 1,322,393 seascapes that integrate conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into management. Sector policies and regulatory frameworks incorporate biodiversity considerations. CCM-2 Program 4 Accelerated adoption of innovative technologies GEFTF 26,523 2,213,714 and management practices for GHG emission reduction and carbon sequestration; Policy, planning and regulatory frameworks foster accelerated low GHG development and emissions mitigation. LD-2 Program 3 Support mechanisms for forest landscape GEFTF 39,784 2,150,612 management and restoration established; Improved forest management and/or restoration; Increased investments in SFM and restoration. SFM-3 Integrated landscape restoration plans to maintain GEFTF 437,628 3,436,008 forest ecosystem services are implemented at appropriate scales by government, private sector and local community actors, both women and men. Total project costs 1,326,146 9,122,727 1 Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC and to be entered by Agency in subsequent document submissions. 2 When completing Table A, refer to the excerpts on GEF 6 Results Frameworks for GETF, LDCF and SCCF and CBIT programming directions1 . GEF-6 One-Step MSP_Template-August2016 B. PROJECT FRAMEWORK Project Objective: To support the implementation and scaling up of Forest Landscape Restoration in Cameroon to facilitate biodiversity conservation, sustainable land management, climate resilience and improved community livelihoods (in $) Project Financing Trust GEF Confirmed Components/ Project Outcomes Project Outputs Type3 Fund Project Co- Programs Financing financing Component 1: TA Outcome 1. Output 1.1: High-priority GEFTF 255,000 1,171,932 Policy Strengthened policy restoration opportunities Development and commitment and and interventions Integration improved legislative identified in 4 pilot and regulatory landscapes through framework supporting facilitated participatory forest landscape ROAM processes. restoration and sustainable land and Output 1.2. Policies and forest management plans that support or hinder restoration of degraded lands using indigenous plants Bambusa spp, Irvingia spp and Ricinodendron heudelotii, etc. reviewed and compiled in a report Output 1.3 Uptake and integration of policy recommendations from ROAM assessments, published report on use of indigenous plants to support restoration, and other briefs and case studies facilitated Component 2: Inv Outcome 2. Output 2.1. Degraded GEFTF 732,000 4,771,932 Implementation of Pilot and assess the landscapes under Restoration effectiveness of restoration with Programs and restoration using collaboration of Complementary Bambusa spp and stakeholders Initiatives other indigenous NTFP like Irvingia Output 2.2. Value chains spp, Ricinodendron development and heudelotii, etc, and enhancement of priority ensure the NTFPs like Bamboo development of value Irvingia spp and chains to support Ricinodendron biodiversity heudelotii, etc is conservation, supported in the various sustainable livelihoods sites to facilitate Forest and GHG emissions Landscape Restoration reduction Output 2.3. Promote the production of sustainable 3 Financing type can be either investment or technical assistance. 2 GEF-6 One-Step MSP_Template-August2016 charcoal (from Bambusa spp), especially in sites near Protected Areas to avoid deforestation in protected areas and promote carbon sequestration. Component 3: TA Outcome 3. Output 3.1. Beneficiaries GEFTF 119,000 1,271,932 Institutions, Strengthened Trained on Management, Finance and Up Institutional capacities Financial and Technical scaling and Financing aspects of Landscape arrangements in place Restoration and NTFPs to facilitate large-scale Value Chain Landscape Restoration Development and Sustainable Forest Management in Output 3.2. New Project sites in financing mechanisms Cameroon for restoration investments and/or NTFP value chain identified, developed and mainstreamed at national and local level Component 4 : TA Outcome 4. Output 4.1. System to GEFTF 99,587 994,658 Knowledge, Improved knowledge monitor and evaluate Partnerships, of best practices in progress with landscape Monitoring and landscape restoration, restoration and SLM Assessment SFM, SLM, developed and is Monitoring and operational (providing Evaluation amongst relevant information to Stakeholders managers, stakeholders and global TRI Initiative) Output 4.2. Development of FLR knowledge products Output 4.3. Development and participation in knowledge sharing events to share Project experiences and knowledge products and learn from other TRI projects and initiatives Subtotal 1,205,587 8,210,455 Project Management Cost (PMC)4 (select) 120,559 912,273 Total GEF Project Financing 1,326,146 9,122,727 4 For GEF Project Financing up to $2 million, PMC could be up to10% of the subtotal; above $2 million, PMC could be up to 5% of the subtotal. PMC should be charged proportionately to focal areas based on focal area project financing amount in Table D below. 3 GEF-6 One-Step MSP_Template-August2016 C. SOURCES OF CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT BY NAME AND BY TYPE Please include confirmed co-financing letters for the project with this form. Sources of Co- Type of Co- Amount Name of Co-financier financing financing ($) GEF Agency IUCN In-kind 4,548,021 CSO FODER (NGO) In-kind 82,774 Others INBAR In-kind 1,991,932 CSO CEW & NGOs of the Cameroon Members In-kind 1,000,000 Network CSO CWCS & NGOs of the Cameroon In-kind 1,500,000 Mangroves Network Total Co-financing 9,122,727 D. TRUST FUND RESOURCES REQUESTED BY AGENCY(IES), COUNTRY(IES), FOCAL AREA AND PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS (in $) GEF Country/ Programming of GEF Trust Focal Area Agency Project Total Agency Fund Regional/Global Funds Fee a) Financing (c)=a+b (b) (a) IUCN GEF TF Cameroon Biodiversity (select as applicable) 822,211 73,999 896,210 IUCN GEF TF Cameroon Climate Change (select as applicable) 26,523 2,387 28,910 IUCN GEF TF Cameroon Land Degradation (select as applicable) 39,784 3,581 43,365 IUCN GEF TF Cameroon Multi-focal Areas (select as applicable) 437,628 39,387 477,015 Total Grant Resources 1,326,146 119,354 1,445,500 a) Refer to the Fee Policy for GEF Partner Agencies. E. PROJECT’S TARGET CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS5 Provide the expected project targets as appropriate. Corporate Results Replenishment Targets Project Targets 1. Maintain globally significant biodiversity Improved management of landscapes and 5000 hectares and the ecosystem goods and services seascapes covering 300 million hectares that it provides to society 2. Sustainable land management in 120 million hectares under sustainable land 6000 hectares production systems (agriculture, management rangelands, and forest landscapes) 3. Promotion of collective management of Water-food-ecosystems security and Number of transboundary water systems and conjunctive management of surface and freshwater basins implementation of the full range of