REDD+ National Investment Plan for Equatorial Guinea
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Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Livestock, Forest and Economy and Planning Environment REDD+ National Investment Plan FOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ureka Falls, Bioko Island ©FAO/Lorena Hojas Gascón REDD+ NATIONAL INVESTMENT PLAN FOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA REFERENCE: MHEP and MAGBOMA. 2020. REDD+ National Investment Plan for Equatorial Guinea © REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Index of figures II 11. Investment evaluation and 39 prioritization Index of tables III 11.1. Cost and benefit 39 List of abbreviations IV 11.2. Additional social, economic and 40 List of symbols and units VI environmental benefits 12. Risk matrix and mitigation strategy 43 Preface VII Executive summary IX ANNEX I Strategic investment 47 programme fact sheets 1. Introduction 1 I.1. PN 1: Land-use planning 47 2. Forests in Equatorial Guinea 3 I.2. PN 2: Sustainable forest 55 3. Biodiversity status 11 management I.3. PN 3: Agriculture and food security 69 4. REDD+ vision, goals and principles 13 I.4. PN 4: Mining, energy and 78 5. Strategic investment programmes 15 construction with REDD+ 6. PNI-REDD+ theory of change 21 I.5. PN 5: Governance for REDD+ 86 7. National political framework 23 I.6. PIL I: Litoral Province 93 7.1. Contribution of PNI-REDD+ to PNDES 23 I.7. PIL II: Municipality of Niefang 103 2020 and the future PNDS 2035 7.2. Alignment of PNI-REDD+ with other 25 I.8. PIL III: Kie-Ntem Province 108 national policies and legislation I.9. PIL IV: Bioko Island 117 7.3. Relationship between PNI-REDD+ 27 and nationally determined I.10. PIL V: Annobón Island 126 contribution 7.4. Relationship between the PNI- 27 ANNEX II Intervention logical framework 135 REDD+ and EN-REDD+ and the National Action Plan for Adaptation ANNEX III Breakdown of budget for 149 to Climate Change national programmes and 7.5. Ongoing projects and programmes 29 local integrated programmes linked to PNI-REDD+ ANNEX IV Consultation process during 153 8. Institutional framework for 31 the development of PNI- implementing PNI-REDD+ REDD+ 9. Budget 33 References 179 10. Sources of funding and prioritization 37 I INDEX OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 Deforestation and forest 4 FIGURE I.10 Territory attributed to 96 degradation in the periods Production and Conservation 2004–2014 and 2014–2018 Domains in PIL I FIGURE 2 Map of deforestation and forest 5 FIGURE I.11 Landing points in the province 97 degradation in the continental of Litoral region during the period 2004–2014 FIGURE I.12 Map of deforestation and 98 forest degradation in PIL I in FIGURE 3 Map of deforestation and forest 6 2004–2014 degradation in the insular region during the period FIGURE I.13 Loss of tree cover on the 99 2004–2014 Wele River FIGURE 4 Roundwood production during 10 FIGURE I.14 Simulation showing possible 100 the period 2001–2017 location of forest loss in the continental region FIGURE 5 Roundwood imports from 10 Equatorial Guinea during the FIGURE I.15 Territorial jurisdiction of PIL II 103 period 1998–2017 FIGURE I.16 Territory attributed to 105 FIGURE 6 Location of local integrated 18 Production and Conservation programmes Domains in PIL II FIGURE 7 PNI-REDD+ theory of change 22 FIGURE I.17 Map of deforestation and forest 106 degradation in the period FIGURE 8 Outline of the institutional 32 2004–2014 in PIL II framework for implementing REDD+ FIGURE I.18 Territorial jurisdiction of PIL III 109 FIGURE 9 Budget distribution for 35 FIGURE I.19 Municipalities, roads and 111 national programmes and local protected areas in PIL III integrated programmes (in FIGURE I.20 Territory attributed to 112 millions of USD) Production and Conservation FIGURE I.1 Forest loss and domain overlap 49 Domains in PIL III in the continental region FIGURE I.21 Map of deforestation and forest 113 FIGURE I.2 National Forest Reserve 56 degradation in the period Organization 2004–2014 in PIL III FIGURE I.3 Outline of a legality assurance 64 FIGURE I.22 Territorial jurisdiction of PIL IV 119 system FIGURE I.23 Map of deforestation and forest 122 FIGURE I.4 Populated sites and forest loss 75 degradation in the period on Bioko Island and in the 2004–2014 in PIL IV continental region FIGURE I.24 Territorial jurisdiction of PIL V 127 FIGURE I.5 Aggregate production by 79 region in 2013–2016 FIGURE I.25 Map of deforestation and forest 129 degradation in the period FIGURE I.6 Map showing the first round of 80 2004–2014 in PIL V mining licences FIGURE I.7 Greenhouse gas emissions by 83 sector FIGURE I.8 Territorial jurisdiction of PIL I 94 FIGURE I.9 Urban and rural population 95 in the provinces of Equatorial Guinea (2015) II INDEX OF TABLES TABLE 1 Annual deforestation and forest 4 TABLE 18 Risk matrix 43 degradation in the periods 2004–2014 and 2014–2018 TABLE I.1 Outcomes and outputs of PN 1 53 TABLE 2 Relative weighting of the direct 8 TABLE I.2 Outcomes and outputs of PN 2 66 drivers and underlying drivers of deforestation and forest degradation TABLE I.3 Outcomes and outputs of PN 3 76 in the period 2004 2014 TABLE I.4 Deforestation and forest 84 TABLE 3 Underlying drivers of 9 degradation caused by deforestation and forest infrastructure expansion in degradation in the period 2004–2014 2004–2014 TABLE I.5 Outcomes and outputs of PN 4 85 TABLE 4 PNI-REDD+ strategic 15 interventions TABLE I.6 Outcomes and outputs of PN 5 91 Deforestation and forest TABLE 5 17 TABLE I.7 General information on 95 degradation rates in provinces Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea TABLE I.8 Outcomes and outputs of PIL I 101 TABLE 6 Characteristics of territorial 19 jurisdictions of local integrated TABLE I.9 General information on the 104 programmes municipality of Niefang TABLE 7 Alignment of major pillars and 24 TABLE I.10 Outcomes and outputs of PIL II 107 programmes of PNDES 2020 with PNI-REDD+ TABLE I.11 General information on 110 TABLE 8 National sectoral strategy 25 Kie-Ntem Province documents and programmes TABLE I.12 Resultados y productos del PIL III 115 related to PNI-REDD+ TABLE 9 Relationship between 28 TABLE I.13 General information on 118 PNI-REDD+ and EN-REDD+ Bioko Island TABLE 10 Relationship between 29 TABLE I.14 Outcomes and outputs of PIL IV 124 PNI-REDD+ and PANA TABLE I.15 General information on 128 TABLE 11 Ongoing projects linked to 30 Annobón Island PNI-REDD+ TABLE I.16 Rate of deforestation and forest 130 TABLE 12 National programme budget 33 degradation in Equatorial Guinea and implementation period in the period 2004–2014 TABLE 13 Local integrated programme 33 TABLE I.17 Outcomes and outputs of PIL V 132 budget and implementation period TABLE II.1 PNI-REDD+ logical framework 135 TABLE 14 Annual breakdown of budgets 34 TABLE III.1 Breakdown of investment 149 for national programmes and programme budgets local integrated programmes TABLE IV.1 List of people consulted 159 (in USD) TABLE 15 Funding sources 38 TABLE 16 Estimation of the emission 39 reduction potential of the PNI-REDD+ TABLE 17 Additional socio-economic 41 and environmental benefits of national investment programmes III LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use ANDEGE Friends of Nature and Development in Equatorial Guinea CAFI Central African Forest Initiative CICTE Scientific and Technological Research Council CN-REDD+ REDD+ National Coordination CONAMA National Committee for the Environment CP PNI-REDD+ National Steering Committee for developing the REDD+ National Investment Plan CP-REDD+ REDD+ National Steering Committee CUREF Project for the Conservation and Rational Use of Forest Ecosystems in Equatorial Guinea D.G. Directorate-General EN-REDD+ REDD+ National Strategy FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FLEGT Forest law enforcement, governance and trade FONADEFO National Forestry Development Fund FONAMA National Environment Fund FREL/FRL Forest Reference Emissions Level/Forest Reference Level GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross domestic product GEF Global Environment Facility GHG Greenhouse gas ILO International Labour Organization INCOMA National Institute for Environmental Conservation INDEFOR National Institute for Forestry Development INDEFOR-AP National Institute for Forestry Development and Protected Area Management INEGE Equatorial Guinea National Institute of Statistics INPAGE National Institute for the Promotion of Agriculture in Equatorial Guinea IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature MAB Ministry of Agriculture and Forests MAGBOMA / Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests and Environment MAGBMA MHEP Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning MMH Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons IV NDC Nationally determined contribution PN National programme PNFS National Programme for Food Security OCIPEF Office of Forest Species Control, Information and Promotion PANA National Action Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change PIL Local integrated programme PN National programme PNAF National Forestry Action Programme PNDES National Economic and Social Development Plan PNDS National Sustainable Development Plan PNIASAN National Plan for Agricultural Investment and Food and Nutritional Security PNSA National Programme for food security PNI-REDD+ REDD+ National Investment Plan PROFOR Programme on Forests Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, REDD+ and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries R-PIN REDD+ readiness plan idea note RPP REDD+ Readiness preparation proposal SEGESA Equatorial Guinea Electricity Board UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNGE National University of Equatorial Guinea United Nations Programme for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest UN-REDD+ Degradation in Developing Countries USDA United States Department of Agriculture WRI World Resources Institute V LIST OF SYMBOLS AND UNITS carbon dioxide CO2 carbon dioxide equivalent CO2eq ha hectare kg kilogram km kilometre m metre mm millimetre MW megawatt N/A not applicable n.d.