Environment and Natural Resource Management POLICY
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Environment and natural resource management POLICY Resilient livelihoods through the sustainable use of natural assets Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty IFAD ENRM core principles 10 Reduce Productive and IFAD’s environmental resilient livelihoods footprint Increase and ecosystems smallholder access to Promote role 9 green finance 8 of women and indigenous peoples Promote livelihood 7 diversification Improve 6 governance of natural assets Engage in value chains 5 that drive green growth Build 4 smallholder resilience to risk Promote climate-smart 3 rural Recognize development 2 values of natural assets Scaled-up 1 investment in sustainable agriculture Scaled-up investment in Improved governance of natural assets multiple-benefit approaches for for poor rural people by strengthening land tenure sustainable agricultural intensification and community-led empowerment Recognition and greater awareness Livelihood diversification to reduce vulnerability of the economic, social and cultural and build resilience for sustainable value of natural assets natural resource management ‘Climate-smart’ approaches Equality and empowerment for women to rural development and indigenous peoples in managing natural resources Greater attention to risk and resilience Increased access in order to manage environment- and by poor rural communities natural-resource-related shocks to environment and climate finance Engagement in value chains Environmental commitment through to drive green growth changing its own behaviour A full description of the core principles begins on page 28. Environment and natural resource management Policy Resilient livelihoods through the sustainable use of natural assets Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty Minor amendments have been included in this document to reflect comments received during Board deliberations and to incorporate the latest data available. IFAD does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-92-9072-267-0 Cover photo: © IFAD/Susan Beccio © 2012 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) August 2012 Contents Abbreviations and acronyms 4 Acknowledgements 5 Executive summary 7 Background 12 I. The context: accelerating environmental degradation is eroding the natural asset base of poor rural people 13 Poor rural people and natural resources 13 What needs to change? 21 Assessing IFAD’s experience 23 II. The ENRM policy: 10 core principles 28 IFAD ENRM core guiding principles 28 III. ENRM policy implementation: scaling up through systematic integration 33 Operations 33 Promoting knowledge, advocacy and partnerships 35 Resource mobilization 38 Internal organization 39 Measuring success 41 Annexes I. ENRM best-practice statements 42 II. ENRM policy results and implementation framework (2011-2016) 44 Case Studies Student farmers triple yields with integrated pest management in Rwanda cover flap Participatory rangeland management in the Syrian Arab Republic 11 Sustainable forest management in Mexico 16 Rewards for environmental services in Asia and Africa 20 Green growth through value chains in West Africa 27 Energy from waste in China 32 Abbreviations and acronyms ARRI Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD Operations CCAFS Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CGIAR) CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research COP Conference of the Parties (UNCCD) ECD Environment and Climate Division ENRM environment and natural resource management ESAP Environmental and Social Assessment Procedures FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GEF Global Environment Facility GHG greenhouse gas IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank Group) ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFI international financial institution IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute ILC International Land Coalition IPM integrated pest management LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design NRM natural resource management PES payment for environmental services QE quality enhancement RB-COSOP results-based country strategic opportunities programme REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries RES reward for environmental services RIMS Results and Impact Management System SCCF Special Climate Change Fund TEEB The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCSD United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WFP World Food Programme 4 Acknowledgements The development of this policy was led by Matthias Meyerhans, Director (Administrative Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Director, Environment Services Division [ADM]); Tamara Nicodeme, and Climate Division (ECD), with support Marketing and Value Chain Development from a core ECD team comprised of: Sheila Specialist (PTA); Sabine Pallas, Programme Mwanundu, Senior Technical Advisor; Officer (International Land Coalition [ILC]); Kit Vaughan, Lead Consultant; Jeffrey A. Jesús Quintana, Regional Climate and Brez, Knowledge and Advocacy Manager; Environment Specialist, (ECD/Latin America Ilaria Firmian, Technical Advisor; Wietse and the Caribbean Division [LAC]); Francesco Michiels, Environment Quality Enhancement Ranalletta, Loans and Grants Officer (CFS); Support Junior Consultant; Aisha Nazario, Vineet Raswant, Senior Technical Advisor Administrative Assistant; Roland Sundström, (PTA); Antonio Rota, Senior Technical Advisor Intern; and Waltteri Katajamäki, Intern. (PTA); Naoufel Telahigue, Programme Manager (ECD); Ganesh Thapa, Regional Major contributions from IFAD staff were Economist (APR); Gelsomina Vigliotti, provided by members of the Policy Reference Resource Mobilization Officer (Resource Group (PRG) and others, including: Rami Abu Mobilization and Partnership Unit [RMP]); Salman, Regional Climate and Environment Douglas Wholey, Senior Technical Advisor Specialist (ECD/Near East and North Africa (PTA); and the PMD management team under [NEN]); Rima Alcadi, Grants Portfolio Advisor the leadership of Kevin Cleaver, Associate (Policy and Technical Advisory Division [PTA]); Vice-President (PMD). Tom Anyonge, Senior Technical Advisor (PTA); Tim Balint, Junior Strategic Planning Further inputs were received from Jean- Officer (Strategic Planning Unit [SPB]); Marian Philippe Audinet, Senior Technical Advisor Bradley, Country Programme Manager (East (PTA); Thierry Benoit, Country Programme and Southern Africa Division [ESA]); Rudolph Manager (ESA); Hubert Boirard, Country Cleveringa, Technical Advisor (PTA); Roshan Programme Manager (WCA); Nigel Brett, Cooke, Regional Climate and Environment Country Programme Manager (APR); Frank Specialist (ECD/Asia and the Pacific Division Butcher, Senior Technical Advisor (PTA); [APR]); Antonella Cordone, Coordinator for Federica Cerulli, Supplementary Funds Indigenous and Tribal Issues (PTA); Constanza Officer (RMP); Jeanette Cooke, Water, Di Nucci, Portfolio Management Officer (ECD); Sanitation and Hygiene Consultant (PTA); Silvia Donato, Climate Change Officer (ECD); Michael Hamp, Senior Technical Advisor, Tawfiq El-Zabri, Results-Based Management Rural Finance (PTA); Maria Hartl, Technical Officer (APR); Elizabeth Farmosi-Maga, Advisor, Gender and Social Equity (PTA); Operations Advisor (Programme Management Edward Heinemann, Senior Research Department [PMD]); Charles Forrest, Counsel Coordinator (Office of Strategy and (Office of the General Counsel [LEG]); Knowledge Management [SKM]; Gary Howe, Bernardino Fortuna, Loans and Grants Director, (SPB); Sean Kennedy, Technical Officer (Controller’s and Financial Services Advisor, Food Security, Health & Nutrition; Division [CFS]); Vincenzo Galastro, Country Monitoring & Evaluation (PTA); Matteo Programme Manager (West and Central Marchisio, Country Programme Manager Africa Division [WCA]); Shyam Khadka, (APR); Siv Oystese, Financial Strategy and Senior Portfolio Manager (PMD); Annina Private Sector Officer (Global Mechanism Lubbock, Senior Technical Advisor (PTA); [UGM-GM]); Bettina Prato, Research 5 Coordinator, (SKM); Claus Reiner, Country meeting in Vienna, Austria; at the Food and Programme Manager (ESA); Theresa Rice, Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Operational Systems Advisor (PMD); Ladislao and World Food Programme, in Rome; at the Rubio, Country Programme Manager (LAC); World Bank and a meeting of the Multilateral Rutsel Martha, General Counsel (LEG); Financial Institutions Working Group on Steven Schonberger, Regional Economist Environment, in Washington, DC; and at (WCA); Cristiana Sparacino, Country a workshop establishing an Indigenous Programme Manager (WCA); Michael John Peoples Forum at IFAD. The team wishes Taylor, Programme Manager (ILC);