FAO support to finance forest landscape and restoration (FLR)

FAO

FAO support to finance forest landscape and restoration (FLR)

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Significant investment is required to meet international restoration targets. Such investments often exceed national budgets and therefore responsible and coordinated investments are needed. The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) has been working with in-country partners to provide diverse support for partner financing needs and to develop innovative financing mechanisms to sustainably fund the implementation of restoration activities on the ground. This leaflet provide a range of diverse financial mechanisms that leverage financial support for the implementation of restoration activities.

Language English

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Significant investment is required to meet international restoration targets. Such investments often exceed national budgets and therefore responsible and coordinated investments are needed. The FAO Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) has been working with in-country partners to provide diverse support for partner financing needs and to develop innovative financing mechanisms to sustainably fund the implementation of restoration activities on the ground. This poster provides a range of diverse financial mechanisms that leverage financial support for the implementation of restoration activities.
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To achieve ambitious international forest and landscape restoration (FLR) targets, significant investment is required. Annually, more than USD 36 billion is needed to meet the Bonn Challenge and USD 318 billion to reach land degradation neutrality.
FAO FLRM has been working with in-country partners to provide diverse support for partner financing needs and to develop innovative financing mechanisms to sustainably fund the implementation of restoration activities on the ground. These activities include:

(i) Capacity building through physical trainings (green finance and the development of bankable projects, ecosystem services valuation, etc.), an active Community of Practice (CoP) for Local Finance for Forest and Landscape Restoration and 3 e-learning courses dedicated to Finance
(ii) Supporting the development of financial plans for FLR implementation to access diverse sources of funding. The plans include for example value chain development, market-based mechanisms such as payments for ecosystem services (PES) as well as supporting the operationalization of national forest funds (NFFs) and public–private partnerships for FLR investment. The plans include different types of financing to ensure FLR success on the long term.
(iii) Creating linkages with climate funds through technical assistance and proposal development.
(iv) Developing bankable projects through capacity building and the identification of opportunities for business development and for attracting additional investment.

This work is presented through examples and cases studies increasing the knowledge of local partners on existing financing sources and supporting them in accessing these funding streams. Financial mechanisms, Economic Development, Deforestation and forest degradation, Sustainable forest management, Value chain ID: 3484518
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Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration
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To meet global restoration needs and recover degraded forests and landscapes, adequate public and private investments are required to support restoration activities on the ground. The new FAO publication “Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration: A review of local level investment mechanisms” examines the pathways available to financing restoration for a positive local level impact. The document provides an in-depth study of how financial mechanisms can be coordinated to maximise the leverage of finance and the adoption of practices at scale across the landscape. By examining some of the accessible investment mechanisms and planning strategies, it aims to support discussions, thinking and decision-making on how to effectively find, select and use investments to provide appropriate incentives and maximize forest and landscape restoration actions. Finally, the publication underlines how facilitators can bridge the gap between smallholders and investors, boosting investments, while promoting local ownership.