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Project co-financed by: Madagascar Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests (HCPF) ONTHEGROUND BIODIVERSITY Environment CMG 1413 – protection of natural resources Institutional partner of the FFEM Domain Biodiversity Beneficiary Etc Terra Association Amount of FFEM grant 1 500 000 € Provisional co-funders FDA, Air France Total project amount 4 050 000 € Data of award of FFEM tender 6 July 2013 Expected duration of project 4 years Montant de la subvention Agence Française de Développement Biodiversité Bénéficiaires Gret (Groupe de recherche et d’échange technologique) FFEM The holistic forest conservation programme aims to preserve forests and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, while ensuring improved living conditions for the local populations of these forests. 1 600 © C du Castel Avril 000 €Co-financiersConservation International, Etat AmapaMontant global du projet5 450 000 €Date d'octroi2 2010Durée prévisionnelle du projet3 ans Context Madagascar is known throughout the world for its unique biodiversity. However, its natural capital is threatened by deforestation with a net loss of approximately 50,000 hectares of natural forest each year. Population growth (3%/year), especially in rural areas, is accelerating the pressure on the forests. Furthermore, the potential risks of drought and flooding due to climate change will lead to increased risks and to disruption of the dynamic evolution of natural habitats and soil erosion. Aware of the risk of disappearance of its natural heritage, including its rainforests in the East, the Madagascan government has policies and measures in the areas of environment, agriculture, rural development and other sectors affecting land use, in order to reduce pressure on the forests. Since 2006, it has been involved in the mechanism for Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +). Thus, the country is one of the 37 countries eligible for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), implemented by the World Bank, to which the French Development Agency contributes. The REDD+ national strategy and its preparation plan are being finalised. Aims Reduce the pressure on forests for the needs, including agricultural and energy, of the populations by strengthening conservation activities, securing, managing and enhancing sustainable reforestation plots for the benefit of local populations, and protecting restoration plots implemented up under the HCPF from anthropogenic pressures. Develop sustainable alternatives to the destructive exploitation of forest resources to meet the needs of the populations. Enhance the project's successes in terms of carbon to sustain the project activities through carbon financing and contributing to the national REDD + strategy. The Holistic Conservation Programme for Forests will help reduce GHG emissions, conserve natural forest ecosystems and improve the living conditions of the local populations of these forests. A first project phase has been funded by Air France (€ 5 million). The second phase is co-financed by Air France (€ 1 million ), FFEM (€ 1.5 million) and the FDA (€ 2 million). For more information, visit: www.ffem.fr Le Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (French Global Environment Facility) (FFEM) is a bilateral public fund created in 1994 on the initiative of the French Government. Its secretariat and financial management are outsourced to the French Development Agency. Climate change – Project co-financed by the French Global Environment Facility – Madagascar Project description The project is structured into four components and several activities: 1. Implementation and consolidation of conservation activities: activities for consolidation and sustainability of the management of new protected areas and agreements for transfer to local populations of responsibilities for natural resource management (TGRN). Support for continuation of sustainable management of reforestation plots established during the first phase of the HCPF and effective protection of restoration plots established during the same phase. 2. Consolidation of alternative sustainable practices through support for local communities in the management of lands in agricultural diversification and promotion of income generating activities and agro-ecological intensification. 3. Enhancement of project work in terms of carbon accounting: continuation of work on forest carbon (biomass and soil), and drafting of project documents in the context of the REDD + carbon certification of the HCPF. 4. Management, coordination, monitoring and supervision, project evaluation. Expected results and impact The programme contributes to the local economic and social development of the country by promoting twenty alternative practices, and local populations can benefit from diversifying their income and providing economic security for their households, which should result in a decrease in social tensions, especially in the poorest areas of the country. The project also contributes to the fight against deforestation and the degradation of forests, the preservation of the global environment and biodiversity. It seeks to disseminate sustainable agricultural practices among local communities in order to reduce human pressure on natural resources. These actions will protect the project intervention sites, which have a wealth of exceptional biodiversity, but face severe threats. © C du Castel Dates and amounts The project will start in 2013 for a period of 4 years. The subsidy granted by the FFEM amounts to 1,500,000 €. Total project financial commitments amount to around € 4.05 million, of which € 2 million is from the AFD. Co-financing FFEM 37% 63% Biodiversity brochure for download www.ffem.fr © FFEM C du Castel © Nicolas Hertkorn Contacts FFEM Secretariat of the FFEM/AFD (French Development Agency) - 5, Rue Roland Barthes, 75598 Paris cedex 12 - France www.ffem.fr > Julien Calas – project manager Biodiversity and PPI FFEM - Tel: +33 1 53 44 37 79 - @ : [email protected] > Communication / Press - Tel: +33 1 53 44 39 41 - @ : [email protected] AFD > Guillaume Chiron – project manager Biodiversity ARB / FDA - Tel: +33 1 53 44 32 39 - @ : [email protected] For more information, visit: www.ffem.fr Le Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (French Global Environment Facility) (FFEM) is a bilateral public fund created in 1994 on the initiative of the French Government. Its secretariat and financial management are outsourced to the French Development Agency.