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Strengthening Tenure and Resources Rights (STARR II IDIQ)
General
Provide short and long term technical assistance to improve land tenure, property rights, and resource governance through targeted interventions or integrated activities in support of broader development objectives.
GLA-PoV-Gaia
General
The Green Livelihoods Alliance (2021 - 2025) is an alliance of Gaia Amazonas, IUCN NL, Milieudefensie, NTFP-EP, SDI and Tropenbos International, with Fern and WECF as technical partners. The Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) aims to ensure that tropical forests and forest landscapes are sustainably and inclusively governed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, fulfil human rights and safeguard local livelihoods. In twelve countries in South America, Africa and Asia, as well as internationally, the Alliance works with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) and social movements to: - increase the participation of IPLCs in policy and decision-making regarding land rights and forest governance - strengthen lobby and advocacy to hold governments and industries accountable for deforestation and human rights violations. A crucial prerequisite is to ensure the operational space and security of IPLC leaders, CSO activists, women’s rights and environmental and human rights defenders (EHRDs).
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Environment and Econ. Dev.-SUNREED
General
The overall objective of the concept proposal “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Environment and Economic Development, shortly SUNREED” is to increase the sustainable use of private forest resources and value chain development on renewable energy based on wood biomass (district heating system) that will generate a higher volume of forest goods and income opportunities to rural households. The project proposals goal will be achieved through the following two outcomes: Outcome 1: Private forest owners have increased value and sustainability of the forest stand ecosystems. Outcome 2: Value chains actors have increased wood biomass production, processing and final use. The implementing partner is CNVP Foundation. The project will be focused on addressing key constraint faced by the private forest owners and provide support to them in collecting evidence and advocating for policy and legal changes with public institutions in favor of private forestry.
Objectives
The overall objective of the program is: Poverty reduction for both women and men in forest areas through additional income and jobs from sustainably managed forests including wood biomass, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), Non-Wood Forest Product (NWFPs) and carbon backed up by an enabling policy environment and supported by sustainable service provision by National Association of Private Forest Owners (NAPFO) and Association of Private Forest Owners (APFOs). To reach this objective the following outputs and outcomes have been proposed: Outcome 1: Increased incomes for Private Forest Owners (PFO) including women as a result of improved forest management and engagement in NWFP / MAP market systems There are 4 outputs that relate to this outcome: Output 1.1: Increased and diversified production from sustainably managed forest land; Output 1.2: Enhanced and sustainable service delivery by APFOs and the NAPFO to their members; Output 1.3: Women and youth living in rural areas engaged in forest-related market systems; Output 1.4: Enabling policy environment promoted, including a road-map for developing a carbon market. Outcome 2: A market system for wood biomass (wood chips), providing incentives for proper forest management and income generation for PFOs, and leading to reduced greenhouse gas impact Interventions that will lead to the realisation of this outcome can be grouped into 4 key outputs: Output 2.1: Output 2.1 Development of a national roadmap on wood biomass production, marketing and use Output 2.2: Establishment of four pilot wood biomass collection points supported; Output 2.3: At least 10 heating systems based on wood biomass promoted; Output 2.4: Increased information, capacities and learning on wood biomass market systems.
Indonesia Green Growth Program Phase II
General
The future economic challenge for Indonesia is to deliver rapid, yet inclusive, and people-centered economic growth in support of the ambitious social and economic goals expressed in the nine-point priority agenda of Indonesia’s current national medium-term development plan (RPJMN 2015-2019). The ‘Nawa Cita,’ the 9 national priority agendas of Jokowi-Kalla, calls for a clean, transparent, democratic government; stronger rural economy; land tenure reforms; and greater productivity and competitiveness of the Indonesian people. In this regard, Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has targeted a total of USD 100 billion in green investment in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, renewable energy and geothermal power, clean manufacturing, and tourism sectors to meet Indonesia’s sustainability ambitions relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change actions. To achieve the goals, Indonesia has to address the challenges of: Lack of domestic and international investment to reach development targets, and lack of knowledge and capacity
Objectives
Support in the acceleration of investment in inclusive, green projects, with an aim for Indonesia to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Unlock large-scale finance and deliver high impact with a focus on developing climate-smart and socially inclusive investment projects. Build on the work done in Phase I, which focused on mainstreaming green growth into planning and on developing analytical tools.
Kenya - Green Zones Development Support Project - Phase II
General
The Green Zones Development Support Project-Phase II was conceived by the Government of Kenya (GoK) and builds on success of the concluded GZDSP-1 project. GZDSP-1 contributed to the rehabilitation and protection for regeneration of 309,000ha of degraded forest land translating to 0.54% increase in the national forest cover and significantly increased (by 25%) the annual incomes of 375,912 households (40% female-headed) through direct employment, and income generating activities. The proposed project will provide new and more efficient ways of increasing forest cover, increasing food security, improve community livelihood through sustainable and inclusive commodity value chain and market development. It will be implemented in fifteen counties in Kenya namely; Embu, Meru, Machakos, Tharaka-Nithi, Nyeri, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Nyandarua, Nakuru, Baringo, Kericho, Bomet, Nyamira and Kisii. These counties cover four forest conservancies and three out of five Kenya’s water towers including Mt. Kenya, Aberdares, and the Mau complex. The counties were selected based on levels of forest degradation, social economic and environmental vulnerability. The project, which will be implemented over a period of 6 years (2018-2024), comprises three main components (i) Forest Conservation and Livelihood Support (ii) Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains Development and (iii) Project Management and Coordination. The total cost including price and physical contingencies, but excluding duties and taxes, is estimated at UA 37.50 million.
Objectives
The objective of the project is to improve forest conservation and livelihoods for sustainable forest management in 15 counties in Kenya. The specific objectives are (i) to enhance forest conservation and livelihood support for climate change resilience and (ii) to develop timber, bamboo, potato, cereals and pulses value chains for improved household incomes.
Target Groups
The direct beneficiaries of the project are estimated at 167,083 households out of which 40% (66,833) will be 8 women. Indirectly, the project will benefit 501,249 people within the project area. It will also assist the county governments in capacity building and technical support.
Land Registration in the Merged Areas Activity
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(Pakistan): The Land Registration in Merged Areas (LRMA) activity aims to establish a land registration system in seven districts of the Merged Areas. LRMA will provide technical assistance and capacity development to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) to promote a transparent legal system that allows for the registration, transfer, and utilization of land titles. Given the complexity of the task and the advancement in technology used for land mapping and digitization, the GoKP requested USAID for technical assistance to implement land registration using satellite imagery, digitization, and digital mapping.. .The activity will improve the accessibility of land records; effectuate land transactions; allow the use of land as collateral; generate revenue for the provincial government; and permit economic, land, and mineral development and investments in the seven districts of the Merged Areas (MA) of the province. This work contributes to the USG's objective to expand the writ of government. .......