Transcript Document

GEF and
Environmental & Conservation Funds
Presentation for the Workshop on
“Management of Environmental Funds for the Financial
Sustainability of Biodiversity Conservation”
Peru, 9-11 May 2007
Yoko Watanabe
Program Manager, Biodiversity
GEF Secretariat
Topics

History
GEF Involvement in
Conservation Funds.

GEF’s Approach on
Conservation Funds
What we do and don’t
fund.

Future
GEF’s focus under
GEF-4 Replenishment
GEF’s Involvement in
Conservation Fund
 Largest supporter for Conservation
Funds (most of them trust funds).
 More than $160M towards LAC funds.
 Invested in more than 60 trust funds.
Many in LAC, and increasing in Africa.
 Over 340 PAs benefited (more than 1/3
of all PAs GEF supported).
Accomplishments
 Supporting PA management (new and
expansion) and provide resource
security.
 Generating and managing financial
resources.
 Enabling civil society participation.
 Increase the level of scientific research.
 Increase public awareness.
Evaluation on GEF’s work on
Conservation Fund
 Evaluation conducted in 1999 (GEF
Evaluation Report # 1-99 Experience
with Conservation Trust Funds)
 May need for an updated study/review
to compile lesson learned since then.
Related Documents
GEF materials on trust funds and sustainable financial arrangement:
 GEF Evaluation Report # 1-99 Experience with Conservation Trust
Funds (1999)
 GEF Lesson Notes:
No.5 When is Conservation Best Served by a Trust Fund? (Jan
1999)
No. 6 Building Strategic Focus in a Conservation Trust Fund (Feb
1999)
No. 7 The Mexican Nature Conservation Fund (April 1999)
 GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Working Paper 11, Review of
Financial Arrangements in GEF-supported Biodiversity Projects
(June 2003)
 GEF Finance on Conservation Trust Funds: A Checklist (July 2006)
GEF’s General Approach to
Conservation Trust Fund
The GEF provides finance to, subject to GEF
strategies and policies:
 All types of new and existing conservation
trust funds (endowment funds, sinking
funds, and revolving funds).
 All levels of conservation trust funds
(global, regional, national, sub-national, and
site specific trust funds)
GEF’s General Approach to
Conservation Trust Fund (cont’)
 All types of cost associated to establish and
manage a conservation trust fund
(capitalization of trust fund, technical
assistance and capacity building, and
operating/administrative and maintenance
costs)
 Projects which conservation trust fund is:
1) one component of a larger GEF project: or
2) a stand-alone GEF project.
GEF’s Practices for
Capitalization of Endowment Fund
The GEF funds are used for:
 Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected
Area Systems (not for larger landscape):
 Development of national protected
areas system (not for individual site).
 Global significance of the biodiversity
in the protected areas (not for every PA).
GEF’s Practices for
Capitalization of Endowment Fund
(cont’)
 Program, capacity building, and
operating/administrative costs
(about 10-
12% of the income):
 At least one to one match of cofinance
(many require more):
 Appropriate scale and cost-
effectiveness
(utilize existing institution):
GEF-4 (FY 2006-2010):
New way of doing business
 Resource Allocation Framework
Each country plans and identify priority GEF
projects based on national and GEF strategic
priorities.
 Focal Area Strategy and Programs
More focused topics and issues agreed by the
GEF Council.
 New Project Cycle
Efficient project cycle that allows concept to
implementation within average 22 months.
GEF’s Biodiversity Program’s
approach under GEF-4 (Draft)
- Strategic Objectives To be finalized at the June 2007 GEF Council.
Catalyzing Sustainability of Protected Area
Systems
2. Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production
Landscapes/Seascapes and Sectors
3. Safeguarding Biodiversity (Biosafety and
Invasive Alien Species)
4. Capacity Building on Access and Benefit
Sharing
1.
Objective 1: Catalyzing Sustainability of
Protected Area Systems
 Largest supporter
for PAs globally.
 Invested in 1432
PAs, covering close
to 300 million
hectares.
 Provided over $1.2
billion to fund PAs,
with $ 3.2 billion
cofinance.
 Investment on PAs
will continue to be
the main focus for
the GEF biodiversity
program (50% of the
GEF Biodiversity
budget – approx.
$450M for the next 4
years)
Shift from supporting individual PAs
to System of PA
 Until 2003, GEF
focused on building
capacity and
improving
management of
individual PAs.
 Increased emphasis
on:
Capacity building for
long-term
sustainability
Representativeness
within PA systems
Establishment of
comprehensive
network of PAs
Focus of the PA Systems Program
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sustainable financing of protected
areas system.
Increasing representation of
effectively managing marine
protected area networks in national
PA system.
Strengthening terrestrial PA
networks.
Cross-cutting capacity building
support.
1. Sustainable financing of protected
areas system (Draft)
 Appropriate policies and laws to enable PAs
to manage the entire revenue stream.
 Business plan that include diverse funding
sources.
 Capacity building of responsible agencies.
 Full recognition of the support to PA mgmt
made by communities in and around the PA.
Examples of
Tools and Revenue Mechanisms
 Conservation Trust Fund
 Payment for Ecosystem Services
 Easement
 Debt-for-nature swap,
 Policy reform and incentives to engage
private sector and other stakeholders.
 Other mechanisms.
Objective 2: Mainstreaming
Biodiversity in Production
Landscapes/Seascapes and Sectors
 Strengthening the policy and regulatory
framework (e.g. agriculture, fisheries, forestry,
etc),
 Fostering markets for ecosystem goods and
services (e.g. PES, certification, etc) .
Conclusion
 GEF continues to work on environmental
funds as a key focus of the biodiversity
program.
 A more focused, strategic and results
oriented approach.
 Emphasis on partnership, particularly private
sector.
Gracias!