Contribute to the restoration and maintenance of critical landscapes to provide global environmental benefits and more resilient economic development and livelihoods, in support of the Bonn Challenge

Indicators
a) Area (ha) of deforested and degraded landscapes in restoration transition, stratified by land management actors (communities, farmers, private enterprises, and others);
b) tCO2eq avoided emissions/increased removals in the CAR landscapes as a result of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) interventions.
c) Number of households directly benefiting from the project (from jobs, revenue and income, sustainably harvested timber, Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), etc.)
Targets
a) 3,221 ha of degraded agro-ecosystem and degraded forest landscapes moved to sustainable land management regimes and 2,665 ha of avoided deforestation
b) 3,185,597tCO2eq avoided emissions/increased removals from direct project activities over the Project’s impact period.
c) 3,000 households will directly benefit from capacity building, trainings, equipment, jobs, revenue and income, products such as sustainably harvested timber, NTFP, etc.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
9514
Country
Central African Republic
Implementing Agencies
Food and Agriculture Organization
Approval FY
2018
Status
Project Approved
Region
Africa
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Water, Forestry, Hunting, and Fisheries (Ministère de l’environnement, du développement durable, des eaux, forêts, chasse et pêche - MEDDEFCP)
GEF Period
GEF - 6
Project Type
Full-size Project
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
10,400,000
GEF Project Grant
5,961,638
GEF Agency Fees
536,548

Timeline

Received by GEF
16 Jun 2016
Concept Approved
09 Jun 2016
Project Approved for Implementation
06 Aug 2018