Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

This project represents Global Affairs Canada’s contribution to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’s (FCPF) Readiness Fund. The FCPF is a World Bank-managed global partnership that assists developing countries in tropical and sub-tropical regions in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. It promotes forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks (amount of carbon stored in forest ecosystems). Through the Readiness Fund, developing countries receive technical and financial assistance to help them in the development of strategies, policies, and systems to address deforestation and forest degradation.

Global objective

Assist developing countries in tropical and sub-tropical regions in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Specific objectives

Improved governance and transparency for sustainable forest management, reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, enhanced biodiversity, and improved livelihoods for forest dependent men and women

Expected results

Results achieved as of June 2018 include:

43 Readiness Preparation Grants have been signed, with many countries in advanced stages of programs to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) readiness
USD 314 million in readiness grant funding has been allocated, leveraging at least USD 1.05 billion in non-FCPF investments
16 Readiness Packages have been endorsed, demonstrating advanced progress in the readiness process
Increased capacity of Indigenous people and civil society organisations to participate in national REDD+ readiness and implementation
Improving the integration of gender equality into REDD+ readiness

Duration

9 years : 02/11/2011 - 31/12/2020

Localisation

The project in implemented in a large number of developing countries worldwide. In West Africa, it focuses on the following six countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo.

Beneficiaries

Populations of intervention countries

Budget

CAD 40 million

Implementation

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’s (FCPF) Readiness Fund, managed by the World Bank

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Country

Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Liberia
Nigeria
Togo

Topics

Climate, climate change & adaptation
Environment
Forestry & biodiversity
Governance & capacity-building
Natural resource management

Targets

Institutions

Agir Pillars

Pillar 3: Sustainably improve agricultural and food productivity and the incomes of the most vulnerable households and improve access to food

Scales

National