Strategic Partnership with the Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP)
Recognizing the key role that community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play as a resource for and constituency of sustainable land management, the partners will begin by facilitating information exchange at community level and build local capacity through “learning by doing”.
The partners will then document best practices, the constraints to community investment and the incentive mechanisms that could be introduced to increase public and private investment in sustainable land management.
Initially, trade-related incentive mechanisms, such as improved access to local and regional markets, increased trade in ecosystem goods and services and compensation for ecosystems services will be explored for their potential for generating eco-compatible sustainable investment at community level.
The Partnership also offers the scope for the partners to explore this potential from other angles, such as the GM’s strategic initiatives in forestry and education, as part of a holistic “landscape” approach, which will highlight the synergies within a given environment, the potential for replication elsewhere, and the links between local and global benefits.
Ultimately, the knowledge generated will be used at policy level to persuade decision-makers of the importance of fostering enabling environments for local communities and to advocate appropriate incentive mechanisms to encourage investment at community level.
For more information, please contact:
Ms Eleonora Canigiani, Advisor, Market Access and Trade
Tel. +39 06 5459 2734
e.canigiani at ifad.org