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ArticleAugmenting climate change mitigation and forestry financing through social innovation: the case of Malawi and the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Various studies suggest that the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement will depend on how cities in Africa manage climate change and deforestation. For example, over 70% of greenhouse gas emissions are associated with urban areas and countries such as Malawi consumes no less than 1,708,074 m3 of natural forest wood annually in-order to facilitate the construction of houses. Unfortunately, Africa is one of the least studied regions in terms of biodiversity dynamics and climate variability hence lacks strategies to protect and sustainably utilise forest resources for national development. Social innovation (SI) practices can promote socio-economic development by bringing about changes in the way social agents act and interact with each other through the creation of new institutions and new social systems. The United Nations One Planet Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme piloted the “Polycentric Infrastructure and Community Development Paradigm for Sustainable Urban Transitions (PICD-SUT)” framework in Malawi in order to demonstrate how SI can augment carbon sequestration and mobilise climate finance through rentals from housing developments. This exploratory study aims to expound on how the implementation of the PICD-SUT framework can enable cities African cities to utilise SI as a strategy to augment sustainable forest management practices and improve forestry sector financing. The methodology used included analyses of research articles and case studies. The paper discovered that SI can reduce public sector budget deficits for forestry programmes by providing alternative sources for financing community forest management initiatives. It was therefore concluded that transformative forest management policies should incorporate SI strategies as a means for enhancing partnerships and technology transfers for improved forest management between communities and non-state actors. Keywords: Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urbanisation ID: 3623738 -
ProjectPlanning National Land and Forest Action to Mitigate Climate Change and Reduce Poverty in Equatorial Guinea - UNJP/EQG/010/UNJ 2020
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No results found.Equatorial Guinea has a forest cover estimated at 2.5 million hectares, representing more than 90 percent of the national surface area. Despite this extensive cover, the estimated rates of forest loss (deforestation plus forest degradation) show a worrying upward trend, particularly for forest degradation. In line with its international and regional commitments, in 2012 Equatorial Guinea started its national process of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). This project significantly contributed to moving forward the national REDD+ progress, engaging multiple actors in the fight against climate change. In order to address the causes of deforestation and forest degradation, and promote sustainable development, Equatorial Guinea decided to develop a National REDD+ Investment Plan. -
ArticleMitigation of climate change effects in Godavari River Basin through forestry interventions
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The Godavari River has immense environmental, religious, cultural and socio-economic significance for the people of India. The Godavari River basin is the second largest in India and is home to 98.4 million people, who directly or indirectly depend on the river and its tributaries for their livelihood needs. In fact, the river is a life line for the seven beneficiary states and their riparian communities. Exponential population growth and the associated rapid all-round developments along river course, degradation of forests in the catchment areas and riparian zones, change in rainfall regime due to climate change are some of the factors that have affected both the water flow regime and the quality of water in Godavari River. Forests provide large climate change mitigation opportunity at relatively lower costs, along with other significant co-benefits. Keeping this in mind, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, under the aegis of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has prepared a ‘Detailed project report for restoration of Godavari River through forestry interventions’. Through extensive stakeholder consultations and the usage of modern tools of Geographic Information System and Remote sensing, 849 sq km stressed area has been identified along the main stem Godavari and ten of its major tributaries for forestry intervention. The project is expected to increase forest cover over an area of 653 sq km and improve forest cover over another 196 sq km. The potential benefits likely to accrue from the project includes carbon sequestration to the tune of 13.55 million tonnes of CO2 eq over ten years, ground water recharge to the tune of 215 million cubic meter per year, sediment reduction to the tune of 404 thousand cubic meter per year, generation of non- timber forest produce to the tune of Rs.1310 million per year, besides generating 27 million man-days of employment opportunities for riverscape communities. Keywords: [River restoration, Deforestation, Forest degradation, Landscape management, Climate change] ID: 3623068
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