Download - GFI: Brazil
GFI Brazil2010-2011
Brenda BritoAlice Thuault
GFI Partner day
REDD+ in Brazil at federal level
Civil Society- Principles and criteria for REDD+- REDD+ observatory
Legislative branchREDD+ bill
Ministry of Environment
REDD+ working groups
REDD+ in Brazil at state level
PES laws and bills- Acre
-Amazonas
REDD+ bill- Mato Grosso
Major challenges for REDD+ in Brazil in 2011
• Changing of Forest Code
• Coordination– Executive and legislative branches– Federal, state and projects
• Reaching concrete outputs– National strategy
GFI use in Brazil
• Multiple possibilities: gaps assessment
• Identifying key opportunities– Potential impact of results– Access to government or monitoring institutions
GFI use in Brazil
• State funds – Critical gaps– Partnering with public prosecutors
Public participation in fund design
Clear rules to guide fund replenishment and distribution
Clear roles and responsibilities for fund management
Support for vulnerable groups applying to the fund
Adequate forest expertise for fund administration
Adequate capacity for administration
Comprehensive and timely financial reports
Monitoring of fund effectiveness and impacts
0
1
2
3
Forest development fund in Pará
0 – not applicable1 – weak2 – moderate3 - strong
0 – not applicable1 – weak2 – moderate3 - strong
Public participation in fund design
Clear rules to guide fund replenishment and distribution
Clear roles and responsibilities for fund management
Support for vulnerable groups applying to the fund
Adequate forest expertise for fund administration
Adequate capacity for administration
Comprehensive and timely financial reports
Monitoring of fund effectiveness and impacts
0
1
2
3
Pará Environmental State Fund
GFI use in Brazil
• State legislative branch in Pará– Corruption scandal– Openness for suggestions for improvement– Indicators on legislative process
GFI Brazil country report:Recomendations for readiness
• Literature review• Links to 4 issues• Methodology
Redd+ governance and readiness
• Issue link to redd+• Current situation (major context)• Governance assessment: actors and rules• Policy recommendations: levels of
priorities
Issues: 4 chapters
• Summary tableConclusions and
summary of recommendations
Additional products
• Paper on governance gaps on legislative branch in Pará
• Paper on problems of land use planning in Mato Grosso– GFI + additional content analysis
• Paper on tenure governance gaps vs REDD+ phased approach
2011-2012 Activities
• Expanding funds assessment to 9 Amazon states– Environmental, forest, climate funds (3/state)– At least 1 year of creation/implementation
• Assessing Mato Grosso and Pará plans to curb deforestation– Governance (GFI)– Performance (additional indicators)