investing in sustainable landscapes
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This presentation by Peter Holmgren from CIFOR proposes a set of objectives for sustainable landscapes and a possible performance measure for each. Through the landscape approach, there exist investment opportunities that could be taken to achieve broader development goals.TRANSCRIPT
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Investing in Sustainable LandscapesPeter Holmgren, Director-General CIFOR26 November 2013
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Center for International Forestry Research Vision: Forestry and Landscapes are high on the political
agenda and contribute to broader development goals.
Inter-governmental organization, HQ in Bogor, Indonesia, working globally.
Research, capacity building and outreach to bring solid and relevant science to decision-makers.
C I F O R
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How it started Founded in 1993 after Earth Summit in Rio
de Janeiro; 2013 is 20th Anniversary
Founding sponsors were Australia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States
Indonesia bid successfully to host CIFOR headquarters in Bogor
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Why Landscapes?
Landscapes are essential for future we want.
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12 Fragmentation of sectors and political
processes hinder us.
Landscapes approach creates synergies and manages trade-offs.
People on the ground are in charge.
Private finance is essential to the solutions.5
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Political Processes Focused but Fragmented
Maintaining biological diversity Conservation Sustainable use
Mitigating and adapting to climate change Rural communities Land-based sectors
Food security aspirations Nutrition and health Climate-smart
agriculture and food systems
MDG Post-2015 development agenda Poverty reduction Sustainable
Development Goals
Green economy Return on
investments in a green economy
Improved livelihoods
The Landscapes “Big 5”
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We need a Common Language for Landscapes
Objectives, measures, performance
• Easy to understand
• Apply to any scale
• Apply to any location
• Measurable
• Sustainability can mean improvement over time
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Global Landscapes ForumWarsaw, 16-17 November 2013 – at COP19
• A Landscapes Approach to inform: • Climate Change agreements and actions• Sustainable Development Goals
• Agriculture & Forestry together - 2200 participants over 2 days • 4 themes: • Investment• Governance • Climate change adaptation & mitigation• Food and nutrition
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Global Landscape ForumWarsaw November 16-17, 2013
Global Landscapes Forum 2013: A Summary and Celebration
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Finance for Sustainable Landscapes
– connecting the dots Investors:
• There is abundant capital seeking good investment propositions that also contribute to sustainable development
Farmers / Producers:
• Access to long-term, affordable and reliable capital is a major limiting factor for our enterprises
Public sector:
• Desire to use public funds for demonstrable results in delivering public goods and sustainable development
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Landscape Fund – spreading risk, effective verification
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Sustainability verification
>12% IRR2-3% margin<1%acceptable?
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Take home messages
Landscapes are key to the future we want
Landscapes contain viable investment propositions
• also with conditions of sustainability
These investments can be applied at scale, with:
• efficient sustainability verification
• reasonable financial transaction costs
• risk management support from public sector
Remember: People on the ground are in charge.