Tropical Forest Champions Advantages
Champion governments will receive positive publicity and marketing, access to technical assistance, support to streamline and clarify regulatory processes, as well as lower risks of attack from environmental advocacy campaigns, making them safer and more attractive for buyers, investors and donors to do business in
Champions achievements
TFC is designed to support entire jurisdictions at every stage in their transition to forest, community and climate friendly development
- Champions are signatories to the Rio Branco Declaration, which states that the goal of reducing deforestation 80% by 2020 will only be possible with external help, namely, adequate and sufficient finance and partnerships with corporations
- Champions have have time-bound, quantitative targets focused on sustainable agriculture and on social issues (including benefit-sharing, rights, engagement, improving livelihoods, etc.)
- Mato Grosso and Acre have MRV platforms documenting progress of its state rural development strategy
- Integrated Low Emission Rural Development (LED-R) strategy Champions already have or are developing jurisdiction-wide strategies that broadly address causes of land-based emissions across sectors & incorporate a range of critical elements (including targets, MRV, incentives, etc.).
- Performance targets Most Champions have time-bound, quantitative targets related to reducing deforestation and/or emissions from deforestation & degradation.
- Measurement, reporting and verification MRV Nearly all Champions have MRV systems under development or in place.
- Multi-stakeholder governance Recent or ongoing multi-stakeholder processes relevant to LED-R exist in several Champion's regions. Several Champions have initiatied representative multi-stakeholder processes to engage diverse communities in the implementation of LED-R strategies.
- Finance Finance has been slow to reach most jurisdictions, making this one of the weakest elements in terms of progress to jurisdictional sustainability.
Results on deforestation and avoided emissions comming soon
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Champions
Acre
Brazil
Amazonas
Peru
Caquetá
Colombia
Loreto
Peru
Madre de Dios
Peru
Mato Grosso
Brazil
Pastaza
Ecuador
San Martín
Peru
Tocantins
Brazil
Ucayali
Peru
Bone Bolango
Gorontalo-Indonesia
Gorontalo
Gorontalo-Indonesia
Sigi
Sulawesi Tengah-Indonesia
The TFC approach
To become and remain “Champions”, governments must meet simple, minimum requirements for Commitment, Actions and Results as incremental stepsCOMMITMENTS
- Requirement: A formal, public statement of commitment from the government to slow the loss and/or speed the recovery of forests across the entire jurisdiction
- Timeline: A Commitment confers [2] years of Champion status, which can be extended through Actions
ACTIONS
- Required Actions See more
- Define goals: Time-bound goals [through 2030] supported by multiple sectors for forests, climate (GHG emissions), agricultural production and social issues
- Jurisdiction-Wide Plan: A comprehensive strategy, investment/finance plan and spatial plan for reaching these goals
- MRV: System for monitoring, reporting and verifying progress toward goals
- Optional Recommended Actions See more
- Integrated incentive system: Public policies, public programs
- Private partnerships, and finance favoring land-use systems consistent with Goals
- Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Plan: For recognizing and implementing the Guiding Principles for IP/LC partnerships and supporting community enterprises
- Sustainable Agriculture Plan: For supporting the transition of farm sectors to sustainable, low-carbon production system with new market opportunities
- Multi-sector Governance Structure: For implementing the jurisdictional plan
- Transparency & Efficiency Plan: A plan for making it easier and less risky to do business, reducing red-tape, increasing efficiency
- Fire Detection & Prevention Plan: For preventing, detecting and controlling fire
- Timeline: Required Actions confer [2] years of Champion status, which can be further extended through Results
RESULTS
- Measurable progress toward time-bound goals for forests, agricultural production and social issues See more
- Goals for reduction in deforestation and/or increase in forest recovery/restoration mandatory with one year “grace” period
- [Half] of targets for agricultural and social issues must be met
- Timeline: Champion status is maintained until latest target dates are reached
GREEN JURISDICTION
Champions are places safe for investment where government, people and producers have transitioned to sustainable livelihoods and a healthier planet
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Achievements
Meet the Tropical Forest Champions. See their achievements, commitments, actions and results