FLORA FAUNA & MAN, Ecological Services Limited



What we do - Development



In this section, we highlight in broad terms what we do / can do in terms of the development related activities.

This is however not restrictive and we are happy to discuss.



DEVELOPMENT AND REDD PROJECTS



Context 1:

Development

Development related projects broadly represent four sets of tasks and skills, which can be considered as logical steps in a process, as follow:

  1. Developing a project concept. This is in essence a feasibility study for a concept that has been identified. A concept note or project idea note is initially developed, initiated either by a national stakeholder or an interested party. The concept idea is presented to stakeholders to gain approval and local/regional/national/international validation, then the technical aspects are adjusted to fit the relevant conditions before a budget is prepared. A risk / impact analysis is typically conducted. In some instances the concept is further developed into a highly detailed project document but this is not always the case.
  2. Submitting the concept to a call for project proposals eligible for financing by various donors or lenders and supporting the application process through what may be a few reviews and adaptation, before developing a "funded" project document ready for implementation. It is common at this stage to develop a cost benefit analysis or / and a financial and economic analysis as well as to undertake an ecological and social impact assessment. The latter is usually developed to meet national standards, but increasingly it is required to meet the World Bank (and other banks) and United Nations standards.
  3. Implementing and managing a successfully funded project, either in full or in sections.
  4. Technical evaluation of the project achievements (either mid term or final).


DEVELOPMENT AND REDD PROJECTS



Context 2:


REDD


Degradation and deforestation of the world’s tropical forests are cumulatively responsible for about 10% of net global carbon emissions. Therefore, tackling the destruction of tropical forests is core to any concerted effort to combat climate change. Traditional approaches to halting tropical forest loss have typically been unsuccessful, as can be seen from the fact that deforestation and forest degradation continue unabated.


REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) was an attempt to incentivise a break from historic trends of increasing deforestation rates and greenhouse gases emissions through rewards or payments for effective results in that direction. The "plus" part is an add on dating from 2010, at COP-16, when REDD became REDD and now includes:

  1. Reducing emissions from deforestation
  2. Reducing emissions from forest degradation
  3. Conservation of forest carbon stocks
  4. Sustainable management of forests
  5. Enhancement of forest carbon stocks.


The REDD mechanism is a framework through which developing countries are rewarded financially for emissions reductions achieved through a decrease in the conversion of forests to alternate land uses. Having identified current and/or projected rates of deforestation and forest degradation, a country taking remedial action to effectively reduce those rates will be financially rewarded relative to the extent of their achieved measured emissions reductions. REDD projects are therefore a type of development project whereby the concept usually stands upon a results based reward or payment, thereby providing incentives for project and activities sustainability beyond the project date of closure.



FLORA FAUNA & MAN, Ecological Services Limited (FFMES) has been involved with all four aspects of the development project cycle and can therefore assist with the full range of requirements, as required. In relation to REDD , the firm has developed concept notes (submitted to the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility), full project proposals (submitted to World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, Green Carbon Fund, Congo Basin Forest Fund, French Fund for World Environment), and conducted terminal evaluations.

The firm is now also getting involved with critical planning aspects of the implementation of National REDD strategies for mechanism partner countries. In that respect, between 2017 and early 2018 FFMES contributed a National Investment Framework for Ivory Coast (national scale, over a 23 years period, considering 8 broad axes of development).

FFMES is now involved with a similar work item in Cambodia.





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