Forest and Landscape Restoration supporting Landscape and Livelihoods Resilience in the Central African Republic (CAR)
Project Summary
Contribute to the restoration and maintenance of critical landscapes to provide global environmental benefits and more resilient economic development and livelihoods, in support of the Bonn Challenge Indicatorsa) Area (ha) of deforested and degraded landscapes in restoration transition, stratified by land management actors (communities, farmers, private enterprises, and others);b) tCO2eq avoided emissions/increased removals in the CAR landscapes as a result of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) interventions.c) Number of households directly benefiting from the project (from jobs, revenue and income, sustainably harvested timber, Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), etc.) Targetsa) 3,221 ha of degraded agro-ecosystem and degraded forest landscapes moved to sustainable land management regimes and 2,665 ha of avoided deforestationb) 3,185,597tCO2eq avoided emissions/increased removals from direct project activities over the Project’s impact period.c) 3,000 households will directly benefit from capacity building, trainings, equipment, jobs, revenue and income, products such as sustainably harvested timber, NTFP, etc.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 9514 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, Water, Forestry, Hunting, and Fisheries (Ministère de l’environnement, du développement durable, des eaux, forêts, chasse et pêche - MEDDEFCP) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 6 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2016 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 165,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,961,638 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 10,400,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 536,548 USD |
| Total Cost | 16,526,638.00 USD |
