LONG TERM FINANCING of PROTECTED AREAS

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Madagascar, une terre, une vie

PROTECTED AREAS « NATURAL SOLUTIONS »

v  PAs : a global response to the climate change v  They contribute to halt the causes of CC : protecting

natural ecosystems mitigate the effect of natural disasters è it conserves the environnemental services on which populations depend

v  PAs : play a buffer role for approximatively 5 millions people in local communities, alleviate the risks and extreme climatic events such as hurricanes, droughts and sea level rise

v  Madagascar : 7 millions ha of PAs (11,9% of Madagascar area)

è 123 PAs with at least 24 diversified ecosystems (mostly humid forrests & dry forests)

Biodiversité fortement menacée

HIGHLY THREATENED BIODIVERSITY

Ø  A great number of species classified in the IUCN Red List

Ø  Human-induced threats :

•  High population growth rate

•  Developpement-induced risks

Ø  Climate Change threats

THE VALUE OF THIS NATURAL CAPITAL

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE AND EVALUATE THE VALUE OF THE BIODIVERSITY, our NATURAL

CAPITAL

This is what W.A.V.E.S. project do

IMPORTANT STEP WHILE ELABORATING A LONG TERM FUNDING STRATEGY

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CC ADAPTATION

v  Forestconserva&on:ü  Masoala and Marojejy NP : more

than 200 000 ha of forest that protect villages & towns against the wind

ü  Environmental services conservation (shelterbelt, drinking water reservoir, genetic pool, medicine reservoir, natural resources…)

ü  These environmental services offer a stronger resilience of vulnerable communities

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CC ADAPTATION

v  Incomegenera&ngac&vi&esMandrozo: coconut trees plantations in rows along the sea and around crop fields

è Protect villages and enable the production of nut, oil, milk, copra that develop the local economy

èCrop fields sheltered by coconut tree : source of food, reduce poverty by varying the communities livelihood

PA management costs = 20 Millions USD/year Traditional donors such as World Bank, PNUD, KFW, GEF, Foundations (Mac Arthur, Helmsley…), NGOs (CI, WWF, WCS), …

SUSTAINABLE FUNDING ISSUE

THE CURRENT DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN AID IS NOT VIABLE, NOR BENEFICIAL

SOME SOURCES OF RECURRING REVENUES

Ø  PAs own resources (Eg: Madagascar National Parks generates more than 1 million USD/year)

Ø  Carbon revenues (pilot projects in some PAs : Makira, CAZ et COFAV, REDD+)

Ø  Parafiscal tax which benefit biodiversity conservation (charges on airfares, PES)

Ø  Strengthen synergy between mining and industrial development and the need of environment preservation

WHAT MECHANISM TO MAINTAIN THESE SERVICES?

Trust funds have been created to provide a sustainable funding for the PAs

Trust funds ! financial mechanisms, the most suitable to maintain the ecosystemic services

provided by PAs

FAPBM MISSION & OBJECTIVES

Contribute to a sustainable human development through conservation and promotion of biodiversity by providing a long term support for the protected areas system of Madagascar :

Ø  Ensure a sustainable funding for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

Ø  Reduce the dependence on traditional donors

AREAS OF INTERVENTION

Ø  Conservation and sustainable management of PAs

Ø  Participatory management of the natural resources, involving local communities and considering human well being;

Ø  Research on biodiversity and ecological monitoring on site;

Ø  Help PAs to achieve autonomy by promoting ecotourism;

Ø  Education and awareness raising regarding conservation & promotion of PAs.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUNDATIONS

Ø  Carbon revenues generated by PAs should get back to PAs management and local communities

Ø  Fundations are the most efficient mechanism for sustainable finance

Ø  As an example, FAPBM is already an available mechanism ; with a sound environmental and social policy and a track record of ten years on managing funds

Ø  We are ready to manage funds from any carbon based project or from any climate related project

FAPBMFinancialmanagement

+2millionshectares

1040000People

supported

10Interna&onal

sitesincluded

30FinancedPAs

GRANTS EVOLUTION (in millions USD)

FAPBM CHALLENGES

v  Sustainable funding issue : management cost of the123 PA is estimated at 20 Millions USD/ year whereas the current long term support provide: ü  a little more than 2 millions USD from FAPBM ü  around 2 millions USD of ecotourism revenues from

the most advanced PAs v Following the recommendations of IUCN and CAFE,

FAPBM should double its capital in the next 5 years in order to increase its funding capacity

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