GFI Brazil2010-2011

Brenda BritoAlice Thuault

GFI Partner day

REDD+ in Brazil at federal level

Civil Society- Principles and criteria for REDD+- REDD+ observatory

Legislative branchREDD+ bill

Ministry of Environment

REDD+ working groups

REDD+ in Brazil at state level

PES laws and bills- Acre

-Amazonas

REDD+ bill- Mato Grosso

Major challenges for REDD+ in Brazil in 2011

• Changing of Forest Code

• Coordination– Executive and legislative branches– Federal, state and projects

• Reaching concrete outputs– National strategy

GFI use in Brazil

• Multiple possibilities: gaps assessment

• Identifying key opportunities– Potential impact of results– Access to government or monitoring institutions

GFI use in Brazil

• State funds – Critical gaps– Partnering with public prosecutors

Public participation in fund design

Clear rules to guide fund replenishment and distribution

Clear roles and responsibilities for fund management

Support for vulnerable groups applying to the fund

Adequate forest expertise for fund administration

Adequate capacity for administration

Comprehensive and timely financial reports

Monitoring of fund effectiveness and impacts

0

1

2

3

Forest development fund in Pará

0 – not applicable1 – weak2 – moderate3 - strong

0 – not applicable1 – weak2 – moderate3 - strong

Public participation in fund design

Clear rules to guide fund replenishment and distribution

Clear roles and responsibilities for fund management

Support for vulnerable groups applying to the fund

Adequate forest expertise for fund administration

Adequate capacity for administration

Comprehensive and timely financial reports

Monitoring of fund effectiveness and impacts

0

1

2

3

Pará Environmental State Fund

GFI use in Brazil

• State legislative branch in Pará– Corruption scandal– Openness for suggestions for improvement– Indicators on legislative process

GFI Brazil country report:Recomendations for readiness

• Literature review• Links to 4 issues• Methodology

Redd+ governance and readiness

• Issue link to redd+• Current situation (major context)• Governance assessment: actors and rules• Policy recommendations: levels of

priorities

Issues: 4 chapters

• Summary tableConclusions and

summary of recommendations

Additional products

• Paper on governance gaps on legislative branch in Pará

• Paper on problems of land use planning in Mato Grosso– GFI + additional content analysis

• Paper on tenure governance gaps vs REDD+ phased approach

2011-2012 Activities

• Expanding funds assessment to 9 Amazon states– Environmental, forest, climate funds (3/state)– At least 1 year of creation/implementation

• Assessing Mato Grosso and Pará plans to curb deforestation– Governance (GFI)– Performance (additional indicators)