Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes
Sustainable Landscapes centers on sustaining healthy and functioning forests, agrarian landscapes, waterways, coastal and marine ecosystems. Forests, soils, wetlands (including peatlands and mangroves) as well as marine systems are natural assets or natural capital which are interconnected and provide services which are of significant value to sustaining local and global economies.
Unfortunately, natural capital has been under-priced and under-protected, which has lead to environmental loss with consequential economic and societal impacts, especially the billions of rural households dependent on natural resources. Degradation of ecosystems cost governments and land users USD 10.6 trillion a year, which is 17% of the world’s GDP.
Key economic sectors in agriculture (including aquaculture), forestry and other land uses have been key drivers. 20-24% of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from the AFOLU sectors and although mangrove forests represent less than 1% of tropical forest area globally, they account for up to 10% of all emissions from deforestation. Recent studies have also highlighted that tropical peat fires – usually because of agriculture or poor land management – account for at least 25% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation.
Sustainable management and restoring the functions of these forests, waterways, agrarian, coastal and marine systems is critical for inclusive and sustainable economic growth – green growth.
Even though the private sector is financing increasing numbers of projects in these natural resource based sectors, investment towards landscape restoration falls short by approximately USD 300 billion a year.
Private investment in sustainable natural resource use and restoration of landscapes are scarce. Risks remain too high for mainstream investors and regulatory policy uncertain for sustainable and climate resilient investments.
Projects
NP11
Thematic Areas
Countries
NP11 Driving Ecosystem Restoration and Resilient Economic Growth by Unlocking Nepal’s Bamboo Sector
Start Date | Q1 September 20, 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 91,872 |
Status | Complete |
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PE08
Countries
PE08 Agroforestry Concessions (AgroFor)
Start Date | Q1 Feb 24 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 879,839 |
Status | Active |
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rw37
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW37 Green Investment Mobilization to Support Rwanda’s Planned National Volcanoes Park Expansion
Start Date | Q2 2022 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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GY05
Thematic Areas
Countries
GY05 Monitoring, Reporting and Management Support for Guyana-Norway Partnership portofolio
Start Date | Q3 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,168,923 |
Status | Active |
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CO07
Thematic Areas
Countries
CO07 Direct Access Entity Support and Sustainable AFOLU Pipeline Development in Colombia
Start Date | Q4 23 November 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 377,822 |
Status | Active |
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CI01
Thematic Areas
Countries
CI01 Supporting Direct Access in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Start Date | Q4 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 119,784 |
Status | Active |
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IN12
Thematic Areas
Countries
IN12 Narmada Landscape Restoration Project
Start Date | Q2 15-6-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 3,500,000 |
Status | Active |
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BF08
Thematic Areas
Countries
BF08 Solar PV electricity for agricultural development
Start Date | Q1 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 76,500 |
Status | Complete |
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SN14
Thematic Areas
Countries
SN14 Solar-Powered Irrigation for Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Senegal River Valley
Start Date | Q1 January 2021 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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RW17
Thematic Areas
Countries
RW17 GCF National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Readiness and Preparatory Support for Building Flood Resilience Capacities in Rwanda
Start Date | Q1 03-01-2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 1,823,993 |
Status | Active |
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ID05
Thematic Areas
Countries
ID05 Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP)
Start Date | Q1 1 February 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 569,865 |
Status | Active |
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ID04
Thematic Areas
Countries
ID04 Green Growth Program Phase III Landscapes (GGP3 Landscapes) 2020-2022
Start Date | Q4 1 October 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 10,000,000 |
Status | Active |
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MM18
Thematic Areas
Countries
MM18 Analysis of Mangrove Ecosystem Services to the Ayeyarwady Region for the Myanmar Natural Capital Accounting Program in the Ayeyarwady Region
Start Date | Q2 May 10 2020 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 80,000 |
Status | Complete |
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Thematic Areas
Project Reference Profiles – Sri Lanka(LK01) Scoping and program development
Start Date | Q1 June 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 79,047 |
Status | Active |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
KI02 Development of an Agricultural Strategy as an Addendum to the KV20 – Kiribati’s National Development Plan
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 121,238 |
Status | Active |
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MM03
Thematic Areas
Countries
MM03 Mangrove Restoration Program in Myanmar
Start Date | Q1 Apr 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 150,920 |
Status | Active |
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MM11
Thematic Areas
Countries
MM11 Distributed Ledger Technology Powered Improved Cookstoves Finance Facility (DLTICS)
Start Date | Q1 Oct 1 2018 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 82,479 |
Status | Active |
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PE05
Thematic Areas
Countries
PE05 Mitigating Deforestation in Peru through Land Use Formalization
Start Date | Q1 Jan 1 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 130,233 |
Status | Complete |
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ET13
Thematic Areas
Countries
ET13 Support the Forest Sector Transformation Unit, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission
Start Date | Q2 2019 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 0 |
Status | Active |
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Thematic Areas
Countries
BF03 Green growth governance- Supporting Sustainable Landscape and Scaling Up of Ecovillages Development Model
Start Date | Q1 20190305 |
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Funding Source | |
Actual Budget (USD) | 31,524 |
Status | Complete |
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News
News • February 6, 2024
President Ban Ki-moon Inaugurates 1st AFoCO Forum, Emphasizing Forestry’s Vital Role in Combating Climate Crisis
Seoul, Republic of Korea – February 6, 2024 – H. E. Ban Ki-moon, President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), inaugurated the 1st AFoCO’s “Friends of Asia and Asian Forests Forum” in Seoul with his opening remarks. The forum brought together representatives from key entities including […]
News • January 1, 2024
Sustainable Landscapes Drive Indonesia to Achieve its FOLU Net Zero Goals
Jakarta, Indonesia, January 1, 2024 – Recognizing the pressing need to address climate change, Indonesia has taken a decisive step with its Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (Enhanced NDC). This renewed commitment aligns the country with the global aspirations outlined in the Paris Agreement. In 2022, Indonesia bolstered its climate targets, escalating its emission reduction from […]
News • December 5, 2023
Supporting El Salvador’s Forests and Landscapes Restoration Together with GGGI, KOICA, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
San Salvador, El Salvador, 5 December 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) of the Republic of El Salvador have formed a collaboration to enhance sustainable forest and landscape restoration in El Salvador. This alliance aims to combat climate change, […]
News • September 27, 2023
Agrivoltaics Project Launched for Boosting Rwandan Farming with Solar Innovation
Kigali, Rwanda, 31 August 2023 – GGGI Rwanda and the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) jointly hosted the “Agrivoltaics in Rwanda – Preparatory Project Launch.” This event convened government officials, international organizations, development agencies, experts, researchers, and representatives from the agriculture and renewable energy sectors. Its purpose was to introduce the “Increased Resilience […]
News • September 20, 2023
GGGI Uzbekistan Hands Planting Tools Over to the Forestry Committee of Karakalpakstan
Nukus, Uzbekistan, September 20, 2023– GGGI Uzbekistan handed over 1,384 planting tools to the Forestry Committee of Karakalpakstan to continue the government’s tree planting efforts in cities and towns in Karakalpakstan, to support farmers with trees and to afforest the Aral Sea seabed. The ceremony was organized within the framework of “Green Rehabilitation Investment Project […]
News • August 22, 2023
GGGI, ICF, and KOICA Join Forces for Forest and Landscape Restoration in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 25 July 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the National Institute for Conservation and Forest Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF) of the Republic of Honduras, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have entered into a partnership to promote sustainable forest and landscape restoration in Honduras. The collaboration aims to […]
News • August 3, 2023
Building a Sustainable Tea Industry in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
21 July 2023, Jhapa, Nepal – India and Sri Lanka, the second and fourth largest tea producers globally, employs 3.5 and 1 million people, respectively. On the other hand, Nepal, ranked 19th in production, seeks its own path to economic prosperity. To examine how the tea industry could strengthen sustainability, GGGI along with its partners […]
News • July 28, 2023
GGGI and DENR sign MoU for Green Growth Cooperation
July 18, 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are looking into ways to collaborate in the development and design of scalable and inclusive green growth projects to enhance the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of the country’s natural resource base. GGGI and DENR have […]
News • July 11, 2023
Korean Forest Service Second Visit to Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana, June 25, 2023 – As a follow up to the first scoping mission to Guyana in March 2023, a Korean delegation visited Guyana for a two-day mission, where several important meetings, engagements and interactions were facilitated. The high-level Korean delegation included officials from the Korean Forest Service and private sector representatives. The objective […]
News • July 10, 2023
GGGI Ethiopia’s Swedish-funded Forestry Project’s Inception-phase Closure Report Validated
28 June 2023 – The inception phase -closure report of GGGI Ethiopia’s “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forested Landscapes (CSMFL) project in Southwestern Ethiopia” was validated on 28th June 2023 during the workshop organized at Jimma town in the presence of project signatories from the Oromia and Southwest Ethiopia (SWE) regional states, representatives from the […]
News • March 16, 2023
GGGI facilitates Korea Forestry Service (KFS) scoping mission to Guyana.
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, MARCH 03, 2023 – On March 3, a delegation from Korea Forestry Service (KFS) met with a high-level team from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) during a scoping mission to explore areas of cooperation in relation to forest and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). The meeting was facilitated by the Global […]
News • February 20, 2023
GGGI collaborates with MAERSA & MESDET of Senegal and MAFRA of the Republic of Korea to implement a CSA program.
Dakar, Senegal, Friday, February 17, 2023 – Senegal today launched a new project titled: Climate-smart Agriculture and Sustainable Value Chains in Senegal River Valley. The project aims to help enhance agricultural productivity and climate resilience for rice and vegetable value chains by adopting inclusive digital transformation and innovation and promoting resilient farms. The delegation led […]
News • December 20, 2022
Gobierno del Perú publica el primer Reporte de Asignación e Impacto de Bonos Sostenibles
El reporte, elaborado por el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas con la asistencia técnica del Global Green Growth Institute, es parte del compromiso del gobierno peruano como emisor de bonos sostenibles de informar sobre los avances en la asignación de capital captado a partir de la primera emisión de los dos Bonos Sostenibles y un […]
News • September 6, 2022
Profonanpe y el Global Green Growth Institute firman acuerdo de cooperación interinstitucional para promover el financiamiento verde en el Perú
La alianza interinstitucional se realiza como parte de los esfuerzos de ambas instituciones para promover el financiamiento y el diseño de iniciativas conjuntas alineadas a las prioridades nacionales en materia de conservación de ecosistemas, biodiversidad, economía circular y cambio climático. Lima, 30 agosto de 2022 .- Con el objetivo de potenciar el cumplimiento de las […]
News • July 27, 2022
KOICA signs a Grant Arrangement with GGGI to implement a $5.99M project to support Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain, Nepal.
On June 29, 2022, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement for implementation of the project “Building Climate Resilience and Reintegrating Economically Displaced Workers Through Climate Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain, Nepal.” The project has a budget of $5.99 million and will be implemented […]
News • June 27, 2022
Second Technical Advisory Consultation for GGGI Aral Sea GRIP – Tashkent, 22 June
On 22 June 2022 GGGI Uzbekistan and the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection (SCEEP) conducted the second 2022 Aral Sea GRIP Technical Advisory Consultation under the ‘Green Rehabilitation Investment Project for Karakalpakstan Republic to Address the Impacts of the Aral Sea Crisis’ (Aral Sea GRIP) in Tashkent. The event was honored with the […]
News • June 16, 2022
Government of Rwanda and GGGI Sign and endorse the new 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF)
On 13 May, Kigali , Rwanda the Minister of State , Ministry of Infrastructure Eng Patricie Uwase and the GGGI Rwanda Country Representative Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya have officially endorsed & signed the new five year 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF). The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) would like to thank all the stakeholders and […]
News • May 27, 2022
GGGI AT COP15 ON DESERTIFICATION
UNCCD CoP 15 was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20, 2022. This was GGGI’s first participation at the desertification CoP, marked by a video message from P&C of GGGI Mr. Ban Ki Moon, and a statement from DDG Mrs. Helena Mcleod at the Heads of State summit, in which GGGI pledged […]
News • May 24, 2022
Stakeholders Vow to Back up Implementation of KOICA’s-funded CRFLR Program in Oromia Region
Participants of the KOICA-funded Climate Resilient Forest and Landscape Restoration (CRFLR) Program familiarization workshop in the Oromia regional state have pledged to provide all the necessary supports for the successful implementation of the Program in the region. The participants made their utter commitments affirming that the Program will help redress the debilitating impacts of deforestation […]
News • May 6, 2022
GGGI at Cop15 on desertification
Cote d’Ivoire is hosting the Fifteen’s Conference of the parties (COP) from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, a major conference to address the future of Land management, from May 9 to May 20. The main challenge around “Land. Life. Legacy: From Scarcity to Prosperity,” is a call to action to ensure that land, […]