RedLAC Capacity Building ProjectScaling up conservation finance

RedLAC Capacity Building for EFs

Objectives

1. Strengthen the capacity of EFs to develop new market based resource streams for biodiversity conservation.

2. Facilitate the implementation of new financial mechanisms demonstrating greater resource flow to biodiversity conservation.

3. Document and share best practices of EFs in their day to day operation, enhancing learning, collaboration and exchange among practitioners.

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Knowledge

Knowledge management Innovation Network

Exchange of experiences Case studies Experts Best practices

Risk investment Apply concepts

South-South collaboration Contents sharing Strengthened platform

Capacity building

workshops

EF to EF mentoring

Impact monitoring

working groupLearning route

Pilot projects on innovative

financial mechanisms

Web platform Planning with CAFE

RedLAC business plan

RedLAC innovative

mechanisms

Knowledge sharing

Topic Date and place1. Environmental Funds and PES Mexico, November 20102. Strategic Planning for Environmental Funds Kenya, March 20113. The roles of EFs in REDD+ Brazil, July 20114. Fundraising Strategies for Environmental Funds Tanzania, September 20115. Opportunities for Environmental Funds in Compensation and Offset Schemes Suriname, November 20116. Communication and Marketing for Environmental Funds Uganda, September 20127. Monitoring the Impact of EFs on biodiversity in Protected Areas Peru, November 20128. Governance Strategies for EFs Madagascar, September 20139.Resources Mobilization Mechanisms for Environmental Funds Costa Rica, November 2013

Since the beginning of the Project in 2010, nine thematic workshops were organized by Funbio in collaboration with host funds:

Handbooks are available in English, Spanish and French at RedLAC and Funbio websites.

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Participants x regions

17

4

15

3

11

4

17

4

22

4

11

4

229

18

8

17

7

1

1

OceaniaAsiaAfricaLAC

Funds participation

Funds Participation

Participants 119

Funds 54

Countries 33

Regional 4

Funds per region

LAC 31

Africa 21

Asia 1

Oceania 1

Funds participation

1 person

2 people

3 people

4 people

5 people

8 people

20

18

9

3

3

1

Different participants per Fund

1 workshop

2 workshops

3 workshops

4 workshops

5 workshops

6 workshops

7 workshops

81

14

14

3

3

3

1

Workshops attended

Participants

56%28%

16%

Staff DirectorsBoard members

68%

23%

10%

LAC

39%

35%

26%

Africa

Asia

Oceania

100%

100%

16 directors from LAC + 16 directors from Africa

EF to EF mentoring

• Mentees and mentors registration forms• Matching pairs• Define mentee demand and how the

mentor plans to supply it: expectations, outcomes, timeline, methodology, commitment (staff involved and time dedicated), Budget, baseline, learning objectives and indicators

• Sign MoU• Implementation: share documents,

experiences, support in documents development and new contacts

• Define future• Evaluation survey and testimonies

Two simultaneous experiences:Fondo Accion (Colombia) – Fundesnap (Bolivia)Funbio (Brazil) – Biofund (Mozambique)

Measuring the Impact of EFs on Biodiversity in Protected Areas

• Create a methodology applicable for all EFs.

• Consider that EFs do not have presence in the field and must work with PAs’ stakeholders.

• Use indicators that can be independently monitored:• One effect indicator: threat reduction rate.

• Two impact indicators: abundance index for indicative species and habitat cover change rate – remote sensing.

• Seven funds are testing the methodology in one PA each in 2013.

To be implemented

• Planning meeting RedLAC and CAFÉ

• Learning Route

• Publication with results:• Additional innovative mechanisms (being identified and prepared by the

Secretariat)

• All cases and projects

• 10th workshop in Africa (Cameroon, September 2014)

• RedLAC new website launched

• External final evaluation

Survey on training needs

GOVERNANCE

OPERATIO

N

ADMIN

ISTRATIO

N

ASSET

MANAGEM

ENT

M&E A

ND REPORTIN

G

RESOURCES

MOBILI

ZATIO

N

23%31% 37% 43%

60%71%

Percentage of "critical to have" responses

13 Funds from RedLAC + 11 Funds from CAFÉ answered

Survey on training needs

16 16

1110 10

35 5

911

8

11

4 45

46

10

Governance

not necessary moderate critical

Survey on training needs

86

24

610

30

812 12

1012

10

1612

86

10 106

4 5

11

Operation

not necessary moderate critical

Survey on training needs

8

43 3

9

3

10

6

11 11

14

79

810

910

78

12

6

Administration

not necessary moderate critical

Survey on training needs

12 2

67

65

9

16 1617

9

M&E and reporting

not necessary moderate critical

Survey on training needs

INVESTMENT POLICY RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

GOVERNING BODY (COMMITTEE)

SELECT FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS

CONTRACTS WITH INVESTMENT

PROFESSIONALS

6

23

65

6

8

10

12

10

12

14

11

6

9

Asset management

not necessary moderate critical

Survey on training needs

Resources mobilization

not necessary moderate critical

20

Survey on training needs

GOVERNANCE

OPERATIO

N

ADMINISTRATIO

N

M&E REP

ORTING

ASSET

MANAGEM

ENT

RESOURCE M

OBILIZATIO

N

Formats

WORKSHOPS EF TO EF MENTORING DISTANCE LEARNING

Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Conservation

Fund ProjectsPROFONANPE PERU

Mechanism for the PES based on the Water Resources from the Salinas - Aguada Blanca National Reserve

Fondo Acción COLOMBIA

Designing and pilot testing an innovative financial mechanism (crowd funding) to support community ecotourism in Protected Areas in Colombia

Patrimonio Natural COLOMBIA

fundraising mechanism based on the linking of hotels, guests and the private sector in the conservation of the natural areas of Colombia

FMCN – MEXICO Developing, among fisheries, compensation schemes for Sea Turtle Bycatch

FUNBIO – BRAZIL Guanabara Bay Effluents Cap & Trade Scheme

Provide funds the opportunity of trying out new market-based mechanisms:

CAFÉ – Consortium of African Funds for the Environment

A network created in 2010 by the African EFs, inspired in RedLAC.

The thematic workshops gave African funds the opportunity to meet periodically and build a trust relation.

RedLAC and CAFÉ - joint proposal for a second phase for the Capacity Building Project.

www.consortiumcafe.org

Budget execution

Comp 1: Capacity Building

Comp 2: Grants facility

Comp 3: Network Comp 4: Final Evaluation

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

Total budget execution

Planned Executed

83%

67%

79%

Budget execution Moore FFEM Funds Planned Executed Planned Executed Planned Executed

Comp 1: Capacity Building 209.497 209.497 597.640

246.627 360.000 439.950

Comp 2: Grants facility 472.305 342.305 311.785

113.392 300.000 265.753

Comp 3: Network 257.535 145.486 37.607

42.377 207.900 207.900

Comp 4: Final Evaluation 12.075 - 35.968

- -

TOTAL 951.412 697.288 983.000

402.395 867.900 913.603

Balance 254.125

580.605 -45.703

754.786

Budget execution

$ day $ monthNumber of participants

staff 170 5100 67

board/ director 500 15000 52

Ticket (average) 1500

per diem (average) 250

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Feedback

Name Fund Region Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TAngélica Blanco FIAES LAC Board 1 1Deisy Herrera FIAES LAC Staff 1 1Jorge Oviedo FIAES LAC Director 1 1 2

• Co-funding: travel and time costs• Rotation• Progress: training effectiveness (based on Future Steps)

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Ecofunds

REMAINS THE SAME• Systematize conservation investments

• Showcase for conservation institutions projects (funds)

PREVIOUS VERSION CURRENT VERSION

Investments of all types of conservation organizations

Investments of EFs

Users managing own information Funbio manages database for now

Very detailed information about each investment

Simpler forms with essential information

Additional features (funding needs and opportunities)

Focused on the core

www.funbio.org.br

Camila MonteiroCommunication & Networks

camila.monteiro@funbio.org.br

www.fotonatural.com.br