Iwokrama Centre for International Rain Forest Conservation and Development Guyana, South America

Iwokrama International CentreIwokrama International Centre

Iwokrama Centre for International Rain Forest Iwokrama Centre for International Rain Forest Conservation and DevelopmentConservation and Development

Guyana, South AmericaGuyana, South America


““TTo promote the o promote the conservation and the conservation and the sustainable and equitable usesustainable and equitable use of tropical of tropical rain forests in a manner that will lead to rain forests in a manner that will lead to lasting ecological, economic, and social lasting ecological, economic, and social

benefitsbenefits to the people of Guyana and to the to the people of Guyana and to the world in general, by world in general, by undertaking research, undertaking research,

training and the development and training and the development and dissemination of technologiesdissemination of technologies.“.“

IWOKRAMA’S MISSION STATEMENT:


About Iwokrama …….About Iwokrama …….

Makushi (local tribe) word meaning “place of Makushi (local tribe) word meaning “place of refuge” refuge”

A gift from Guyana to the International Community A gift from Guyana to the International Community in 1989in 1989

Iwokrama International Centre was formed in 1996Iwokrama International Centre was formed in 1996 1M acres (371,000 ha):1M acres (371,000 ha):

• 50% Wilderness Preserve (WP)50% Wilderness Preserve (WP)• 50% Sustainable Utilization Area (SUA) 50% Sustainable Utilization Area (SUA)

Management of the area is under the direct control Management of the area is under the direct control of the Chief Executive Officer who reports to the of the Chief Executive Officer who reports to the Iwokrama International Board of TrusteesIwokrama International Board of Trustees

Government of Guyana has representatives on the Government of Guyana has representatives on the boardboard


An international effort…….An international effort…….

HRH Prince of Wales: Patron


GUYANAGUYANA

IWOKRAMA IWOKRAMA RESERVE…..the Green RESERVE…..the Green Heart of GuyanaHeart of Guyana

IWOKRAMA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE


The Iwokrama ReserveThe Iwokrama Reserve


Core work programmesCore work programmes::

• Conservation and use of forests and Conservation and use of forests and biodiversitybiodiversity

• Business developmentBusiness development Sustainable timberSustainable timber Sustainable tourismSustainable tourism Training and consultancy servicesTraining and consultancy services Intellectual property and servicesIntellectual property and services

• Human resource developmentHuman resource development


Business DevelopmentBusiness Development

TimberTimber Tourism Tourism Training ServicesTraining Services Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property and

ServicesServices

Commercial Partners:Commercial Partners: Tigerwood Guyana Inc - Tigerwood Guyana Inc -

TimberTimber Community and Tourism Community and Tourism

Services Inc - TourismServices Inc - Tourism KfW - Training CKfW - Training C

Iwokrama's Earned Revenues (US$)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

$137,587 $136,796 $153,673$206,840

$289,086$320,013

$570,000

Projected$760,000

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$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

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Iwokrama River Lodge and Science Iwokrama River Lodge and Science CentreCentre


TimberTimber SFM timber model SFM timber model

which follows which follows environmental, social environmental, social and economic best and economic best practicespractices

Innovative Innovative Governance models - Governance models - Private Sector / Private Sector / Iwokrama Iwokrama /Communities /Communities

FSC CertificationFSC Certification No log export policy No log export policy

adoptedadopted


Sustainable EcotourismSustainable Ecotourism• BirdingBirding - - Recently, Iwokrama was Recently, Iwokrama was

highly praised by an independent highly praised by an independent USAID report which said that USAID report which said that “Iwokrama is one of the most, if “Iwokrama is one of the most, if not the single most important site not the single most important site for birding and nature tourism in for birding and nature tourism in Guyana”.Guyana”.

• Canopy walkwayCanopy walkway• Turtle MountainTurtle Mountain• HikingHiking• Caiman spottingCaiman spotting• 1,450 visitors in 2007 up 1,450 visitors in 2007 up

from 760 in 2006from 760 in 2006


Community RelationsCommunity Relations

Collaborative Collaborative Management Management AgreementsAgreements

Training / Capacity Training / Capacity building programmesbuilding programmes

Benefits sharing Benefits sharing arrangements arrangements

Innovative governance Innovative governance models models

Employment – 96 % of Employment – 96 % of staff from local staff from local communitiescommunities


Training ServicesTraining Services

Full training Full training facilities facilities

Ranger trainingRanger training Guide training, Guide training, Protected area Protected area

management management Collaborative Collaborative

management.management. Other specialized Other specialized

training coursestraining courses PDF ProgrammesPDF Programmes


IntellectualIntellectual Property & ServicesProperty & Services

EU GSI project – IUCN EU GSI project – IUCN Environmental servicesEnvironmental services Merchandising and value addingMerchandising and value adding


Ecosystem ServicesEcosystem Services Rainforests are giant global utilities providing water, Rainforests are giant global utilities providing water,

pollination, soil erosion prevention, recreation etc – pollination, soil erosion prevention, recreation etc – important to climate regulation and agriculture (food important to climate regulation and agriculture (food security) – important services to humanity.security) – important services to humanity.

Values have mostly not been recognised, valuation Values have mostly not been recognised, valuation systems not perfected and markets not developedsystems not perfected and markets not developed

ESS add value to existing forest values – timber, ESS add value to existing forest values – timber, NTFP’s etc and reinforces the value of standing NTFP’s etc and reinforces the value of standing rainforestsrainforests

More important to the developing world which have More important to the developing world which have characteristics of high forest cover, low population and characteristics of high forest cover, low population and economic challenges thus putting immense pressure economic challenges thus putting immense pressure on these governments to monetize forest resources on these governments to monetize forest resources through the sale of traditional forest values such as through the sale of traditional forest values such as timber often leading to forest degradationtimber often leading to forest degradation


Iwokrama / Canopy Capital DealIwokrama / Canopy Capital Deal Partner: Canopy Capital of the UKPartner: Canopy Capital of the UK Launched at the world’s first Finance and Launched at the world’s first Finance and

Biodiversity Conference in New York on the 27Biodiversity Conference in New York on the 27thth--2828thth March, 2008. March, 2008.

Not an emissions based arrangement as Not an emissions based arrangement as Iwokrama is already a protected area and would Iwokrama is already a protected area and would not qualifynot qualify

Innovative agreement between private sector and Innovative agreement between private sector and NGO involved in sustainable development in an NGO involved in sustainable development in an attempt to show that you can use a forest with attempt to show that you can use a forest with out losing it through valuation creation using ESS out losing it through valuation creation using ESS

Two-staged process – a) identification and Two-staged process – a) identification and valuation of ESS b) commercialization and market valuation of ESS b) commercialization and market developmentdevelopment


Basic tenets of the agreementBasic tenets of the agreement 5 year agreement5 year agreement Gives Canopy Capital a license to market ESS in the Iwokrama Gives Canopy Capital a license to market ESS in the Iwokrama

Forest over the period in order to explore sources of Forest over the period in order to explore sources of international fundinginternational funding

Provides payments to the Iwokrama Centre for this licenseProvides payments to the Iwokrama Centre for this license Contains adequate termination clauses to protect both partiesContains adequate termination clauses to protect both parties Centre has the right of veto for which types of ESS can be Centre has the right of veto for which types of ESS can be

marketedmarketed Does not include the transfer of rights or ownership to any part Does not include the transfer of rights or ownership to any part

of the Iwokrama Forestof the Iwokrama Forest Contains clauses which ensure a fair share of benefits so that Contains clauses which ensure a fair share of benefits so that

all parties including local communities get a fair share of the all parties including local communities get a fair share of the proceeds of any commercial earningsproceeds of any commercial earnings

All activities have to fall within the confines of the Iwokrama All activities have to fall within the confines of the Iwokrama Act Act

Fits within the framework of the Guyana Government with Fits within the framework of the Guyana Government with whom we continue to work closely with in this regardwhom we continue to work closely with in this regard


Iwokrama as the testbed….Iwokrama as the testbed…. Iwokrama Forest Zoned into Sustainable Utilization Area Iwokrama Forest Zoned into Sustainable Utilization Area

(SUA) and Wilderness Preserve (WP)(SUA) and Wilderness Preserve (WP) Iwokrama Forest FSC certified – indicating operations Iwokrama Forest FSC certified – indicating operations

which follow social, environmental and economic best which follow social, environmental and economic best practices, the only institution in the Guyana shield to practices, the only institution in the Guyana shield to have achieved this statushave achieved this status

Iwokrama already involved in model development of Iwokrama already involved in model development of timber tourism and training businesses including timber tourism and training businesses including innovative governance modelsinnovative governance models

Traditional forest resources mappedTraditional forest resources mapped Management plans / inventories developed for traditional Management plans / inventories developed for traditional

resourcesresources Monitoring protocols in placeMonitoring protocols in place History of research activitiesHistory of research activities Local communities involved in all facets of Iwokrama’s Local communities involved in all facets of Iwokrama’s

workwork


Stage 1: Identification of ESSStage 1: Identification of ESS

Research into various ESS – water, Research into various ESS – water, pollination, soil erosion protection etc pollination, soil erosion protection etc contained in the Iwokrama Forest.contained in the Iwokrama Forest.

Measuring services: water – rainfall Measuring services: water – rainfall attraction, water stored in the forest, attraction, water stored in the forest, run off into the rivers etcrun off into the rivers etc

Determining economic values of Determining economic values of these servicesthese services


Stage 2: CommercializationStage 2: Commercialization

Fitting into any national framework / Fitting into any national framework / policy governing these servicespolicy governing these services

Developing market mechanisms to Developing market mechanisms to ensure that resource / service ensure that resource / service providers / owners are compensated providers / owners are compensated by beneficiaries of these servicesby beneficiaries of these services

Ensuring that forest peoples / local Ensuring that forest peoples / local communities and other stakeholders communities and other stakeholders share equitably in the benefitsshare equitably in the benefits


Major challengesMajor challenges Getting people / companies / countries to pay for Getting people / companies / countries to pay for

“another” service in a declining world economy “another” service in a declining world economy where resources are already over-committed to where resources are already over-committed to offset rising fuel prices, fight poverty, mitigate offset rising fuel prices, fight poverty, mitigate natural disasters, combat terrorism and deal with natural disasters, combat terrorism and deal with the effects of civil warsthe effects of civil wars

Convincing owners of forest resources that over Convincing owners of forest resources that over the short to medium terms ESS could be a viable the short to medium terms ESS could be a viable alternative to revenues derived from extractive alternative to revenues derived from extractive operationsoperations

Developing appropriate valuation models for Developing appropriate valuation models for services, some of which are intangibleservices, some of which are intangible

Developing innovative financial models such as Developing innovative financial models such as green bonds to help finance PESgreen bonds to help finance PES


BenefitsBenefits International – model of increasing the value of International – model of increasing the value of

and revenues from standing forests thus leading and revenues from standing forests thus leading to reduced deforestation and mitigating the to reduced deforestation and mitigating the effects of climate change and the development of effects of climate change and the development of innovative financial mechanisms to fund such innovative financial mechanisms to fund such efforts efforts

National – Economic development for Guyana National – Economic development for Guyana whilst still maintaining its 78 % (16M ha) forest whilst still maintaining its 78 % (16M ha) forest cover, economic benefits for forest peoples / local cover, economic benefits for forest peoples / local communitiescommunities

Iwokrama – provides direct economic benefits to Iwokrama – provides direct economic benefits to the Centre to continue its important work in the Centre to continue its important work in conservation and sustainable developmentconservation and sustainable development


To learn more about us…….To learn more about us……. Visit our website Visit our website www.iwokrama.www.iwokrama.orgorg

Visit the Iwokrama ForestVisit the Iwokrama Forest

Contact me at:Contact me at:Dane Gobin BSc MBADane Gobin BSc MBA

Chief Executive OfficerChief Executive OfficerIwokrama international CentreIwokrama international Centre

77 High Street, Kingston Georgetown77 High Street, Kingston GeorgetownTel: 225-1504Tel: 225-1504Fax: 225-9199Fax: 225-9199

Iwokrama Centre for International Rain Forest Conservation and Development Guyana, South America

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