Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 25-28, 2018

Amazon Sustainable Landscapes

Prog ram Fo r mu la t i on Wor k shop Second Pha se

INDEX

INTRODUCTION P 4

CONFERENCE RESULTS P 6TECHNICAL INPUTS P 6

Presentation of the ASL P 6

Proposal of the theory of change for the ASL2 P 8

Keynote Presentations P 11

Fair of Ideas: National Projects P 15

REGIONAL ISSUES P 16

Connectivity P 16

Cross-border activities P 18

Watershed management P 20

Data and information for better decisions P 21

Combating illegality P 23

Production systems and value chains P 24

NEXT STEPS P 26COUNTRY ACTION PLAN P 30

EVALUATION P 32

ANEXOS P 36ANNEX 1. IDEAS FAIR FOR THE NATIONAL PROJECTS OF THE ASL2 P 36

Brazil P 38Colombia P 42Ecuador P 46Guyana P 50Perú P 54

ANNEX 2. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS P 58

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The Amazon Sustainable Landscapes (ASL) program was approved by the

Global Environment Facility (GEF) council in October 2015 as a pilot of the

“impact program” that provides incentives for the development of a Regional

integration under the sustainable forest management strategy. Thanks to

the financing of US $113 million by the GEF and estimated counterpart of

US $684 million, the ASL aims to protect biodiversity of global importance

and implement policies to promote sustainable land use and restore the

native vegetation of the Amazon. The program comprises 4 national projects

implemented by Brazil, Colombia and Peru, as well as a project for regional

coordination. The World Bank (as the lead agency), WWF and UNDP serve as

GEF implementing agencies for current national projects.

The ASL program has been enriched with the experience of more than a decade

of work in the Amazon. ASL interventions jointly seek to strengthen biodiversity

conservation, reduce deforestation, and improve the living conditions of local

communities, while maintaining the integrity of local, regional and global

services offered by the region, including its biodiversity, carbon sequestration

and maintenance of the hydrologic cycle.

At the last GEF General Assembly held in the month of June in Danang, Vietnam,

the GEF confirmed the interest to finance a second phase of the ASL (ASL2) as a

program of impact on sustainable forest management. This new program will

be based on the objectives of the current ASL program, but expanding its scope

and impact by also including other countries that are part of the Amazon biome

and incorporating actions at the cross-border level.

The workshop, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 25 to 28,

with the aim of initiating the design of the ALS2 program and provide support

to the design of the national projects that ensure the fulfillment of the goals

of the program.

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INTRODUCTION

Photo: Walter Wust/Sernanp

The participants of the workshop were government representatives, non-

governmental agencies from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru,

representatives of the GEF agencies (World Bank, WWF, UNDP and CI), as well

as experts on various issues related to the conservation and sustainable use of

natural resources. See annex 3 to see the list of the 54 people who attended the

workshop.

At the beginning of the workshop, a presentation on ASL as well as a discussion

on the proposed theory of change for ASL2 were made. Subsequently, we had

keynote presentations on relevant topics that provided input for the national

projects design. Each participant country made a presentation of possible

goals, activities, geographical coverture and indicators for the ASL2, they also

received feedback. Finally, participants took a collective exercise to identify

regional issues and developed an action plan by country to be able to complete

the ASL2 program preparation.

Photo: ASL Team

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ASL Components

BRAZIL

Amazon Sustainable Landscapes

$60.3MApprovedDecember 2017

Connectivity andBiodiversityConservation

$21MApprovedSeptember 2017

PERU

ProductiveSustainable Landscapes

$18.3MApprovedNovember 2017

COLOMBIA

Securing the futureof Protected Areasin Peru

$9.01MApprovedDecember 2017

PERU

Coordination and learning Global project $5M (Approved Aug, 2017) Total: US$113.68M

Integratedlandscape

management

CONFERENCE RESULTS

TECHNICAL INPUTS

Presentation of the ASL

To start the workshop, Adriana Moreira, World Bank’s ASL program coordi-

nator, presented the ASL program in its first phase. The presentation high-

lighted that the programmatic approach allows the Program’s national proj-

ects (please see the following graphic) to be interconnected under a common

goal, generating greater impacts than the ones they would generate as inde-

pendent projects. The projects are part of an agile process to share lessons

learned and best practices, and receive technical assistance from the coor-

dination project, which is also part of the program. The components of the

program have been structured around the idea that if (I) an adequate area of

the Amazon under various regimes (protected areas and indigenous territo-

ries) is protected; (II) agriculture, degraded land and forest lands are man-

aged in a sustainable manner with zero tolerance for illegal deforestation;

(III) national policies and strategies support sustainable development that

minimizes deforestation and the loss of ecosystem services; and (IV) there is

an improvement of regional capacity and cooperation among key stakehold-

ers; then, you can achieve the protection of the biodiversity and the ecosys-

tem services integrity of the Amazon.

The presentation ended with the introduction to the second phase of the ASL

for which it is expected to count with a strengthened programmatic approach,

the incorporation of new countries, partners and agencies, the development of

joint actions between countries on cross-cutting issues and the strengthening

of the coordination project and technical assistance that aims to strengthen

coordination, access to information and capacity of stakeholders involved in

national projects under the ASL program.

ASL National and Coordination projects

CapacityBuilding and

RegionalCooperation

Tambopata National Reserve. Photo: Walter Wust

Policies for protected and

productivelandscapes

Integratedamazon

protected areas

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CapacityBuilding and

Regional Cooperation

C O N N E C T I V I T Y

C L I M A T E C H A N G E

G O V E R N A N C E

F R E S H W A T E R M A N A G E M E N T

P R I V A T E S E C T O R

STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Proposal of the Theory of Change for the ASL2 Anders Jensen, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist form the World Bank,

presented an initial proposal of the Theory of Change for the ASL2 including the

context, suggested activities, components and expected results and medium

and long term objectives. The information if found in this link. As indicated in

the graphic below, the theory of change maintains the components of the first

phase but evidences the issues of transversal management.

Comments and questions

After the presentation, 9 working groups were put together to make comments

and questions about the proposed theory of change.

One of the working groups questioned the theory of change methodology

presented in the plenary session. The World Bank and GEF’s team explained

that each institution has different methodologies of theories of change (or

logical frameworks) and they adopt different forms in its content and its graphic

representation. It was explained that for now, this methodology is intended to

be used since it is the one that the World Bank uses. Anders Jensen explained

that this methodology allows a simple abstraction of what the project wants to

achieve and allows the evaluation of the results. It also allows to incorporate all

the interrelations and connections between the activities.

The following are other key comments expressed by the groups based on the

review of the theory of change included in link.

l About the context/problems to be addressed: there are several threats/risks

that were not mentioned, and the theory of change does not indicate how

the program would addess these threats/risks. These include: 1) population

increase, 2) urbanization, 3) weakness in governance, 4) weakness in citizen

participation, 5) erosion in the social capital reflected in the decisions towards

illegal activities, 6) lack of coordination among donor agencies; 7) inadequate

incentives leading to mining activities, infrastructure, lumber extraction

and other uses of the soil that causes negative effects on forests, 8) political

instability in many countries and their potential impact on the continuity of

public policies. For this last point, it was made clear that the ASL has no control

over these issues but that they are a risk to the development of the program.

l About the components and short-term results: it is necessary to reflect the

connection between the components and it is crucial to visualize that, in the

protected landscape component, they refer to public and private protected

areas, as well as the indigenous territories and other figures of co-management.

It was also suggested to include a result around mobilization and alignment of

public and private financing for the sustainable landscapes. Also, the increase

in connectivity should be considered as a short-term result that contributes to

the conservation, and not only in the long run.

l On the activities: It was suggested to include activities related to: planning at

the water basin level, the adaption to climate change (not only mentioning

it in the context), improving the perception of society towards the Amazon

(through communication campaigns), improvement of governance and the

battle against illegal activities, and actions in relation to wildlife traffic.

Policies/Incentives for protected and

productivelandscapes

IntegratedProductiveLandscapes

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Simplified ASL Graphic – Theory of Change ASL2

IntegratedProtected

Landscapes

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l On the cross-cutting issues: it is suggested to include interculturality, gover-

nance (including law enforcement, conflict resolution, follow-up of agree-

ments, participation and intercultural and intersectoral dialogue) and main-

streaming gender perspective and age groups. In connection with connectivity,

the importance of clarifying what would be the main axis for cross-border

connectivity was stressed. It is important to clarify if it is functional, hydro-

logic and/or of the forests.

Mark Zimsky from GEF, highlighted the importance of building a new theory

based on what was raised in the first phase, but enriched under a broader per-

spective. The GEF programmatic document highlights the need to include in

the ASL second phase considerations on threats from infrastructure projects

and illegal mining, as well as watershed planning and water resource manage-

ment. Mark suggested one way to read the theory of change is to start reading

the long-term goals (for which there seem to be agreements, such as con-

nectivity), to define results and actions to reach those goals. It is necessary to

construct a logic of intervention that allows to reach the goals, and that gen-

erates high probabilities of success. It is necessary to identify the stakeholders

that will facilitate the achievement of goals, and similarly, those who will not.

Keynote Presentations A group of experts were invited to make keynote presentations to help partic-

ipants reflect about the relevance of their respective themes in relationship

with the proposed ASL2 theory of change.

During the first session, Carlos Alberto de

Mattos Scaramuzza, in his presentation

Connectivity Restoration and Regional

Synchronization of Actions, shared ideas

for the ASL to work with communities and

different sectors promoting connectivity,

restoration of forests and the synchronization of actions between countries, initiating with

low-risk pilots (low hanging fruits) and generating benefits not only for conservation but for

the well-being of the population. Martin von Hilderbrand from the Gaia-Amazon Founda-

tion presented the progress in the Large-scale Social and Ecological Connectivity Strategy,

known as the corridor Andes-Amazon-Atlantic (AAA), with the participation of civil society

organizations, governments and indigenous peoples. The corridor seeks to unify programs

and policies aimed at connectivity of 260 million hectares, corresponding to 38% of the Am-

azon. Finally, Omar Gutierrez-Cori from the Geophysical Institute of Peru, presented the

results of the studies that have reported the increase in the occurrence of the Extreme Hy-

dro-climatic Events in the Amazon Basin and its Impacts on Vegetation (i.e. the conversion

of tropical ecosystems to savannah ecosystems).

Commentsl There are different logics of intervention around the connectivity that can be north-south, east-

west (AAA), by hydrographic basin or according to priorities of vulnerability to climate change.

l Whatever logic is chosen, it is important to carry out a modular implementation, from smaller

mosaics that are pilots (low hanging fruits) oriented by an overview.

l The connectivity initiatives should be articulated within the existing political framework. This is

the case for example of the Amazon Initiative: Sustainable Amazon on 2030 “Regional Ecosystem

Connectivity” launched by Colombia and Ecuador, which seeks the integral development of the

region from a shared vision of connectivity between the Andes-Amazon-Atlantic ecosystems.

l For connectivity, it is important to remember that while collaboration should be promoted, each

country has the sovereignty to decide what will be done in its territory.

l For indigenous peoples, connectivity has always been present.

l Governance is a key element in promoting connectivity.

l Connectivity can also be achieved through actions such as the establishment of international

agreements on legislation and compliance with illegal activities.

l Connectivity should also consider the presence of urban centers with a growing population.

Session: Connectivity in Amazonian landscapes – integrated approach

CONFERENCE RESULTS

Photo: ASL Team

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During the second session, Pablo Marquet of

the Catholic University of Chile presented the

progress of the project on Spatial Planning for

Protected Areas in Response to Climate Change

(SPARC) financed by the GEF and which has

generated the technical base for planning

protected areas considering their resilience to

climate change. Avecita Chicchon, from the Moore Foundation, talked to the participants

regarding the methodologies developed to assess the impact of the interventions for the

consolidation of the protected areas in the Amazon. This assessment considered: 1) for

protected areas: indicators of management, governance, planning for sustainable resource

use, monitoring, integration with regional development plans and finances for sustainability

for protected areas; and 2) for the mosaics: factors such as level of information, legislation

and policies, support from society, stakeholder’s capacity and sufficiency of funds. Finally,

Ane Alencar from IPAM presented the tools developed for Brazil by the Institute to Identify

Threats and Opportunities in Protected Areas, based on the use of the System of Observation

and Monitoring of Units of Conservation (SOMUC) that collects information around the

“invisible” network of institutions and people working in the protected areas and whose work

can be coordinated and synchronized.

Commentsl SPARC collects the prediction of different models of climate change and makes statistical analysis

of them to have a representative model and that allows to reproduce the analyses in other areas.

l The work of SPARC and IPAM could be very useful for the ASL.

l It is expected that the last SPARC phase engages officials from the protected areas to corroborate

information and modeling from the field. For GEF it would be ideal for the ASL to include the

SPARC results in a pilot. This would allow specific activities to be included to promote adaptation

to climate change.

l Territorial planning must have considerations of the impacts of climate change.

l The Moore Foundation model is of great interest to other agencies interested in measuring

the impact of their projects and donations. It could also apply for governments to measure their

impact.

l The concept of protected areas as archipelagos has evolved and it is necessary to consider them

beyond their political frontier. Taking into account the dynamics of their ecosystems and the

mobility of species due to climate change.

l Weakness in governance prevents technical information from translating into political decisions.

This is an important challenge that the ASL can address by disseminating information in a way

that influences the decision-making. ASL can help reduce the gap between science and politics.

The third session started with Harsh

Nagaraja Rao from the World Bank. He

focused his presentation on the Digital

Technology Potential to facilitate the

proper flow from data collection and

storage, systematization and access

to information, knowledge generation

and finally, decision making that involves all relevant stakeholders. The following presenta-

tion of Debra Moskovits from the Chicago Field Museum and Rodrigo Botero from FCDS, fo-

cused on the progress towards an agenda of bi-national collaboration between Colombia and

Peru for the Sustainable Management of the Putumayo Basin.

Comments on digital technology l Importance of empowering people in the process of data collection and analysis. The data should

be for the people and decision makers, starting with the head in the community.

l Not everybody has access to technology in the Amazon, therefore, there is a need for different tools

tailored to the different audiences and expected results.

l There are examples to learn from, like WWF’s work with an alert system of deforestation that

counts with the participation of indigenous groups.

l It is important to keep in mind that within the indigenous traditional knowledge, there are already

sustainable management practices and techniques that could be digitized and disseminated for

decision-making. This research can help in the decision-making process.

Comments on the Putumayo case l The Putumayo case is highlighted as an opportunity that is supported by the ASL based on local

knowledge, the integration of common themes and coordinated management. The priority is to

strengthen coordination and synergy of the local agenda that arises from the local reality.

l There are examples such as the Chiribiquete region where the mosaic of landscapes and the

approach is not only from the ecosystems but it is also by cultural factors.

l The pilot in the Putumayo can contribute to build biological and cultural corridors that add

different efforts of peoples, communities, governments and institutions.

l It is important to consider the work of REDPARQUES in the Amazon biome. Among other

things, they have developed An observatory with information about the region, plus the study

of vulnerability and risk to climate change in the Amazon and the Use of Common Goods in the

Amazon, among others (IAPA Project executed by REDPARQUES, financed by EU).

l It is necessary to organize meetings with other development sectors.

l It is also important to integrate the work of OTCA and to deepen in the topics that they have

worked on and the studies they have developed.

l ASL2 can be an opportunity to promote the coordination of all the initiatives in the region. It is

important to establish a mechanism and tools to have a baseline of what has already been done and

avoid repetitions. REDPARQUES with IAPA already did a mapping exercise of the interventions.

CONFERENCE RESULTS

Session: Planning and monitoring tools for the management of protected areas Session: Experiences in cross-border watershed management and digital technology

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Session: Sustainable business development

The session started with the video recorded

by Kifah Sasa of UNDP in which he presents

the Application of the tools of the Green

Commodities Platforms and the monitor-

ing of the change of land use in the case

of sustainable pineapple production. Also,

representing UNDP, Santiago Carrizosa

presented the experience of 3 cases where the potential of biological resources have been max-

imized to generate multiple benefits based on innovation (mixing traditional knowledge with

technology), establishing strengthened value chains, and developing policies that promote

science, innovation, conservation, and resource use. Finally, Luc Dubreuil shared general ele-

ments and recommendations for the design of business models for forest-friendly value chains

which are applicable for the ASL.

Commentsl The approach of the concept of landscape implies to consider different chains of value and not to

depend on a single product. Diversification decreases risks and increases resilience.

l The ASL could work by supporting a product cluster.

l In the landscape-level work it is important to consider the relationships and possible convergences

between productive and protected landscapes. It is important to add value also at the beginning of

the chain with the producers that inhabit both the productive zones, as in the protected areas (e.g.

the indigenous communities).

l Technology can play an important role in value chains, for example, in marketing.

l In support of productive chains, it is important to maintain a balance and not to generate situations

in which, given the high profitability, the monoculture is promoted.

l Within the productive chains, it is also important to consider the services. Services that make

conservation a legitimate activity generator of ecosystem services. This allows to generate

economies based on forests and not only on the conversion of forests.

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Fair of Ideas: National Projects Durante During the workshop, a fair of ideas was organized in which each of

the participating countries made a poster with the information relevant to the

national project that is expected to be part of the second phase of the ASL. The

purpose of this exercise was to provide a space for the exchange of information

and feedback for the national project ideas.

For feedback, work groups were formed and visited each of the presentations

by country. The following questions were suggested: What caught the attention

from the presentation? What can be added that is relevant to the objective

of the ASL2 at the Amazon basin level? What experience or successful tool

can you contribute that is useful to the presented ideas? At the end of the

fair of ideas, each country had the opportunity to reflect about the suggested

ideas and make a presentation to the plenary. It is expected that the feedback

results helps to design the national projects. The results are in annex 1.

CONFERENCE RESULTS

Photo: ASL Team

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REGIONAL ISSUES

With the inputs received in the first three days of work, participants prioritized

relevant topics and explored potential of regional action for the second phase

of the ASL. The self-organization methodology was used, meaning each par-

ticipant decided the topic to work on according to their interest or experience.

The issues discussed, and the main conclusions are following:

Conectivity The group highlighted some of the specific efforts present in each of the coun-

tries:

Brazil

l The identification of conservation priorities outside the protected

areas such as the RAMSAR areas and the fishing agreements. This

identification has allowed to strengthen the pro-connectivity

process. The forest code established by the government has

facilitated progress towards connectivity.

l Promotion of the mosaics of conservation that strengthen local

governance and the different categories of conservation.

l Connectivity Marine Areas has allowed to support networks in

Brazil, as an example.

Peru

l Regional conservation systems that integrate development

plans with other sectors.

Ecuador

l Watershed management as Putumayo and Santiago.

l The focus on watershed management has strengthened the

promotion of different management categories.

l With the recent merger of the Ministry of Environment and the

Ministry of Water there is potential to integrate different mosaic-

level areas.

Colombia

l Conservation landscapes that have strengthened with the

financing model of protected areas developed within the

framework of Herencia Colombian.

Suggested developments at the regional level

l Monitoring forest and water connectivity.

l Strengthening of the network of managers that allows the exchange

of experiences.

l Create spaces for discussion so legislation and connectivity strength-

en. Replace for Create conditions so legislation promotes connectivity.

l Connectivity understood beyond the ecological, as a factor of social

capital strengthening for mobilization.

l For each national project, common elements could be identified to

strengthen networks of indigenous organizations. Local NGOs that

strengthen the governance processes.

l Generate spaces for participation for decision making.

l It is important to consider the issue of tenure of undesignated land,

as well as in potential mosaics. This can be done by expanding the IPAM

study to other countries. The tenure issue is crucial to support connec-

tivity. Peru has an important experience financed by the Norwegian co-

operation on the issue of tenure as an important guarantee to combat

deforestation.

l To make it operational, it is necessary to establish incentives for con-

servation even in areas without official protection category.

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Image: Gaia Foundation, RAISG

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l Communication/Education:

l Generate more information to understand what the Amazon

means and the importance of promoting its connectivity.

l Promote communication efforts to visualize problems at an in-

ternational level.

l 2020 will be a key year at an international level because the Aic-

hi goals will be reached, therefore it is an opportunity for position

the region.

l Also, take advantage of other spaces such as the COP to be held

in China.

Connectivity is about management, it is an ecosystem of knowledge (network/

exchanges) between the institutions. Connectivity should be promoted with a

long-term vision from a modular construction with mosaics. It is necessary to

identify pilot areas to connect.

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Cross-border activities The group that discussed the issue of potential cross-border activities,

considered not only no actions in adjoining geographical areas but structural

activities that affect different regions. The expected result for the ASL2

would be to identify at least two delimited pilot activities with cross-border

management, considering each country’s sovereignty.

Establish criteria that include the existing pressure issues such as:

l Illegal mining.

l Current or future projects of infrastructure that generate risk (includes

roads, hydrovias, hydroelectric).

l Current and potential deforestation.

Approaches to prioritize:

l It is suggested to work with a management approach of aquatic

ecosystems in shared watersheds.

l That includes areas of conservation and/or special management, as

well as indigenous territories.

l Complementary investments that leverage political and financial

resources should been consider. There are already binational agencies

that have prioritized areas of binational work.

l That leads to the improvement of living conditions for the local

population (focused on food security, hydrobiological resources, in

addition to forests).

l That allows coordinated audits (against mafia conglomerates,

corruption to infrastructure, follow-up to land use planning, support

for vulnerable populations, intersectoral coordination).

For any pilot selected, it will be necessary to work on complementary gover-

nance schemes that allow the management and the dialogue.

The group made a call to involve French Guyana, even if they do not qualify for

the GEF.

On the operational side of the ASL2, each country must decide their contri-

bution in the actions between countries and the coordination project could

coordinate, exchange and share key information. Additional resources could

be requested to GEF through International Waters.

It is considered that the Putumayo and Yapura/Black basins have potential as

pilots.

Image Source: Field Museum

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Watershed managementThe objective to which the ASL2 should contribute is to promote clean rivers

without barriers that keep their ecosystems functions for food security of

the populations. Specifically, the group proposed that the ASL develops the

following with a watershed approach:

l Integrated monitoring system implemented for decision-making.

System analysis of aquatic migratory species as a proxy for the health

of the river that can feed the decision making. Analysis of that infor-

mation and sending the same to the decision makers. There are already

examples that can be enhanced as the one developed by ISA in the Black

River. The analysis could be done at the continental level (estuary to

Andes) and at the national project level considering for example, the

progress in Peru in the states of Loreto and the Amazon. Each country

has participation throughout the life cycle of the migratory species.

l Protection and rehabilitation of watersheds as part of national pro-

jects with incentives such as payment for environmental services.

l Protection of seasonally flooded forests at a project level.

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Data and information for better Decisions A list of possible topics that could be developed in a stream of data-informa-

tion-decision making was presented. These are:

l Impact to climate change.

l Dynamics for the soil usage.

l Illegal activities impact.

l Connectivity.

l Impact of soil usage (including infrastructure) in the connectivity.

l Relationship between productive systems and hydrological processes.

l Multinational initiatives.

It is suggested to choose one or two issues and lead the process. It is recom-

mended to map the decision- making process for each country, so that the

design of the data-information-decision process is adjusted to their needs.

Some points discussed in the group are:

- There is a lot it can be done with technology.

- The data must be converted into information for better decision-mak-

ing. The information will help to reduce uncertainty for decision-

making. Process that reduces the subjectivity of political decisions.

- The process involves the following main elements:

l Choose a relevant topic.

l Collect the right information that helps the decision-making

process.

l Ensure the ability to monitor what happens to get the right data.

The project of coordination could facilitate these efforts, sharing databases

and protocols.

This is a crucial issue that the GEF included within its considerations for the

second phase of the ASL.

The activity should consider the risks that are present at the watershed level

such as the hydroelectric works and the introduction of invasive species such

as the tilapia.

Image Source: FCDS

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CONFERENCE RESULTS

Combating illegalityThe initial purpose to address this issue was the identification of common

points between the countries from which a joint strategy to combat illegality

could be designed. The process involves analyzing and considering the

complexity of the topic for each of the countries, as well as at a regional level. It

also requires collaboration with other institutions that are involved with these

issues and the chains of illegality. This strategy would have three outcomes:

1. Baseline development, allowing a greater knowledge of the law and

the available instruments to combat crimes. The main issues to deal

with are: illegal logging, deforestation, illegal trading of species of flora

and fauna, pollution with heavy metals and illegal fishing. This is not a

detailed list and more topics can be added. The baseline should define

the type of crime: if it is structural, based on an established network of

illegality to which it is decided to belong; or the one you belong to be-

cause there is no alternative. The baseline must also differentiate what

each country considers a crime, how to identify the actors involved and

with competence in the subject.

2. Systematization and dissemination of instruments, tools and tech-

niques to combat and enforce the law. For example, the use of satellite

images, mercury tests, etc.

3. Joint discussion process. Promote a discussion from the baseline to

develop a joint strategy to combat illegality. It is suggested to start with

a territory and/or a priority topic Priority within the scope and compe-

tence of the ASL. The discussion process would involve all of the stake-

holders with interest and competence.

It is important to consider that for most of the illegal activities, the program

has no control and competence. However, the illegality can be addressed as

long as it integrates actions that lead to connectivity and involves those actors

that have a mandate on the subject.

There are already some experiences that can be expanded and can be learned.

For example, Ecuador has a ministerial agreement with Peru to control the

markets of wood traffic.

It is also suggested to incorporate other existing platforms such as INTERPOL,

as well as regional agreements signed with the United Nations, for access

to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental

issues.

l Establish a technological platform.

l Communication and dissemination.

- It is recommended to give priority to the following principles:

l Open access tools.

l Think big.

l Consult with interested parties

l Make clear analysis of interventions.

l Be very specific in the problems that should be modeled.

l Choose only one or two cases that allow trust among countries

(a recommendation to chose initial issues that are not so contro-

versial).

l Creating scenarios.

l Synchronize standards between countries and complement ef-

forts.

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Production systems and value chains

The working group considered two types of systems: :

l Systems of production that lead to deforestation and that require

cross-sectoral agreements to control them. For example: commodities

and monocultures. This system requires of disincentives.

l Systems with timber and non-timber products that are genetic and

biological resources to look for market niches. The system should in-

clude agroforestry and also services such as ecotourism. This system

requires of incentives.

The purpose of the action proposed for the ASL2 is to increase the value add-

ed and design mechanisms for distribution in such a way as to generate in-

centives for the sustainable management of the forest. This will be achieved

through a platform for the development of sustainable value chains.

For the analysis and work with the suggested production systems for ASL2 It

is important to identify where the benefits are going within the value chain

and the purpose should be to promote that these benefits go particularly to-

wards the primary link and to be distributed in a fair way. It is also important

to consider topics of governance and policy as each country has different reg-

ulations.

The ASL2 may play a role in increasing the capacity of the producers and gen-

erating niche markets for forest products. In addition, it creates an invento-

ry of the existing chains, it generates scenarios for different markets (pub-

lic-private groups), promotes negotiations with large buyers, and induces

understanding and sensitization for conservation when the motivation it is

purely profitable. Research and innovation will be key elements in the devel-

opment of chains.

The group ended emphasizing that the ASL2 should concretize its objectives

and the scope in this topic (and all topics). Agreements to promote value

chains will imply agreements with multiple sectors and partners.

CONFERENCE RESULTS

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NEXT STEPSEven though the leading agency had not been chosen at the time of the works-

hop, the following timetable was agreed to facilitate the formulation process.

The World Bank, as leading agency for the first phase, will support the process

which has defined dates and deadlines.

Photo: Marizilda Cruppe/Funbio

ACTIVITY

Selection agency leader for ASL

(* World Bank –WB– was elected)

Submission of the format for the Expressions of Interest (EoI) that countries must submit to indicate interest in participating in the impact programs such as ASL

Preparation of EoI (include in EoI if there is interest in receiving resources from International Waters)

Countries send the EoI to the GEF

First draft of the program document (PFD)

Countries will be notified of a decision on their EOIs to be included in the ASL PFD

Program document (PFD) with annexes and endorsement letters delivered to the GEF

Council Check and approves PFD for the ASL

DATE

October 19, 2018

November 15, 2018

December 30, 2018 (this is the deadline, but, if possible, please send them for WB’s review before, so they can then be sent to the GEF before the official date)

January 31, 2019 (official date of the GEF)

January 30, 2019

February 28, 2019(official GEF date) (WB will request the GEF an earlier notification for the ASL countries)

March 15, 2019

June 2019

The World Bank committed to the following activities:

l Prepare the document required by GEF to justify its nomination as

leading agency for the ASL2.

l Send a message to the participating countries of the workshop sum-

marizing the timetable and the list of the members of the working group

for the formulation of the ASL2.

l Update the theory of change with the components, results and the

list of activities for the ASL2, as input for discussion with the working

group.

l Convene the meetings of the working group (or pass the leadership to

whoever is elected the responsible agency).

Comments and clarifications about the process of formulation of the ASL2

l In the process of electing the leading agency for the ASL and other im-

pact programs, GEF sent a few terms of reference. These terms include

various criteria such as: global leadership, ability to convene diverse

stakeholders, leverage own resources, capacity of interaction with the

private sector, access to decision makers in the participant countries,

global recognition as a carrier of knowledge and innovation. From these

terms of reference, interested agencies presented their expression of

interest to be leaders of each IP and GEF is going to make the decision.

l The format of the Expression of Interest (EoI) that countries should

send to GEF should be very easy if countries already have internally

decided issues and if the inputs of this workshop are collected. The

format aims to help specify ideas about the project. This group is very

advanced, therefore there is confidence in compliance.

Note: the dates included in this table, have been updated from what was available at the time of the workshop.

RESPONSIBLE AGENCY

GEF

GEF

Teams from each country, with support from the implementing agency chosen and in consultation with the WB

Country Teams

WB and working group (represen-tatives of countries and implementing agencies)

GEF

WB

GEF

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l The EoI is more detailed than a simple expression of interest. It has

elements to show the commitment of the country to the fulfillment

of the global goals, related to knowledge support, co-financing ideas,

relationship with national development plans, among others. It is

different than the format of the Project Information Framework (PIF)

that should be done at a later stage in the project cycle, and it is not a

summary.

l In the EoI, countries may mention their interest in requesting

resources from the International Waters area if the activities contribute

to the implementation of the watershed strategy approved 4 months

ago. In the document guide of GEF7, there is a section about ASL where

reference is made to the need to work around aquatic ecosystems.

l At the program level, it is essential to start from a long-term strategy

that resumes the expected achievements of the ASL1.

The participant countries of the ASL1 must present a justification and rationality

for the investment phases. In order to establish synergies, a justification must

be included of how the second phase is incorporated into the framework of

other projects and actions of each government. The investment should make

sense, thinking as if there was an ASL3.

l The World Bank team is committed to helping to review the forms and

the EoI.

l It is recommended to read the materials that have been sent to the

operational focal points and the agency representatives.

l The minimum amount of national projects in order to receive the GEF

financial incentive is US $4 million.

NEXT STEPS

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ACTIVITY

ECUADOR

Designation of the implementing and executing

agency

Communication to GEF and AI

Planning workshop to develop a detailed

plan between the Ministry and the

implementing agencies

Submission of the Expression of Interest to GEF

PFD draft

Draft national project

Submission of the letter of endorsement

GUYANA

Consultation at the national level to prioritize areas and sectors. This process will confirm if Guyana will participate in the ASL2

PERU

Public call for proposals for GEF agencies interested in implementing the national project

Results of the selection process of the implementing agency

Submission of Expression of Interest to GEF

Draft national project

Submission of the letter of endorsement and final version of the national project

DEADLINE

October 12

October 15

October 23-24

November 15

January 30

January 30

January 30

October -

November

October 8

October 22

December 15

January 31

TBD

RESPONSIBLE PERSON

NEXT STEPS

ACTION PLAN BY COUNTRY

In groups, countries identified the actions needed to advance the process of

formulating their national projects and the program in general. Focal points

were also identified with which work groups could be established for the joint

formulation of the program. The results of the contributions from each country

are in the following table.

Please note that by the time the report was completed, the dates have been

adjusted and each country has its own timeline.

ACTIVITY

BRAZIL

The WB team will send the draft national project to

the Ministry of the Environment

Finalize the national project

Response from GTAP

Letter of endorsement sent to GEF

COLOMBIA

Meeting with the new minister of Environment

Technical meetings to select areas and activities

Present the results of the technical meetings to the Minister to get approval.

Confirm the names of the members of the ASL working Group

Expression of interest presented to GEF

Draft of the PFD and the national project

Second draft of the PFD and the national project

Finalize the national project and letter of endorsement sent to GEF

DEADLINE

October 5

October 19

November 5

November 30

October 1

October 9

October 10

November 15

November 30

January 30

February 28

Rodrigo Vieira, Otavio Ferrarini,

Mariana Graciosa Pereira, Renata Gatti

(The presidential elections in October and possible impli-

cations should be considered in the calendar)

Laura Bermúdez,

Iván Darío Melo

RESPONSIBLE PERSON

Catalina Ortíz, Diego Mora, Mario Ruales,

Maria Belén Duran

“We will be effective and proactive partners”

Operational focal point to be confirmed

Martha Cuba y Cindy Vergel

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EVALUATION

At the end of the meeting, participants were asked to respond to a survey to

measure the satisfaction and usefulness of the workshop. Thirty-one people

responded to the survey.

The most notable results are presented.

General satisfaction

“Excellent organization and integration achieved through the fabulous dynamics and facilitation of the event. I take a lot for my country to work knowing that I have a group of friends with which I can make enriching queries and exchanges “

“The invitation for the construction of our project was very useful, the regional vision should be in the long term to help us continue the actions in the basin”

“Information was very relevant, the ASL project is an exciting initiative for the region to work and coordinate together to strengthen conservation efforts for the protection and preservation of the Amazon”

During the event

Phto: Walter Wust/Sernanp

Overall rate of the conference. (5 stars being the maximum level; 3 satisfied; and 1 the minimum rate)

Average: 4.1374%

26%1

2

3

4

5

The presentations from the main speakers were relevant for your work in conservation and sustainable use in the Amazon. (1: Totally disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4: Agree; 5: Totally Agree)

Average: 4.58

61%

3%

36%

26+74 3+36+6132+6868%

32%

The exchange was useful to share experiences with other countries in topics related with the projects that you are and will be implementing in your region/country. (1: Totally disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4:Agree; 5: Totally Agree).

Average: 4.68

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

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During the event

EVALUATION

Post-Event

Additional recommendations for future eventsl Include field visits during the workshops to be able to see practical

applications.

l Give more time for group discussions so that you can deepen more into

topics.

l Not all presentations were relevant at this stage of the project.

l Suggestion to decrease the number of keynote presentations.

l Create a portal to easily share information.

l Have recyclable glasses and no water bottles.

6+6+8888%

Average: 4.81

6%6%

Logistics for the event was satisfactory (venue, food, hotel) (1: Totally disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4: Agree; 5: Totally Agree)

11+15+74Average: 4.03

74%

15%

11%

You return home with better information about the priority topics for the Amazon. (1: Totally disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4: Agree; 5: Totally Agree)

11+26+6363%

Average: 3.94

26%

11%

You return home with better information about the vision for the future and the possible participation of your country or organization in the ASL2. (1: Totally disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neutral; 4: Agree; 5: Totally Agree)

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

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4

5

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ANNEXES

ANNEX 1.

FAIR OF IDEAS FOR THE NATIONAL PROJECTS OF THE ASL2

Here are the results of the exercise in which the participating countries

presented ideas for their national projects and received feedback from the

participants.

Cerro Plateado Biological reserve, Ecuador. Photo: National Systems from Ecuador protected areas

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BRAZILRelevant topics for ASL2 The representatives of Brazil presented the ideas they have agreed to for the

project in its second phase. The objective of the project is to strengthen the

management of conservation units and increase the area under restoration

and sustainable management in the Brazilian Amazon with the objective

of connectivity of the landscape. The project has been pre-designed by the

Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and the World Bank as implementing

agency with a contribution of US $25 million. The results that have been

identified for the project are as follows:

l Establish and strengthen governance systems to foster connectivity

in the region.

l Promote incentives for private properties to engage in the conserva-

tion and restauration for connectivity.

l Strengthen the addition and implementation of the Environmental

Regularization Program (ERP) which seeks to guide the recovery within

individual private properties that do not comply with the official regu-

lations as measured by the Rural Environmental Office.

l Strengthen the regional connectivity via OTCA (exchange of experi-

ences).

l Structure and consolidation of sustainable productive chains (small

grants for technological and business innovation).

l Attract private investment to compose models of blended finance in-

cluding resources not granted by GEF.

Comments

What has caught our attention?

l The strategic vision.

l Public-Private connectivity.

l Cross-border control policy.

l Governance at a mosaic level.

l Innovative financing from the private sector.

l Financial mechanisms.

l The use of digital technology and cutting-edge action.

l Private sector agreements for value chains.

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BRAZIL

What needs to be relevant to the ASL objective at the Amazon basin level?

l Implementation of prioritized action phases.

l Actions of integration of public policies between regional govern-

ments.

l Strengthen mechanisms of coordination for border control between

Peru, Colombia and Brazil.

l Clarity in cross-border cooperation to maintain connectivity. Review

the agreements in the binational agenda.

l Effective connectivity within the mosaic governance.

l Sustainable financing for an ambitious initiative.

l Sustainability of incentives.

l Adopt a watershed approach vs. a biome approach.

l Consider work in the Putumayo basin.

l Include an intercultural approach.

What experience or successful tool can I provide that is useful to this presentation

l Incentives and conservation agreements with communities and

private owners.

l Information on the Amazon Water Initiative.

l Exchange with indigenous peoples.

Reflections of the Brazilian team after receiving feedback

Recommendations: 1.Prioritize project areas.

2. Organize and structure the project by components.

3. Connectivity forest and water adopting a watershed approach.

4. Coordination with regional policies of indigenous peoples.

Opportunities at the regional level:

1. Strengthen and coordinate the cross-border control.

2. Public-Private connectivity.

3. Communication and exchange of experiences.

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COLOMBIARelevant topics for ASL2 The Colombian team presented their progress in the ASL2 project, leaded by

the Ministry of the Environment, it will have as general objective to strengthen

the conservation of biodiversity and increase the area under restoration and

sustainable use, in order to improve connectivity in the Colombian Amazon.

The project has already been pre-designed around three components: (I)

promotion of sustainable management and use of forests including the

implementation of value chains; the development of conservation agreements

and the strengthening of control and monitoring for the fulfillment of the

management plans; (II) maintenance and improvement of the protected areas

connectivity and other conservation strategies, including the restoration of

degraded ecosystems and the implementation of a financing model in the long

term of the national system of Protected Areas (HECO) in the Amazon mosaics;

(III) promotion of regional coordination and knowledge management both at

the national level and among the countries of the Amazon looking to perform

joint actions as in the Putumayo basin. Other opportunities for regional

collaboration to explore are in the work with REDPARQUES, the development

of early warning systems with the Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indigenas

de la Cuenca Amazonica (COICA) and the development of monitoring systems

for areas of use with the support of the Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da

Amazonia (IPAM).

Comments

What has caught our attention?

l Connectivity effort with the region. The opportunities to collaborate

are very good and relevant.

l Cross-border control opportunities.

l High level of advancement and modernization.

l Link to other donors and cooperating partners (long-term process).

l Involvement of regional governments in national coordination.

l Very positive that the Putumayo Basin has been prioritized.

.

What needs to be relevant to the ASL objective at the Amazon basin level?

l Integrated management.

l Need for inter-ministerial coordination to reduce deforestation.

l Clarify which is the geographic area of the Colombian Amazon.

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l Clarify the watershed approach.

l Include interventions in watershed headwaters.

l Identify all the actors of the territorial order, the direct and indirect

beneficiaries.

l Strengthen the participation of NGOs and indigenous communities

and take advantage of their knowledge.

l Brazil expresses interest to work in the indigenous reserves between

Vaupes and Inirida.

l Include the early warning system of fires and illegal activities.

l Direct incentives to forest owners (individuals and communities).

What experience or successful tool can I provide that is useful to this presentation?

l Information on the Amazon Water Initiative.

l Information on the Regional Conservation System.

l Information about the Trinational Program.

l A global practice community on the use of biological and genetic re-

sources to expand markets and share experiences on successful value

chains.

l The World Bank offers the digital platform (open source) Spatial Agent

to expand and disseminate it in Colombia.

l Exchange between ARPA, Heritage of Peru and Herencia Colombia.

l Experience of incentives for the conservation of sustainable land-

scapes (CI).

l Exchange of experiences on the effectiveness of the protected areas.

COLOMBIA

Reflection of the Colombian team after receiving feedback

Recommendations: 1. Need to articulate cross-border issues, include early warning system for illegal activities, work in indigenous reserves adjacent to Brazil in Vaupes and Inirida.

2. Value chain approach for access to biological and genetic resources.

3. Learn from other funding models of protected areas in Brazil and Peru.

4. Apply and spread the digital platform Spatial Agent.

Opportunities at the regional level:

1. Connectivity biological and cultural corridors within the autonomy of the country, looking to connect with neighboring countries.

2. Cross-border control for flora and fauna traffic.

3. Value chains with emphasis on access to biological resources and some genetic resources.

4. Share information and lessons learned with other countries.

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ECUADOR Relevant topics for the ASL2 Representatives of Ecuador presented a poster with the main ideas to consider in a future project

whose objective would be to promote integrated landscape management through the maintenance

and recovery of ecosystem services in the region. The proposal incorporates a strong component

of integration with neighboring countries through basin management approaches, besides the

establishment of solid links with the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA).

The project would be framed in the Amazon Initiative: Sustainable Amazonia 2030, developed for

Ecuador and that proposes to repower the value of the Amazon basin as an ecosystem determinant

in the fight against climate change, achieving the following goals: I) zero net deforestation; II)

integral and sustainable management of the Amazon aquatic resources; and, III) protection of the

rights of indigenous peoples living in the basin, particularly those peoples in voluntary isolation.

ANNEXES

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ECUADOR

CommentsWhat has caught our attention?

l The aim for regional collaboration with multiple stakeholders and

with a watershed approach in Andean-Amazon countries vs a biome

approach.

l They have a mapping of interventions financed by international

cooperation.

l Intervention in several strategic areas: forest conservation and

freshwater.

l Areas of water protection and their relationship with the park system.

l They have pre-selected areas in the cross-border area with a watershed

approach with articulated axes. This opens up the possibilities for the

country to apply to other GEF options such as the International Waters.

l Use of modern concepts such as bio-economy and deforestation.

What needs to be relevant to the ASL objective at the Amazon basin level?

l Regional proposal (International Waters), for example in the Putumayo

basin with a proposal to work with Colombia.

l Articulation with civil organizations and the government with the

Putumayo approach.

l Incorporate the value chain approach and market access for economic

activities.

l Focus on economic and financial mechanisms that can give life to

projects and programs (economic alternatives).

l More clarity in aspects of social inclusion.

l It could be considered that the deforestation monitoring its being

financed by the Germans.

l Define and focus possible actions within the ASL framework.

l Include tools/activities related to climate change.

What experience or successful tool can I provide that is useful to this presentation?

l Information on indigenous governance (Colombia).

l Study www.Banco2.com as a tool on payments for environmental

services.

l Use of high-resolution satellite data and drones.

l Using models of how to make conservation agreements with farmers

to avoid deforestation.

l Work experience with water resource management (WCS).

l Learning from ARPA’s experience (Brazil).

l Spatial framework for management of migrant species (WCS).

l Process of the biological and cultural corridor of the Putumayo with

the participation of the indigenous people, governments, and NGOs

(Peru and Colombia).

l Policies and management for the protection of indigenous people

groups in volunteered isolation.

Reflection of the Ecuadorian team after receiving feedback

Recommendations: 1. Strengthen regional integration processes with neighboring countries through

the watershed approach, with focus on connectivity and with a holistic vision aligned with the Amazon Initiative 2030.

2. Need to have good management of statistical and documented information for decision making.

3. Strengthen the environmental education.

Opportunities at the regional level:

1. Chain approach for bio-economy.

2. Recover the focus of multi-functionality of the forests.

3. Follow-up and monitoring as a transversal axis to all the themes (goal zero deforestation, connectivity

and in general, adaptive management).

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GUYANARelevant topics for ASL2 The Guyana team shared some ideas about what could be done as an ASL project.

However, it was clarified that the results arise from a brainstorming and that

upon return to the country, meetings will be established with government

agencies to determine and confirm the country’s participation in the ASL.

The project would aim at establishing new protected areas and strengthening

existing ones. The project should address the following topics:

Relevant topics l Weaknesses in institutional capacity, high rotation of personnel.

l Potential risk of the project: possible change of political priorities in

2020, after the elections.

l ABS policies are obsolete.

l Insufficient handling and evaluation of watersheds.

l Insufficient application of the existing environmental laws.

l Insufficient data on biological and genetic resources.

l The current system of protected areas does not cover all ecosystems.

Activities l Evaluation and mapping of biological resources.

l Establish new laws/policies and update existing ABS.

l Review and expand the environmental performance standards that

cover the use and extraction of timber and non-timbering goods and

services.

l Monitoring and execution.

l Increase the capacity of the staff.

l Continue with the monitoring and verification system (annu-

ally).

l Capacity development initiatives for executors.

l Awareness and participation of stakeholders (especially indigenous

peoples).

l Expansion of new protected areas.

l Strengthening of existing protected areas.

l Driving effectiveness

l Financial sustainability

l Promotion of ecotourism activities.

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GUYANA

l Evaluation of watersheds and improved management.

l Development policies.

l Establishment of biodiversity corridors (jaguars, etc.).

Comments

What has caught our attention?

l Creation of new corridors of protected areas using a landscape

approach.

l Biodiversity perspective towards new protected areas.

l Low threat, which gives a great opportunity to create important

protected areas.

What needs to be relevant to the ASL objective at the Amazon basin level?

l Forest conservation incentives for local communities.

l Exchange lessons learned on co-management in protected areas with

indigenous peoples.

l Coordinate infrastructure planning (roads) with conservation land-

scapes.

l Add adaptive management in protected areas.

l Broadening the commitment with civil society.

l Define the Amazon geographic area.

l Tackling illegal mining.

l Incorporate members of local communities as work staff.

What experience or successful tool can I provide that is useful to this presentation?

l Monitoring of use of land for the whole basin (biome style).

l Global community practice on ABS to share experiences on policy

development and implementation.

l Exchange of experiences on the monitoring of biodiversity and

effectiveness of protected areas and their sustainable financing.

l Forest Partner experience (incentives) for local communities and the

sustainable landscape approach in Alto Mayo (Peru).

l Governance of protected areas with indigenous communities.

l Information on the Jaguar Alliance Movement.

Reflection of the Guyanese team after receiving feedback

Recommendations: 1. Lessons learned from other countries regarding capacity-building.

(a) Protected areas: monitoring, financial sustainability and ecotourism examples.

(b) Implementation of ABS

2. Links with other countries for the establishment of biological corridors.

3. Strengthen the integration and cooperation of initiatives relevant to OTCA.

Opportunities at the regional level:

Guyana has low threats and a great opportunity for the creation of new protected areas. The context is different from other countries in the Amazon basin.

Guyana could take advantage of the lessons learned from other countries in the following areas:

(a) Complaints from the indigenous people related to protected areas. It is necessary to understand how to address this issue.

(b) Infrastructure and roads: there are plans to build a road through the interior of the country and that will open access to the resources,

therefore, it is important to guarantee a proper planning.

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PERURelevant topics for ASL2 The team representing Peru shared information about national priorities

and strategic lines of the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) from which the

ASL project would be inserted. These lines are: (I) Value of the natural capital

(including reducing the elements causing deforestation); (II) Strengthening

the protection and sustainable usage of biological diversity; (III) Sustainable

management of marine-coastal ecosystems; (IV) Integral management

of solid waste and environmental quality; (V) Consolidation of evaluation

and control of the environmental impact; and, (VI) strengthening of the

management of the National Environmental Management System. Peru does

not have a definite project yet, but it is advancing in a roadmap consisting of

the following activities:

l Project evaluation financed with resources from the GEF 5 y 6 period.

l Identification of lessons learned.

l Identifying priority lines for the country.

l Determination of the structure of intervention in priority topics.

l Selection of implementing agencies from established criteria.

l Formulation of national proposals to apply to the GEF (scalable,

efficient, impact driven and based on evidence).

Comments

What has caught our attention?

l Political will to organize institutional process of analysis and resilient

prioritization to political changes.

l Search for alignment with national policies.

l Adaptive management assessment.

l Transparency for the call of proposals and selection of projects with

clear priorities.

l Inclusion with a participatory and inclusive process.

l Existence of a high political and institutional instability.

What needs to be relevant to the ASL objective at the Amazon basin level?

l Coordinate watershed approaches with neighboring countries.

l Use the experience of the Putumayo basin to focus actions on the

Arica-Yaguas-Amacabinas area.

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l Prioritize lines of action aligned with The ASL.

l Define concrete actions of social connectivity and eco-systemic

(nationally and with other countries).

l No concrete ideas for cross-border cooperation (e.g. mercury).

l SPARC and the use of other spatial modeling tools that can be jointly

coordinated with other countries.

l Use of incentives for forest conservation.

l Include the indigenous people.

l Improve cross-sector coordination.

l Strengthen, prioritize and implement national science, technology

and innovation policies to identify species and practices that contribute

to climate change adaptation.

l Provide seed funds to support research and development of biological

and genetic resources, and the development of innovative products.

What experience or successful tool can I provide that is useful to this presentation?

l Ecological classification of watersheds.

l Use of fishing and fish migration as proxy to understand connectivity

at various levels of the watershed.

l Binational experience in protected areas. Putumayo basin.

l Tri-national Program (Ecuador – Peru – Colombia).

l Sustainable landscape experience of the Alto Mayo and conservation

agreements.

l Experience of the ARPA program as an example of financial

sustainability.

l Coordinate with “Triple Corridor A”.

l A global practice community on the use of biological and genetic

resources to expand markets and share experiences on successful value

chains.

l The digital platform (open source) Spatial Agent is offered.

l WCS Experience, water resource management.

PERU

Reflections of the Peruvian team after receiving feedback

Recommendations: 1. Incorporate in the national planning an approach of the Andes Amazon basin.

Prioritize opportunities in conservation areas.

2. Incentives for forest conservation.

At the country level: strengthen existing incentives, equitable distribution with the indigenous people.

3. Science and technology for innovation.

At country level: there is data that needs to be systematize for decision making. It is necessary to have an efficient system that fits the conditions.

It is necessary to prioritize research.

Opportunities at the regional level:

1. Incorporate in the national planning an approach of the Andes Amazon basin.

Implement a private-public investment at a regional basin level; Putumayo in the north and identify another region in the south.

2. Incentives for forest conservation. Identify opportunities of coordination, for example with OCTA and others like REDPARQUES.

3. Science and technology for innovation.

SPARC usage as input for formulation.

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ANNEX 2. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

ANE ALENCAR

AVECITA CHICCHÓN

ADRIANA MOREIRA

ANA MARÍA GONZÁLEZ VELOSA

ANDERS JENSEN

ALBERTO PANIAGUA VILLAGRA

ALEXANDRA FISCHER

ANA PAULA LEITE PRATES

BERENICE SÁNCHEZ

CATALINA ORTÍZ

CARLOS DURIGAN

CARLOS SCARAMUZZA

CÉSAR MELÉNDEZ

CHARO LANAO

CLAUDIA SOBREVILA

CINDY VERGEL

DEBRA MOSKOVITS

DIANA CASTELLANOS

DIANA FERNANDES

DIEGO MORA

ELON MC CURDY

FLAVIA ROCHA

HARSH - NAGARAJA RAO HARSHADEEP

ISABEL FILIBERTO

IVÁN DARIO MELO

JAMES LESLIE

JAIME BARRERA

JEREMY SINGH

IPAM, Brazil ane@ipam.org.br

Moore Foundation avecita.chicchon@moore.org

World Bank amoreira@worldbank.org

World Bank vgonzalez3@worldbank.org

World Bank ajensen1@worldbank.org

PROFONANPE, Peru apaniagua@profonanpe.org.pe

UNDP alexandra.fischer@undp.org

Ministry of the Environment, Brazil ana-paula.prates@mma.gov.br; anaplprates@gmail.com

World Bank bsanchez@worldbank.org

Ministry of the Environment, Ecuador catalina.ortiz@senagua.gob.ec

WCS cdurigan@wcs.org

Consultant, Brasil cscaramuzza@gmail.com

Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the North and the Eastern Amazon (CDA), Colombia direccion@cda.gov.co

Facilitator Consultant charolanao@gmail.com

World Bank csobrevila@worldbank.org

SERNANP, Peru coordinación-pdp@sernanp.gob.pe; vergel.cindy@gmail.com

Field Museum dmoskovits@fieldmuseum.org

National Parks, Colombia dcastellanos@parquesnacionales.gov.co

Department of Environment, Guyana dianafernandes2300@gmail.com

Ministry of the Environment oswaldo.mora@ambiente.gob.ec

Guyana Lands & Survey Commission emccurdy@glsc.gov.gy

CI, Brazil frocha@conservation.org

World Bank harsh@worldbank.org

WWF Isabel.Filiberto@wwfus.org

Corpoamazonia, Colombia ivanmelo@corpoamazonia.gov.co

UNDP, Peru james.leslie@undp.org

Institute of Amazonian Research, SINCHI, Colombia jbarrera@sinchi.org.co

Guyana Forestry Commission jeremy_singh45@yahoo.com

LAURA BERMÚDEZ

LORENA ANDRADE

LUC DUBREUIL

LUIS SUÁREZ

MARIANA GRACIOSA PEREIRA

MARIO RUALES

MARIA BELÉN DURAN FLORES

MARTHA CAROLINA CUBA DE CRONKLETON

MARK ZIMSKY

MICHAEL GOULDING

MARTIN VON HILDEBRAND

OMAR GUTIÉRREZ-CORI

OTAVIO GADIANI FERRARINI

PABLO MARQUET

RENATA GATTI

RODRIGO BOTERO

RODOLFO VALCÁRCEL

RODRIGO MARTINS VIEIRA

SANTIAGO CARRIZOSA

STEVEN HUSBANDS

TANYA YUDELMAN

TARCISIO GRANIZO

VERA WAISSMAN

XIMENA BARRERA

ZELIA BRANDT

MADS, Colombia lbermudez@minambiente.gov.co

CI, Brazil landrade@conservation.org

Consultant l.dubreuil@gmail.com

CI-Ecuador lsuarez@conservation.org

Ministry of the Environment, Brazil mariana.pereira@mma.gov.br

Ministry of the Environment, Ecuador mario.ruales@ambiente.gob.ec

Ministry of the Environment, Ecuador maria.duran@ambiente.gob.ec

MINAM Office of Cooperation and International Affairs, Peru mcuba@minam.gob.pe

GEF Secretariat mzimsky@thegef.org

WCS mgoulding@wcs.org

Gaia Amazonas Foundation, Colombia mvhildebrand@gaiaamazonas.org

Geophysical Institute of Peru hidrogis.ingenieros@gmail.com

Ministry of the Environment, Brazil otavio.ferrarini@mma.gov.br

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile pmarquet@bio.puc.cl

Ministry of the Environment, Brasil renata.gatti@mma.gov.br

Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Colombia rbotero@fcds.org.co

SERNANP, Peru rvalcarcel@sernanp.gob.pe

Ministry of the Environment, Brasil rodrigo.vieira@mma.gov.br

UNDP santiago.carrizosa@undp.org

Protected Areas Commission, Guyana Stevenhusbands.pac@gmail.com

World Bank tyudelman@worldbank.org

WWF, Ecuador tarsicio.granizo@wwf.org.ec

Consultant, Brasil duzer@uol.com.br

WWF, Colombia xbarrera@wwf.org.co

World Bank zoliveira@worldbank.org

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