Non-Carbon benefits

Institutionalizing the Non-Carbon Benefits in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

Implementation period

32 months (April 2019 - December 2021)

EU grant amount

€ 961,773

Overall project amount

€ 1' 255,662

Countries:


Bolivia
Panama

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OBJETIVE

The non-carbon benefits (NCB) were institutionalized in the climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in the forests of Bolivia and Panama.

*NCB's are the positive socio-economic, environmental or biocultural effects of well governed activities developed in forests.

BENEFICIARIES

Bolivia: 2,343 people

Panama: 400 people
(including leaders, community authorities, male and female community members, and young people from the indigenous lands)

Bolivia: 

  • Indigenous land of Monteverde
  • Indigenous land of Lomerío
    Both are located in Santa Cruz in Chiquitanía

Panama:

  • Four communities in Valle del Río Mamoní
    The work is done directly with young people

  •  Seven Embera communities linked to the Chagres National Park and the Emberá Ẽjuä So Territory

Panama:
Tropical forest in the Mamoní Valley and the Chagres and San Juan de Pequení river basin.

Bolivia:
The Chiquitano dry forest is the largest, most preserved dry forest in the world. More than 75% of its timber species have commercial value, and its non-timber species are of great interest, such as the copaiba and chiquitana almonds.

MAP - PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS



“The honey of the bees was collected by our grandparents. They used it as medicine and food. With the project, it will no longer be necessary to cut down a tree to get honey, and bees will be more protected. We, the women of Lomerío, are also going to sell honey and bring income to our households.”

Margarita Cacique of Natural Resources, Indigenous Head Office of Lomerío Communities

"Understanding the forest as a whole gives us better tools for its management and conservation in favor of the peoples that live in it.”
Zulema Barahona, National Project Coordinator - Bolivia

“The Non-Carbon Benefits could become the most important method to involve corporations in the fight against climate change. They represent an opportunity to make up for the carbon footprint.”
Claus Kjaerby, National Project Coordinator - Panama

FIRST RESULTS

A NCR concept defined and based on regional research was applied with multi-stakeholder consultations including environmental ministerial institutions in Panama/Bolivia and pilot projects in the Monteverde and Lomerío indigenous territories in Bolivia and Emberá Ẽjuä So, and rural Mamoní Valley in Panama.

In Bolivia, four pilot projects prioritized by the indigenous communities, especially Chiquitano indigenous women, were implemented. The actions focused on the creation of a communal protected area for the protection of the copaibo tree, beekeeping to complement agroforestry systems, raising native bees to improve their income, and extraction of essential oils from native plants.

Incorporation of the NCB in the Departmental Climate Change Strategy of the Department of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, based on the results of pilot experiences led by leaders of indigenous Chiquitano communities, dissemination actions in different regional and national forums, and dissemination campaigns led by young indigenous activists.

EXCHANGE BETWEEN COUNTRIES

Bolivia and Panama exchanged experiences about how communities prioritized the NCB and their experiences in the application of monitoring, reporting and verification.

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TEAM

  • Edwin Camacho
    General Project Coordinator, Bosques del Mundo.
  • Claus Kjaerby
    Project Coordinator, Fundación Geoversity (FGEO)
  • Jakob Kronik
    Director of International Cooperation at Bosques del Mundo
  • Adolfo Mezua
    Administrator of the NCB project, Fundación Geoversity (FGEO)
  • Delia Cedeño
    Administrator, Fundación Geoversity (FGEO)
  • Zulema Barahona
    Project Coordinator, Apoyo para el Campesino indígena del Oriente Boliviano (APCOB)

PARTNERS

LEAD ORGANIZATION


CO-APPLICANTS




CONTACT PERSON IN EACH COUNTRY

SOCIAL MEDIA

facebook.com/SoyElBosque

facebook.com/apcobolivia/

Contact us

Address:
European Union:
Office Expertise France: 73, rue de Vaugirard-75006 Paris.
Office GIZ: Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Colombia
Office Expertise France: Av. Calle 82 # 10-33 Of. 302 – Bogotá, Colombia
Phone:
Expertise France: +33 1 70 82 73 57
GIZ: + 32 2 710 1937
Email:
bosques@euroclimaplus.org

Implementing Agencies

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