A case study of finance for landscape-scale restoration in the Atlantic Forest, a Brazilian biodiversity hotspot.
According to UNESCO, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica) is one of the world’s five most important biodiversity hotspots. This forest, once 130 million hectares along Brazil’s coast, is now just 50 ha of isolated fragments. The region is now home to 60 percent of Brazil’s population, 70 percent of the country’s economic activity, and a significant amount of its agricultural production.
Because of the extent of land degradation and fragmentation, and the crucial services the forest provides, Brazil is attempting to restore and revitalize this unique landscape. The Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact (PACT) is part of that attempt. Established in 2009, PACT is the culmination of two decades of growing interest in restoring the forest. Through PACT, NGOs, research institutions, local governments, and private businesses are working together to restore 20 million ha of degraded and low productivity forest by 2050. The goal is a big one, but PACT is growing quickly to meet the challenge, with more than 170 initiatives registered so far in eight states.
Integrated Landscape Initiatives (ILIs) have unique financing needs. ILIs are struggling to meet these needs with existing finance mechanisms. But a range of key investors can coordinate their activities to better serve ILIs and buffer their investment risk.
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A case study of the Lake Naivasha catchment, an area that has recently experienced extreme population and industrial growth.
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How do landscape initiatives find the financial support they need to get started, maintain operations, and improve outcomes? Who is investing in landscape management now, and what are the barriers to increased investment in the future? This report provides answers.
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The Succulent Karoo Biome, which begins in southern Namibia and extends to the Cape Province of South Africa, is the world’s only recognized arid biodiversity hotspot.
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