The Guiana Shield Facility

The Guiana Shield Facility Tagline: Promoting conservation Supporting sustainable development

The Guiana Shield Size: 2.7 million km 2 Low population 8 million: rich cultural diversity Largest complex of uninterrupted, intact primary tropical forests One of the richest tropical wilderness areas on Earth Great variety of ecosystems, some are not found anywhere else High biodiversity values Key watershed region for the Amazon and Orinoco basins 10-15% of world s freshwater Significant carbon sequestration ~500 million t/year

Wise words H.E. Braulio Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2013.the Guiana Shield Ecoregion, the area that concentrates the largest amount of tropical forest under protected areas in the world, but one that is increasingly facing the challenges of promotion of economic development while ensuring the conservation of its natural capital and increasing the benefits for its people from its rich biodiversity.

Programming for conservation & sustainable development Ecoregional Objectives Programmatic Implementation Local - Livelihood - Socio-cultural survival - Security GSF as Vehicle & Fund Support national/local priorities Leverage natural capital for development Safeguards & standards National - Natural capital - Data & information - Strategies & Plans Strategic Cooperation National ownership Transboundary cooperation Capacity development Networking Regional - Strategic cooperation - Ecosystem services; e.g. rainwater conveyancing Guiana Shield Priority Setting Platform Forestry & Remote Sensing Exchange Network Water Views & Information Network in the Guiana Shield Guiana Shield Foundation for Biodiversity & IBG

Operating Premise of the GSF Provision of incentives for the preservation and conservation of the ecological and social values of the Guiana Shield ecoregion towards ensuring the long-term delivery of its globally important ecosystem services will contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable human development, especially for forest dependent communities

Biocapacity for development

Biocapacity in the Guiana Shield http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/gfn/ Guyana (= Suriname, French Guiana) Brazil Colombia Venezuela

Theory of change The GSF creates and sustains an eco-regional platform to support national priorities, address common threats to ecosystems and the services they provide, build partnerships to promote advocacy, knowledge building and transboundary collaboration.

Ecosystems protected Through implementation of valuation methodologies, payment for ecosystem services and adoption of new technologies

Projects supported by the GSF National or Local Scale

Amapá State, Brazil 75% of Amapa s 142,828.521 km 2 is covered by tropical Amazon forest. 70% of the territory lies within conservation units GSF Contribution: USD 150,000 Technical Support for Incorporating Environmental Services into State-level programs in Amapá Brazil Implementing Partner: Forestry Institute of Amapá (IEF) Counterparts: Amapá Working Group on Climate Change Duration: One year (Nov 2013-Oct 2014) Beneficiaries: 4,000 farmers and 40 government staff (capacity building)

Amazonas State, Brazil Produce a Geomorphological and a Watershed map including run-off estimates for watersheds at the Guiana Shield ecoregional scale GSF contribution: 150,000 Digital hydro-geomorphological mapping of the Guiana Shield outputs for management of natural resources Implementing Partner: SEPROR and Federal University of Amazonas Counterparts: Amazonas State Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development (SDS), Guiana Shield countries Duration: One year (Nov 2013-Dec 2014) Beneficiaries: All countries and populations

Imagem geovisualizada das Unidades Geomorfológicas gerada pelo Global Mapper Coletade informações da missão SRTM, de Trabalhos de campo (relatórios e arhgos) e Mapas da região já publicados; Coleta de dados hidrológicos das Bases públicas existentes (ORE/HYBAM e Agência Nacional de Águas ANA, Brasil)

Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas (IDESAM) National Project: Digital hydrogeomorpholog ical mapping of the Guiana Shield subsidies for sustainable development of natural resources Contact: Carlos Gabriel G. Koury, Executive Director carlosgabriel@idesam.org.br CfP theme: Diagnóstico da produção alimentar e criação de banco de sementes e viveiro de árvores nativas para uso alimentar e medicinal CfP project Diagnóstico da produção GSF USD 68,462 title: alimentar e criação de banco resources de sementes e viveiro de árvores nativas para uso Start date: 5.12.2013 alimentar e medicinal junto às comunidades indígenas em São Gabriel da Cachoeira Amazonas - Brasil End date: 4.10.2014 Key results: Implementation plan was prepared The project was presented to the local organizations. A (Delivery rate: 14%) schedule of activities was created with the local organizations. The communities in which work will be carried out by the project were selected. They are: Itacoatiara Mirim and Ilhas de Duraca.

From the Field Preparation of planting area (Ajuri) Meeting of partner institutions

Colombia Matavén: Resguardo Unificado de la Selva de Matavén covers an area of 1.8 million hectares 14,000 inhabitants from six indigenous groups: Cubeo, Puinave, Curripaco, Piapoco, Piaroa and Sikuani Transition zone between the Orinoco and Amazon regions Is part of the Guiana Shield Title of Project: Fortalecimiento de la Gobernanza de las comunidades indígenas de la Selva de Matavén para tomar decisiones participativas orientadas a la conservación del medio ambiente y la biodiversidad. Counterparts: ACATISEMA, von Humboldt Institute Duration: Two years Budget: USD451,000 Beneficiaries: 14,000

QUÉ HEMOS HECHO EN EL COMPONENTE DE GOBERNABILIDAD? Avances en el Diagnóstico de vacíos y barreras en el esquema de toma de decisiones, participación, operación y funcionamiento de ACATISEMA que influyen e en los niveles de gobernabilidad (Insumos Talleres Zonales) Avances en la propuesta de mejoramiento y fortalecimiento de ACATISEMA, que contribuya a mejorar los niveles de Gobernanza en la selva de Matavén (Insumos Talleres Zonales)

Qué hemos hecho en el componente de medios de vida? 1. Análisis de información: sistemas de uso de biodiversidad 2. Análisis de información: estructuras económicas locales Economías basadas en la extracción y el comercio ocasional. Fuerte incidencia de mercado externo (Inírida). Amanavén: altamente extractivo, intercambios poco frecuentes entre comunidades pequeñas. Bajo Guaviare: comunidades grandes y áreas cultivadas, alto intercambio con Inírida.

Guyana Forest cover: 18 million hectares. Stored carbon: 18.35 GtCO 2 e Title of Project: Strengthening of Guyana s Technical Capacity to Implement MRVS and Other REDD+ Related Activities Counterparts: Guyana Forestry Commission Duration: Two years (2012-2014) Budget: USD 490,000

Guyana project highlights Parameters of national reference level for carbon emissions established Consultation and outreach activities on national MRVS ongoing Co-benefits to focus on freshwater as an ecosystem service National REDD+ strategy development in preparation Community MRVS work ongoing

North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) National project: Strengthening of Guyana s technical capacity to implement MRVS & other REDD+ related activities Contact: CfP theme: CfP project title: Key results: (Delivery rate: %) Ivor Marslow, CEO imarslow@gmail.com Aligning community MRV (cmrv) to national MRV (nmrv) for REDD+ readiness Community Concepts & GSF resources USD 25,000 Communications for Understanding REDD+ Start date: 25.11.2013 and MRV End date: 24.10.2014 Inception report and workplan were prepared. Recordings completed and broadcast currently being done on Radio Paiwomak in English and Macushi Lyrics for climate change and REDD+ theme song written and put to music. Performance of theme song by the Youth Learning Centre students recorded.

Suriname Forest cover: 15 million hectares. Stored carbon: 11.1 GtCO 2 e Project title: National support for REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) Counterparts: Climate Compatible Development Agency, NIMOS Duration: One year plus 6-month transition phase Budget: USD317,000

Suriname project highlights R-PP approved by World Bank s FCPF on 21 March 2013. Seven issues identified in the FCPF s PC/14/2013/7 Resolution addressed R-PP resubmitted to the FCPF on 24 May 2013 and cleared in June 2013 Suriname now eligible for FCPF grant of US$3.8 million Transition project for period August 2013 to March 2014 in implementation

Suriname Elaborating on the increased awareness and involvement of stakeholders in REDD+, building capacity within the Technical Focal Point (namely NIMOS) and other entities such as the REDD+ Assistants and the Major Groups Collective. GSF contribution: 100,000 R-PP Transition Project To maintain the momentum of increased awareness and commitment among the stakeholders achieved during the formulation of the R-PP, to add to the awareness building and engagement process, and to build capacity Implementing Partner: NIMOS Counterparts: UNDP Suriname, UN- REDD, WWF Guianas

Bureau of the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname (Bureau VIDS) National project: Transition phase to Implement Suriname Readiness Preparation Proposal (R- PP) Contact: CfP theme: CfP project title: Key results: (Delivery rate: %) Loreen Jubitana, Director ljubitana@gmail.com Horizontal knowledge transfer on REDD+ to indigenous and tribal communities Cultural Sensitive GSF USD24,727.50 toolkit for Indigenous resources: Peoples in Suriname Start date: 25.11.2013 Implementation plan prepared End date: 24.10.2014 Inception meetings with VIDS stakeholders were held Two draft ToRs for preparation of components of the toolkit were prepared

Tropenbos International Suriname (TBI Suriname) National project: Transition phase to Implement Suriname Readiness Preparation Proposal (R- PP) Contact: Rudi van Kanten, Programme Director ptl_tropenbossuriname@yahoo.com CfP theme: Horizontal knowledge transfer on REDD+ to indigenous and tribal communities CfP Development of a GSF USD24,976 project culturally appropriate resources: title: manual on REDD+ for Start date: 25.11.2013 indigenous and tribal communities in Suriname, End date: 24.09.2014 using horizontal cooperation techniques. Key Implementation plan was prepared results: (Delivery rate: %) The three sections of the manual on the potential steps to take during REDD+ explaining were drafted One information session has been held for REDD+ assistants

Distribution of GSF grants to countries Total allocation in grants to country projects: USD1,801,163 Projects Average of USD450,000 per country No allocation of grants to French Guiana and Venezuela Brazil Colombia French Guiana Guyana Suriname Venezuela

Projects supported by the GSF Ecoregional scale

Congress on Biodiversity Guiana Shield Foundation for Biodiversity (GSFBIO) established in Suriname International Society of Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield (IBG) established: 160+ members III International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield held from 5-8 August 2013 in Suriname www.biodiversitycongress.org Side events on: Gender and Biodiversity and Guiana Shield Priority Setting Platform Training on economic valuation of biodiversity Workshop on green economy gold mining Symposium on social biodiversity & traditional communities

Guiana Shield Priority Setting Platform A functional interdisciplinary database that links information on biodiversity, conservation initiatives, socioeconomics, natural resources, development, etc., for the Guiana Shield GIS Atlas Arc GIS for Organisations May 2014

Guiana Shield Atlas Protected sites Freshwater resources

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Studies supported by GSF Inputs for Projects

Small-Scale Gold Mining Assessment Assessesment of small-scale gold mining impacts in the transboundary areas of northeast Brazil (states of Amapá and Pará), French Guiana, and Suriname 109p. Nov. 2011

Conservation Priority Setting Update Since 2002, new priority areas that comprise 725,759 km 2, or approximately 27% of the 2.7 million Km 2 Guiana Shield ecoregion. 89 new protected areas 79p Dec. 2011

Gender and Biodiversity Assessments Studies on main gender issues related to biodiversity conservation in Colombia, Guyana and Suriname, in order to generate detailed data to strengthen national level efforts and to improve the strategic orientation of GSF activities 2012-2013

Effective partnerships created & sustained To promote advocacy, knowledge building and transboundary collaboration

Partners Contribution - National Governments as implementing partners Active projects in Colombia, Guyana and Suriname Formal letters of interest, support, etc. Brazil (Amapá State): 25 August 2011 Brazil (Amazonas State): 9 April 2013 Colombia: 30 December 2010 French Guiana: 29 January 2013 Guyana: 15 March 2011 Suriname: 13 October 2011

Partners Contribution - National Local NGOs, CBOs as implementing partners ACATISEMA (Colombia Matavén Resguardo) NRDDB and BHI (Guyana) VIDS and Tropenbos (Suriname) IDESAM (Amazonas, Brazil) Universities as implementing partners Anton de Kom University of Suriname University of Guyana (in process) Federal University of Amazonas (in process) Federal University of Para (in process) Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana

Partners Contribution - Regional Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO) Draft MoU to establish a framework of cooperation and collaboration in areas of common interest, mainly technical information exchange, between ACTO and UNDP on the GSF Resolution/X MRE-OTCA/7 dated 3 May 2012, circulated by ACTO to member countries. To date, 7 of 8 countries have submitted approvals Government of Guyana sponsored the resolution

Partners Contribution - Regional INGOs CI, GSF, and WWF organised a side event on Natural solutions for development during the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, 27 November 2012 IES, SarVision and GSF cooperating to set up FORESEEN

Partners Contribution - Regional SELPER (La Sociedad de Especialistas Latinoamericanos en PErcepción Remota) www.selper.org Round table on Sustainable Management of Water and Forests 21 Nov 2012 Engagement with Guyana and Suriname to form local chapters GIS Unit set up in Guyana

Partners Contribution - Regional MaMaCoCoSea Marine mammal conservation corridor for northern South America Regional Workshop 18-20 March 2013 Requested that the GSF and the Guiana Shield Congress include Marine Biodiversity in its scope of work

WAVINGS workshop with DEAL Guyane http://www.guianashield.org/wavings/ Technical cooperation between GSF, DEAL Guyane and Water Basin Committee of French Guiana on transboundary issues related to water access and use in the Guiana Shield 23-25 Oct 2013

Guiana Shield Biodiversity Corridors Workshop Collaboration between the countries of the Guiana Shield, CBD LifeWeb Initiative and UNDP-GSF. 21-23 May, 2014 Iwokrama River Lodge and Research Centre, Guyana http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2014/pr-2014-05-30- GuianaShield-en.pdf

New initiatives and partnerships Transboundary cooperation Forest Water Biodiversity

FORESEEN Towards an integrated satellite and smartphonebased monitoring system in the Guiana Shield ecoregion Period: 2015-2018 Indicative budget: US$4 million Forestry and Remote Sensing Exchange Network A collaborative effort aiming to advance transparency in environmental services provision and natural capital accounting using a combination of new continuous satellite observation techniques and ground information capturing by local people using smartphones Stage: Concept note. Proposal to be submitted to the Amazon Fund Potential partners: Guiana Shield countries

WAVINGS Creation of a regional hydrological service at the Guiana shield scale : «Hycos Guianas» An initiative of DEAL Guyane Period: 2015-2017 Indicative budget: USD0.75 million Water Views and Information Network of the Guiana Shield Objectives: Evaluate the different hydrological services existing at the Guiana Shield scale Identify on going/potential/needed cooperation Examine the opportunity/feasibility to create a regional hydrological service Integrate the WHYCOS Stage: Concept note Potential partners: Guiana Shield countries, NGOs, Donors

Guiana Shield Biodiversity Corridors Guiana Shield Biodiversity Corridors to streamline support for the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Period: 2015-2020 Indicative budget: TBD Regional Action Plan calls on governments and partner organisations to: Support national efforts to better manage and monitor small and medium-scale gold mining, including promoting best practices for biodiversity conservation and water resources management. Encourage the further development of transboundary marine protected areas in the Guiana Shield through ongoing initiatives such as Marine Mammals Conservation network (MAMACOCOSEA) Create synergies with existing global and regional platforms in order to take advantage of efficiencies of scales efforts and momentum Develop and strengthen linkages with collaborative connectivity projects Organize a technical database that allows identifying and prioritizing transboundary corridors Strengthen and facilitate academic research (university research cooperation and other research institutions) into connectivity science. Stage: Outline of an Action Plan Potential partners: Guiana Shield countries, IBG and NGOs

Thank you. Merci. Bedankt. Obrigado. Gracias GSF Secretariat UNDP, 42 Brickdam & UN Place, Georgetown, Guyana Tel. (592) 226 4040 http://guiana shield.org