Category: World Bank
Modalities and procedures for financing results‐based actions on REDD+ Views submitted by the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group appreciates the opportunity to contribute to Partiesí important work underdecision ‐/CP.17 on the Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long‐term CooperativeAction under the Convention, matters referred to in paragraph 69 inviting views on modalities andprocedures for financing results‐based actions and considering activities related to decision 1/CP.16,paragraphs 68‐70 and 72.This submission draws from insights and lessons derived from the World Bank...
Harvesting Knowledge on REDD+: Early Lessons from the FCPF Initiative and Beyond
An effort to summarize important lessons being learned by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in its first two years of existence. It is offered in order to help facilitate communication among FCPF participants and observers, to create a better understanding of progress to date, and to share ideas on how to address the challenges ahead
BioCarbon Fund
The World Bank has mobilized a fund to demonstrate projects that sequester or conserve carbon in forest and agro-ecosystems. The Fund, a public/private initiative administered by the World Bank, aims to deliver cost-effective emission reductions, while promoting biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. The Fund is composed of two Tranches: Tranche One started operations in May 2004, has a total capital of $53.8 million; Tranche Two was operationalized in March 2007 and has a total...
