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The ICA seeks to support the overall management and supervision of the UNEP/REDD portfolio in Latin America and the Caribbean  Management, supervision and monitoring of NPs in Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Ecuador; Management, supervision and monitoring of Targeted Supports in Chile (Finance), Costa Rica (Safeguards and Finance), Mexico (Safeguards), Panama (Finance) and Peru (Finance and Multiple Benefits); Organization of one regional coordination meeting among UNEP/REDD staff located in LAC, country focal points, UNEP/WCMC and UNEP-FI. Organization of a REDD+ Academy workshop in LAC;  Participation in regional/national technical meetings/workshops as required; Summary publication of results obtained in the last 5 years in LAC in the areas of multiple benefits, spatial planning, costs of REDD, estimated revenues of REDD and others.

  This ICA will result in the delivery of all outputs for which UNEP has responsibility as stated in the NJP Paraguay. These include  Legal and regulatory issues are incorporated into the design and implementation of policies for REDD+;  Analysis of past and expected land use changes completed;  Analysis of costs of REDD+ completed;  Identification of options (scenarios) that include the realization of multiple benefits from REDD+ completed;  Identification of complementary (transformational) policies that can increase the environmental and social benefits from a REDD+ programme completed;  A REDD+ strategy for Paraguay developed in collaboration with UNDP and FAO, including reference emission scenarios.  

The ICA will result in the following outputs as stated in the NJP Panama: Proposals for improving legal and regulatory issues related to the design and implementation of policies for REDD+; Reports on. spatial analysis of projected deforestation and on identification of environmental and other benefits, especially in deforestation hot spots; Report identifying potentially transformational policies that can optimize environmental and social benefits under a REDD+ programme; A nationally owned REDD+ strategy for Panama developed in collaboration with UNDP and FAO; More accurate reference emissions scenarios and relevant systems for information dissemination.

Activity report for the ICA between DEPI and ROLAC for the production of outputs (options for private sector participation and financing of REDD+and on green economy options identified to generate demand for REDD+ in Panama) that will be included in the National REDD+ Strategy for Panama.

Activity report for the ICA between DEPI and ROLAC  for the production of outputs (the feasibility analysis to create a domestic market for REDD+ as part of Peru’s financial options, instruments to promote private sector engagement, business models for private sector engagement in REDD+, tools for prioritizing REDD+ intervention areas and identification of investment opportunities for private sector engagement in REDD+ implementation) that will be included in the National Strategy for Peru

The targeted support for Mexico seeks i) To support the identification of existing and new information and reporting systems in Mexico, including reporting procedures associated with relevant international agreements and treaties that can be used to provide information about how the Cancun safeguards are being addressed and respected. This has been identified as an essential step in Mexico in order to design a Safeguard Information System (SIS)  and ii) To support the development of structural, process and outcome indicators that will determine the type of information that will be provided about how the Cancun safeguards are being addressed and respected in Mexico.

Activity report for the ICA between DEPI and ROLAC  for the production of outputs (value chain and business model analysis,for Costa Rica’s timber sector.costs-benefits analysis of selected strategic options for REDD+ in Costa Rica, investment opportunities for private sector engagement in the implementation of REDD+ and options to increase demand for REDD+) that will be included in the National REDD+ Strategy  and Implementation for Costa Rica

Activity report for ICA between DEPI and ROLAC for the production of outputs that will be included in the National Strategy for Colombia

Activity report for the ICA between DEPI and ROLAC for the production of outputs that will  be included in the National REDD+ Strategy for Chile