Request for ceo endorsement

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  Direct project effect: 500,000 ha of soy and 60,000 ha of livestock
  

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  Replication: 900,000 ha of soy and 398,000 ha of livestock
  

Improved institutional capacities to effectively plan, implement, monitor and mainstream biodiversity into production activities at landscape level as measured by 80% average in Capacity Scorecard (baseline: SEAM and INFONA average 46%)

a) 50% reduction in the use of firewood from native forests by grain silos and dryers in the target MUL; and

b) 5% reduction in sedimentation of surface water bodies
Up to 60% increase in the amount collected by SEAM for fines charged from infringement of forest and environmental regulations, contribute to enforce the forestry law (baseline: US$270,000/yr; target US$432,000/yr)

1. 
   A package of national modifications in regulations, policies and standards to improve protection of the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest, will include:
   

1. 
   Strengthened and updated regulatory framework to improve enforcement and optimize the use of resources from fees, fines and other funds generated by the implementation and enforcement of the environmental regulations;
   
2. 
   Delegation Agreements for decentralization of environmental responsibilities from national institutions to local governments;
   
3. 
   Plan for reduction of the use of firewood from native forests by silos and agricultural industries to reduce pressure on native forests.
   

1. 
   Institutional strengthening of SEAM, INFONA, Public Ministry, and Municipalities for improved monitoring and surveillance of deforestation and enforcement of environmental and forest regulations in production landscapes. This includes:
   

1. 
   Improved decision support system through a monitoring system shared by SEAM, INFONA, Public Ministry, Municipalities, National Cadaster Service and Public Registry, to enforce the zero deforestation policy by monitoring land use and land use changes at departmental, site and farm levels.
   
2. 
   Updated procedures and framework for surveillance, intelligence gathering, policing, prosecution and penalization of infringement of environmental legislation, in particular regarding Zero Deforestation Law (No 2524), and the Forestry Law 422/73.
   
3. 
   Training for SEAM, INFONA, State Prosecutors and Municipalities to improve skills for surveillance, intelligence gathering, policing, prosecution and penalization of infringement of environmental legislation, in particular regarding Zero Deforestation Law (No 2524), and the Forestry Law 422/73
   

3. 
   One national and three departmental soy and beef platforms for inter-institutional and multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use planning regulations, enforcement, and incentives for best practice adoption within production landscapes, involving all land use managers and supply chains.
   

913,068

913,069

Transactions of SEAM-certified forest set-asides for 2,000 ha at US$70/ha/year.

1. 
   Increased and diversified funding complying to environmental standards promotes the integration of biodiversity and sustainable land management for MUL through:
   

1. 
   Financial services that facilitate access to credit services from public and private financial institutions (eg. Agency for Financial Development, National Development Bank, private banks Itau, BBVA, Regional, Continental and BANCOOP) for producers complying with best practices, certification, forestry and zero deforestation laws, reforestation for restoration with native species or for wood energy.
   
2. 
   Municipal property tax exemptions on forested areas stimulate landowners to conserve forest set-asides in their properties.
   
3. 
   Trading systems for forest credits incentivizing set-a-sides to be connected in the landscapes through credit trading linked to (i) national regulatory driven PES and (ii) potential additional resources from REDD+
   

2. 
   Differentiated markets for sustainable soy and livestock production stimulate adoption of sound environmental practices, conservation of biodiversity and compliance with sustainable land use plans by:
   

1. 
   Incentivizing sustainable resource use through product certification.
   
2. 
   Modifying purchasing policies of companies buying products from the UPAF to ensure compliance with Zero Deforestation law and Forestry Law.
   

352,840

331,461

1. 
   Technical assistance to medium and large scale soy and livestock pastures mainstreams best practices for sustainable production e.g
   

1. 
   220,000 ha of direct sowing following best practices;
   
2. 
   5-10% increase in use of live fences;
   
3. 
   1,000 producers adopting best management practices of agro-chemicals;
   
4. 
   60,000 ha of silvo-pastoral systems
   

1. 
   Improved forest set aside in small, medium and large scale farming increase forest connectivity across the landscape in Canindeyu, by:
   

1. 
   Collective forest set asides in small farmers settlements linked to land tenure schemes; support for agroforestry production, SFM, SLM to small farmers
   
2. 
   Improvement of degraded set asides in medium and large farms by planting of native species and fencing for regeneration. This will include supporting native tree nurseries in target landscapes
   

1. 
   Restoration of protective forests of watercourses in the MUL of three target landscapes increases connectivity in highly deforested areas including:
   

1. 
   Elaboration of restoration plans;
   
2. 
   Preparation of guidelines on native species and appropriate mixes for different localities
   
3. 
   Reforestation with native species
   

4. 
   Decentralized and joint enforcement approaches improves surveillance of deforestation and compliance in 4 municipalities
   

1,124,131

BD:

1,266,721)

119,506

125,567

81,691