One Forest One Community forFood Security – Pilot Projectin Gaza, Mozambique

RAIMO ALY BARACA
Head of Forest and Wildlife Services,Provincial Directorate of Agriculture in Gaza Province
7-8 February 2013
Tokyo, Japan1

Presentation Content• INTRODUCTION• CONSTRAINS• TARGET AREA
• CHALLENGES AND EFFORTS• MISSION/VISION• PROJECT PARTNERSHIP• PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION• STRUCTURE OF PILOT PROJECT• EXPECTED RESULTS• CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION
2INTRODUCTTION• Mozambique has 40 million hectares covered by forest, Where
9% (3.7 million ha) in Gaza province;• The main forest type is Mopane (Colophospermum mopane)forest;• Most forest products are timber wood, charcoal and poles for
local constructions;• The annual logging volume allowable of Gaza province isbetween 63.000 and 114.000 m3/year;• The District suffer cyclic long drought period (precipitation areless than 100-300 mm/year and temperature range from 35-40
degrees).

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Constrains• Mabalane is one of the Districts which sustainable natural forest management isthreatened due to over exploration for Charcoal and firewood production to supply
Maputo urban area. The number of license is increasing; from 2005 (80) to 2012 (200)approximately charcoal 500.000 bags (50kg/bag) are produced per year;• There are many constrains associated to this over exploitation:– Limited financial support;– Limited number of rangers for patrolling (One forest inspector for more than
300,000 Hectares of forest);– Proximity to the largest market (Maputo);– Availability of Limpopo corridor railway and road ;– Lack of economic capacity for majority of consumer to alternative energy sources;– High rate of unemployment and limited opportunity of cash income;– etc;4• MABALANE, DISTRIT GAZA PROVINCE - MOZAMBIQUE

5Challenges and efforts
Truckoverloadedwith charcoal

The Government policy protect
forest, encourage and support
reforestation programs in degradedareas with presidential initiative“One Child One Tree One
Community One New Forest”

Mopaneforest.

Lady with her kid at
charcoal kiln
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“ One Forest One
Community for Food
Security -Pilot Project”

PLANTACAO DE CAJUEIROS
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One Forest One Community for Food Security, Tree Planting Ceremony in 19, 12, 2012

WFP
DNTF

People of Nwamandzele Community

CFGJICAGovernorTraditional Ceremony

MOU signed byCommunity Leaders
Head of GazaSPFFB fieldcoordination

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Traditional danceBaobab

Mopane forest

Mission
Forest Conservation
VisionAlternative livelihood and Carbon Offset
business by cashew nuts trees carbon
sequestration
Future Vision
Development of REDD+ opportunities

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PROJECT PARTNERSHIP• Partners (JICA, WFP,CFG)– Planning– Funding– Food Security &Vulnerability
Assessment– Technical support– Monitoring• Mozambique State(DNTF with JICA, DPA
through SPFFB, SDAE,
INAS with WFP, InCaju).
– Technical support– Coordination– Ground activities– Monitoring10

Launching of the project
Activities

Land for Cashew• Selection of beneficiaries andland preparation done with. success• Launching
ceremony
Provincial Governorby• Meeting with community tocall for the community
responsibility of the project• Signature of MoU among
Carbon Free Consulting, local
government and leaders

Planting
Provincial
Governorplantingwith primaryschool kids.

Local community
in the meeting

Community
leaders
signing MOA
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Structure of One Forest One Community for Food Security Pilot Project~under 4 Parties’ “Concept Note” among WFP, DNTF, JICA, CFG ~-JICA technical supportfor DNTF by REDD+Monitoring Project(2013-2017)- JICA Advisor (2010~)

Food aid

REDD+EffectFFT Fuel efficient
stove Production

FFA Land Preparation
and Planting ofCashew Trees

3 Parties’ MOU – 20 years’
Protection of Trees and Forest(CFG, District, Communities)

Fundraising Agreement(WFP, CFG)

Promotion of Mozambique
President Initiative “OneChild One Tree, One Leader
One New Forest”

CERTIFICATIONFOOD FOR CARBON FREE PLAN
Farm plot number=10
Family name= Cashew Tree
CO2 Sequestration: xxxtCO2e
Project supported byCarbon offset

Empresas Green House Gas(GHG) emissores 12
e os consumidores

Contract between Carbon Free Consulting,Community and local Government• Agro-forestry: 9,000 Cashew nuts
trees planted in 200 hectares ofcommunity land (farm and fallowland);• Fuel efficient stove production
training;• Practices of conservation agriculture
is in promotion;• Protection of planted trees (70%)
and 3 Km wide of community forest
surrounding the planted area forthe next twenty years.
• Periodical monitoring of naturalforest ;

Plot1

Plot2

Plot
3

Plot7

Plot5Plot6Plot
43km

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Expected results• Increasing income generation alternatives for the local
communities by selling cashew nut products (Nuts, Juice,wine, firewood) after harvesting started in three years time.
• Contribution in food security by cashew and WFP Food ForWork;• Promotion of agro-forestry with conservation agriculture
practices;• Promotion of fuel efficient stoves;• Expand the areas of support by Carbon Offset business;• Protection of surround natural forest.

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Conclusion and Recommendations• Annual forest loss in Mozambique: approx.200,000ha• The charcoal production business leads forestdeforestation and forest degradation.
• REDD+ projects of providing energy sources alternative
to charcoal in suburban and cities area to discourage thecharcoal business.
• This pilot project helps 2,000 people get out frompoverty. More investment will save more people inpoverty and more forests threatened.
• After reviewing the impacts on community and forests bythis pilot project, we hope to develop the pilot project to a
province-wide REDD+ project.

More investment from Japan is awaited!

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Thank you• In January 2013, Limpopo Valley flood• in Gaza Province, 150,000+ displaced, 36+ killed
Thank you Japan for Emergency Support and more
help is needed……for donation:
NGO- Ehime Global Network:
http://www.egn.or.jp/

Photo:
World BankWFP Food
Distribution atCamp
Photo:
World Bank16

THANK YOU
Arigatoxaixai@webmail.co.za
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