The Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved a US $82 million project to combat deforestation and promote sustainable forest management in Argentina

The funds destined for Argentina were granted under the REDD + Results-Based Payments Pilot Program.  Thanks to the fact that said country managed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the 2014-2016 period by more than 165 million tons of CO2 equivalent, fighting deforestation in the regions of the Chaqueño Park, the Bolivian Tucuman Forest, the Espinal and the Misionera Forest.

The US $ 82 million approved by the Green Climate Fund will be used for a 6-year project that will help Argentina advance towards sustainable development and to achieve its goals set under the Paris Agreement.

The project will establish 7 sustainable forest basins, working with 7 000 producers, 6 strategic plans for fire prevention, 95 comprehensive community management plans and 92 forest management plans with integrated livestock that will directly benefit 2,900 families from local and indigenous communities.

The project will be executed by the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development and FAO, and will promote forest management, forest restoration, sustainable use of wood and non-wood forest products, integrated livestock practices, and prevention and early response to forest fires.

Working with rural communities, women and indigenous peoples who live and depend on forests, as well as with other key actors in the country, such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) the project will increase economic and social opportunities through the diversification of livelihoods and market opportunities.

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