BIOFIN – The Biodiversity Finance Initiative

How BIOFIN supports Biodiversity Conservation in Perú

October 2014, Pyeonchang, Korea

Why MINAM take BIOFIN as its own project?

conSerVationwithout financing is just

conVerSation

The Ministry of Economy and Finance – MEF in Our Lives

Draft and Adoption of Policies and Practices

Budget (warnings)The Autonomy of Local and Regional GovernmentsTotal Quantity: Main part of Budget is “Continuity”MEF promotes private investments but (obviously)

doesn´t control private budgets

BIOFIN – MINAM and MEF and Biodiversity

DGIP (public investment):

Its recent statement says “Peruvian mega biodiversity must become one of the axes of economic development and growth”. It considers that there is an opportunity, as the “sector” is quite new, to avoid or reduce the inefficiencies reported in traditional sectors. In this scenario, DGIP says “It´s an urgent need to introduce the relevance of biodiversity and environmental and climate change issues into national development planning, so it´s a challenge to have adequate academic and technical language in our public sector processes (economics, planning, targets, and indicators).

BIOFIN – MINAM and MEF and Biodiversity

DGPP (public budget):

Applies an Output Budgeting Approach through Budget Programs (BP). BPs aim to solve specific problems under a logical process, supported by evidence. DGPP oversees the allocation of public resources to any public activities, as biodiversity conservation must be executed with equity, efficacy and efficiency under national guidelines and policies. There are 2 BPs scoping natural resources: “Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biodiversity” and “Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Economic Natural Resources Use in Protected Areas”. Both BPs needs around US$ 64 million per year to implement its regular activities.

Other Allies – MINAGRI and PRODUCE

MINAGRI – Agro-biodiversity and Forest – (4.5 times MINAM´s budget)

PRODUCE – Fishing and Manufacturing

Other Allies – MINAGRI and PRODUCE

MINAGRI – Agro-biodiversity and Forest – (4.5 times MINAM´s budget)

PRODUCE – Fishing and Manufacturing

Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity Conservation in a Megadiverse CountryMarine Biodiversity – Sustainable Fishing – Hypothesis: Operations are more expensive and fished quantity is less so costs rise… Who should pay for it? Consumers? Producers? Do other countries demand sustainable operations of their producers, ergo are our producers in the same competitive position as others countries?  Rainforest – Offers “megadiverse” ecosystem services, and who gets benefits? Locals? Foreigners? What´s the price for each service? What´s the actual cost of conservation? Agro-biodiversity – there are already almost 4000 varieties of potatoes (papa for us) – Hypothesis: 50 varieties can be commercialized and this practice will preserve and develop those varieties… Who is going to conserve the other 3950 varieties? Who receives the benefits of these varieties, ergo who pays for it?

Guidelines and Ideas to Resource Mobilization – 1Guidelines – Our assumptions for Perú

No existe la Solución Universal(there is no ONE COMPREHENSIVE project finance answer, so let´s think of what financial mechanism and instruments can be applied in each case and think of “everything”)

3 Sources: Increasing and Fresh Resources; Mobilizing what is stuck; and Use Resources more effectively – PRIVATE and PUBLIC – LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL

Guidelines and Ideas to Resource Mobilization – 2Guidelines – Our assumptions for Perú

Recourse Mobilization Strategy is to support long term conservation, so let´s think how agents will behave in the future, not only how things are at this moment  Recourse Mobilization Proposals MUST:- …aim to achieve NBSAP implementation and Aichi Targets - …respect indigenous people and local communities’ rights and their way of living- …at least, cover the cost of conservation- …be as inclusive as possible- …support poverty reduction, especially in the short term.

Guidelines and Ideas to Resource Mobilization – 3Guidelines – Our assumptions for Perú

Those who receive benefits from ecosystem services must pay

and

Those who pay the costs for conservation must receive benefit

Guidelines and Ideas to Resource Mobilization – 4Ideas – 03 Sources

Increasing and Fresh Resources: Hardest Work – Payments for Ecosystem Services, like source of water for Hydro Power Plants or Water Utilities. Mobilizing what is stuck: Sub National Governments receive 50% of the taxes paid by Mining Firms. In 2013 – US$ 1.4 billion (2009 – 2013: US$ 7 billion). At least, US$ 500 million has not been used… BIOFIN activities aim to facilitate the execution of the stuck budget, and to direct it to biodiversity. Use Resources more efficacy: In Perú, 2.2 million farmers and Ministry of Agriculture spends about US$ 12 million in assistance. Less than 2 ha: 1.3 million farmers…

BIOFIN Perú – What else are we doing – 1Assisting:

- MEF to develop Guidelines for Environmental Public Investment- MINAM to identify tax incentives for conservation activities- MINAM to estimate the operation cost of the Protected Areas System - MEF to develop Guidelines to formulate and asses Public Investment Projects in Biodiversity Conservation (“Green Projects”)

BIOFIN Perú – What else are we doing – 2Develop:

- Ecosystems Conservation Impact indicators financed by domestic public sources

- Modeling Public Investment Projects on Biodiversity Conservation

- How Local Communities, who have an integral view of the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services, can receive actual income from these kind of businesses

NBSAP… Waiting for…

APPROVAL BY DECREE

No WAVES, TEEB, SEEA or…

BIOFIN Perú – Short Term Next Steps

Evaluate Biodiversity Conservation expenses in Perú

NBSAP Budget

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