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ANNUAL REPORT Integrated Landscape Management Portfolio 2019 Multi-Donor Trust Fund Abbreviations and Acronyms CBNRM Community-based Natural Resources Management CIF Climate Investment Funds DGM Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FIP Forest Investment Program FNDS National Sustainable Development Fund GCF The Green Climate Fund GHG Greenhouse Gases ILM Integrated Landscape and Landscape Management IIED International Institute for Environment and Development ISR Implementation Status and Results Report LAUREL Land Use Planning for Enhanced Resilience of Landscapes MDTF Multi Donor Trust Fund MITADER Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development MozFIP Mozambique Forest Investment Program NACSO Namibia Association of Community Based Natural Resources Management Support Organizations NDC Nationally Determined Contribution NGO Non-Government Organization PEOT Special Land Use Plan PNDT National Territorial Development Plan SSKE South South Knowledge Exchange WWF World Wildlife Fund Contents Summary  2 Bank-Executed Activities (BE) 3 Recipient-Executed (RE): Mozambique’s Forest Investment Project  7 Background on Integrated Landscape and Forest Management in Mozambique  9 ILM MDTF 2019 Progress Review 11 Bank-Executed Activities (BE) 11 Recipient Executed Activities (RE)  21 Looking Ahead  23 Annexes27 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management 1 Annual Report 2019 Summary This Annual Progress Report presents support the Government of Mozambique’s progress, achievements, challenges of strategic efforts to reduce deforestation the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) for and environmental degradation, strengthen Integrated Landscape and Management resilience to climate change, and improve (ILM) in Mozambique for 2019, as well a rural livelihoods through an integrated proposed way forward. The ILM MDTF landscape management approach. The was created in 2016 with the objective to ILM MDTF has two funding windows: Bank Executed Activities (BE): Recipient Executed Activities (RE): Allocated to a World Bank executed trust Allocated to co-finance the MozFIP Project, fund that works under four pillars: technical implemented through the Government of assistance, analytical work to support Mozambique by the National Sustaiable the Government’s efforts, partnerships Development Fund (FNDS), to enhance with civil society and academia, and trust forest sector governance at the national level fund management and coordination. and promoting climate-smart agriculture, sustainable biomass energy and sustainable forest management in targeted landscapes. The Four Pillars of Bank Executed Activites: PILLAR 1: PILLAR 2: Technical Analytical Work Assistance to FNDS* PILLAR 3: PILLAR 4: Partnerships Trust Fund with Civil Society, Management & Academia & Outreach Coordination The two windows were created to provide Government and other stakeholders that a comprehensive mechanism that can can contribute to better practices and absorb and channel other potential an enabling environment for improved additional partner resources to support landscape and forest management in and extend the Government’s ambitious Mozambique. The World Bank team efforts in the forest and landscape sector. managed to timely deliver the planned activities. The main achievements of Throughout 2019, the MDTF has supported 2019 are summarized below, while further a diverse set of strategic activities and details are provided in the Progress Review provided technical assistance to the section of this report and in the Annexes. * National Sustainable Development Fund (FNDS) 2 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Bank-Executed Activities (BE) Pillar 1: Technical Assistance to the National Sustainable Development Fund (FNDS) •  Technical Assistance (TA) to FNDS. to outstanding requirements from the TA to FNDS’ organizational structure Audit Assessment, helping to pave the included tailor-made capacity building to way for FNDS to become a National the Board and staff of FNDS, with focus Accredited Entity in coming years. on implementation of FNDS’s Strategic Plan, planning the new 2020-2025 Plan •  Cross-ministerial collaboration and launch the performance-based on natural resource management. management system for staff at central Following suggestions by partners, and provincial level aiming to improve including Sweden, in early 2019, to efficiency and quality of the institution. improve the integration between The performance and result-based the former Ministries MITADER evaluation system has been piloted and MASA1 (Ministry of Agriculture in Zambezia and Nampula and will be and Food Security), the World Bank scaled up in Manica, Maputo and Sofala has been working closely with both in 2020. Safeguards and M&E training to sectors in the development of a FNDS staff at the national and provincial more integrated and complimentary levels was continued throughout 2019, Agrarian Sector Strategic Plan strengthening their overall capacity to (PEDSA). The MDTF also contributed ensure safeguards compliance throughout towards increasing collaboration their growing project portfolio. between MITADER and the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries •  Green Climate Fund Accreditation (MIMAIP), related to institutional Readiness. The first disbursement transformation and common of the USD $335,000 Green Climate approaches to M&E and community Fund (GCF) Readiness Funds that engagement for natural resources. FNDS received in 2018 was followed by a required audit assessment. The •  Emission Reduction Payment Agreement MDTF continued to support FNDS, (ERPA). In January 2019, the Government though ML Consultoria, in responding of Mozambique became the second country in the world to sign an Emission A girl carries collected firewood Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) home in Zambezia Province with the Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The ERPA, signed by the Ministry of Finance, will allow Mozambique’s Zambezia Integrated Landscape Program, implemented by FNDS, to receive up to $50M in payments for Emission Reductions (ER). In 2019, the MDTF helped support the development of the Benefit Sharing Plan, to help ensure equitable and inclusive sharing of resources. A large share of these resources (70%) will be allocated to communities, including special attention to women. 1 the new Government, which was announced in January 2020, these ministries were re-organized into: Ministry of Land and Environment (MITA) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER). 3 Annual Report 2019 Pillar 2: Analytical Work •  Agenda 2035 for the Forest Sector. •  Mainstreaming Gender in Natural The development of an action- Resources Management in oriented government-led long-term Mozambique. The Mozambique Gender vision and strategy for the forest Pilot Program was initiated in 2019 sector in Mozambique was finalized and one of the main activities for the and is ready for implementation. MDTF. Co-financed with FCPF and CIF (Climate Investment Funds), it included •  Community Based Natural Resource the development of a Gender Gap Management (CBNRM). The MDTF Analysis covering the constraints for supported the set up and consolidation women in benefiting from NRM project of the National Working Group on areas in Mozambique and which lay the Community Based Natural Resource foundation for a Gender Pilot Action Plan Management (CBNRM), which includes with proposed gender-targeted actions stakeholders from Government, civil for the ILM portfolio. Trainings on the society and academia, with the aim implementation of the Action Plan were to consolidate and institutionalize the conducted in 2019 to FNDS staff, project CBNRM approach as a tool to strengthen coordinators and other stakeholders. local communities’ capacity to manage natural resources in Mozambique. This also fed into the development of During 2019 efforts were focused on FNDS’ Gender Strategy. Prioritized developing standardized material and interventions include the roll-out of methods to support communities in the Gender Action Learning System building their land and natural resources (GALS) in project sites, comprehensive governance systems; hiring support gender trainings to provincial level from Namibian Association of CBNRM FNDS offices and stakeholders; and Support Organizations (NACSO) and elaboration and use of targeted designing a full and comprehensive communication materials and methods roadmap. Several events and workshops to increase women’s access to the were supported. The MDTF also matching grant scheme Sustenta supported technical review of the Bio financed by Mozbio, and soon Rural Development Strategy currently MozFIP. These activities are expected under development to strengthen to increase the benefits that women the Strategy’s pillar on Natural can derive from ILM investments and Resource Management by integrating from future ER payments. aspects of the CBNRM approach. Community members discuss natural resource management at a PCR meeting in central Mozambique 4 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Pillar 3: Partnerships with Civil Society, Academia and Outreach The MDTF Program has enabled both the Infographics: World Bank and GoM teams to organize and participate in events to showcase the ongoing •  Mozambique’s Forests work, and to monitor, report and disseminate best practices and lessons learned. The ILM •  Emissions Reductions Payment website and the publication of communication Agreement (ERPA) and knowledge materials, complemented the showcase of best practices and lessons learned. Knowledge Briefs: The dynamic work of the Mozambique ILM •  Community Based Natural Resource Portfolio has received important recognition Management: Strengthening Current within and outside the World Bank. The Approaches in Mozambique contribution of the MDTF has been pivotal to enable the team to implement such a •  Mozambique Dedicated Grant Mechanism comprehensive approach of investments, TA and analytical work to Mozambique. Miombo Network Publications: The printed and disseminated •  Promoting Sustainable Management knowledge and communication of the Miombo Woodlands  materials concluded in 2019 include: •  Land Use Planning: A Tool to Brochures: Minimize the Environmental and Social Impacts of Agricultural •  Voices from the Field Expansion in Southern Africa •  Zambezia Landscape Program: •  Miombo Forest Policy Analysis: Building Livelihoods and Conserving Research Report Forests in Rural Mozambique On-line Publications and Blogs: •  Investing in the Future: Financing Mechanisms •  Local Communities Win in Mozambique Climate-Smart •  Communities, Livelihoods, Fisheries:  Natural Resource Management Governance, Growth & The Blue Economy in Mozambique •  Creating opportunities for a new forestry economy in Mozambique •  Gender gap analysis and pilot action plan •  Voices from the Field: Stories Reports: from Mozambique’s Integrated Landscape Management Portfolio •  Fisheries Co-Management in Mozambique: Lessons from the Artisinal Fisheries •  Boosting Fisheries in Mozambique and Climate Change Project •  Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo Sign Landmark Deals with World Bank to Cut Carbon Emissions and Reduce Deforestation 5 Annual Report 2019 ) 267,000 ha (0.79%­ That is over 1000 football of forests are pitches every day lost annually Pillar 4: Trust Fund Management and Coordination The World Bank maintains dedicated The MDTF has been adequately managed, staff to manage the TF and ensure and Government and partners have continued dialogue and support to expressed appreciation to the assistance the Government of Mozambique. provided. The next Client Satisfaction Survey will be conducted during 2020. 6 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Recipient-Executed (RE): Mozambique’s Forest Investment Project The MDTF provides funding for the •  In the 2018/2019 season, 4 beneficiaries Mozambique’s Forest Investment of the planted forests grant scheme Project. This is a US$47 million project planted 92ha of plantations in that aims to improve the practices and Zambézia. 1249 beneficiaries established enabling environment for forest and land 852 ha of agroforestry systems management in Zambezia and Cabo in Zambézia and Cabo Delgado. Delgado Provinces. The project was declared effective in August 2017 and, as of •  Ongoing support has been provided to January 2020 its implementation progress two communities in preparation for is rated as Moderately Satisfactory. the launch of Sustenta Comunidade, a window under the Sustenta Matching The main achievements of 2019 Grant Scheme. Negotiations are related to the promotion of Integrated underway to develop contracts between Landscape Management were: the community associations and private sector companies (for timber •  Community land delimitation is ongoing and non-timber forest products such as planned, with 85 communities as honey and grains). The communities delimited up to the moment, and have received training in community over 2,000 individual DUATs titles governance, law enforcement and awarded to households in the Zambezia legislation, and administration and Cabo Delgado province. and financial management. •  The Multi-Stakeholder Landscape •  136 producers from two charcoal production Forums in Zambézia and Cabo associations were trained in sustainable Delgado are operational, and their charcoal production techniques in Cabo thematic groups meet regularly. Delgado, and the forest management plans for two concession areas have been submitted to the government for approval. Participants in a training exercise to determine permanent sampling plots used to contribute data for the Forest Information System. 7 Annual Report 2019 The main achievements of 2019 related to -  Forest Policy and National Forest the Strengthening the Enabling Conditions Program: finalized and submitted to for Sustainable Forest Management were: the Council of Ministers for approval. •  The National Land Use Plan (PNDT) is -  Concessions Framework Reform: a finalized. Public consultations have been proposal for an alternative forest concluded and the Technical Proposal management unit and system for was presented to MITADER’s Minister concessions management has been for subsequent presentation to the developed. Data collection, analysis Council of Ministers and then to the and field validation are underway. Parliment, awaiting approval in 2020. -  Forest Information System: 1 of •  As for the law enforcement activities, 5 modules (licensing) has been the provincial delegates of the National completed and will be tested in the Agency for Environmental Quality 2020 season when licenses are (AQUA) for forest law enforcement emitted for forest concessions and were appointed in Zambézia and Cabo simple licenses in January/February. Delgado, and the provincial delegations have initiated forest law enforcement -  Capacity building materials operations under the new structure. have been developed, to be applied in trainings for DINAF •  The United Nations Food and Agriculture and SPF staff in early 2020. Organization (FAO) has made progress under the following sustainable forest management activities: A ranger keeps watch in Quirimbas National Park in northern Mozambique 8 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Background on Integrated Landscape and Forest Management in Mozambique In Mozambique, where 70% of the population combination of policies and practices, the live in rural areas, economies and livelihoods approach brings stakeholders together rely upon natural resources, such as forests, around a common vision to manage fisheries and healthy soils. These resources trade-offs across different land use provide income to the government, sectors within a given area. ILFM seeks vital services to local communities, to ensure an equitable and sustainable and global benefits such as climate use of land to support rural livelihoods, regulation and habitat for biodiversity. while strengthening the health and resilience of the surrounding landscapes. Recognizing the need to promote the conservation, restoration, valorization and Funding for the landscape management sustainable use of forests, the Government approach is provided from multiple of Mozambique (GoM) is implementing a sources, including resources mobilized growing portfolio of Integrated Landscape domestically and internationally and Forest Management (ILFM) investment (government budget, climate and activities and policy reforms. An integrated development finance) and other types of landscape management approach blended finance, including performance- recognizes the inextricable links between based payments. Funds provided by the forests, natural resources and the value Bank can be found in the table below. chains that depend on them, such as agriculture, timber and tourism. Using a Summary of World Bank engagement in Integrated Landscape Management Project Goal Amount Duration (US$) ILM Programmatic Strengthen the GoM institutional capacity ~4M 2016- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Technical in managing forests and landscapes 2022 Assistance while promoting rural development. FCPF REDD+ Advance the REDD+ agenda 8.8M 2012- Readiness 2018 MozAzul To strengthen the analytical base 0.95M 2019- (ProBlue Program) on sustainable blue economy 2021 development in Mozambique 9 Annual Report 2019 MozFIP Improve the practices and enabling 47M 2017 – (Series of Projects) environment for forest and land 2022 management in targeted landscapes MozDGM Strengthen the capacity of target 4.5M 2018 - communities and community-based 2023 organizations to participate in integrated landscape management INVESTMENTS MozBio 1 and 2 Increase the effective management 46.3M 2015 – (Series of Projects) of Conservation Areas (CAs) and 2019 enhance the living conditions of communities in and around them 68M 2019- 2023 Sustenta 1 and 2 Integrate rural households into 40M 2015 – (Series of Projects) sustainable agriculture and 2021 forest-based value chains 60M 2019 – 2024 SWIOFish 1 Improve the management effectiveness 37M 2015- (Series of Projects) of selected priority fisheries at regional, 2021 national and community level. Zambezia ER Results-based payments for emission Up to 2019 – RESULTS-BASED FINANCE Payments Project reductions in the Zambezia landscape 50M 2024 Agenda 2035 for To develop a strategic long-term 0.3 M 2018 ANALYTICAL WORK the Forest Sector vision for the forest sector Land Use Planning Support integrated decision 1.5 M 2017-2019 for Enhanced making for landscape management Resilience of across sectors and levels of Landscapes government through improved (LAUREL) spatial data on land degradation 10 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management ILM MDTF 2019 Progress Review Bank-Executed Activities (BE) The Bank Executed activities are 1. Support implementation of FNDS’ implemented under three major pillars: Strategic Plan, in terms of progress, gaps and opportunities and start Pillar 1: Technical assistance to the National planning the 2020-2025 Plan. Sustainable Development Fund (FNDS) 2. Conduct a Human Resources Pillar 2: Analytical work; Assessment and implement a Results-based evaluation tool Pillar 3: Partnerships with civil society for staff to improve quality and and academia & strategic outreach. efficiency. The TA services continued being provided by ML Consultoria, The progress of activities during 2019 is Planejamento e Gestão (ML), based described below, and they are measured on FNDS request and ML former according to the indicators presented experience and satisfactory results. in the Results Framework in Annex 9. The main achievements include: Pillar 1: Technical Assistance to FNDS i. Assessment of the Strategic Plan implementation and proposal for the 2020-2025 new Strategic Since its establishment in 2016, FNDS has Plan, including strategic training grown as a multisectoral and decentralized for FNDS board members; entity, focused on delivering on the Government’s rural development programs, ii. Launch and on-site training of addressing sustainability, resilience, the new results-based evaluation integration and inclusiveness. FNDS has method to be used for all FNDS staff also been developing its competencies and (including the provincial FNDS teams); adopting procedures to ensure that its functioning meets international standards iii. Organization of a retreat between in terms of public financial management, World Bank, FNDS and partners, including being on its way to become facilitated by ML, to discuss ways accredited to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). to strengthen the partnership and the approach for more efficient and resilient impact on the ground (report Progress and Achievements attached in Annex 1). The retreat • Technical Assistance to FNDS. In 2019, contributed to identifing constraints the World Bank technical assistance and finding solutions to issues, while continued to be pivotal in providing building a common knowledge of FNDS Board and staff with tailor-made typical field problems such as delays capacity building, with a twofold focus: and need for improved communication. 11 Annual Report 2019 A large Miombo tree growing in Zambezia Province. Mozambique’s extensive forests are critical in helping the contry mitigate the effects of climate change • Accreditation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In 2018 the TA provided by ML helped support FNDS to get approved by the GCF Readiness Fund for $ 335K. Following the disbursement of the of the first tranche of these funds PriceWaterHouseCoopers, designated by the GCF, performed an Audit Assessment on requirements that FNDS still needs to meet. In 2019 ML Consultoria continued to support FNDS to meet these requisites and adopt accompanying recommendations, paving the way for FNDS to become a National Accredited Entity in coming years. • Coordination between MITADER and other line Ministries. Following suggestions by partners, including Sweden, in early 2019, to improve the integration between FNDS, MITADER and MASA, the World Bank has been working closely with both sectors in the development of a more integrated and complimentary Agrarian Sector Strategic Plan (PEDSA). The MDTF supported two consultants to work with the different teams and FAO to strategize interventions and leverage partnerships, to discuss and find a common approach to the agrarian and rural development sectors, including designing immediate and medium-term responses to Kenneth and Idai in these sectors. The objective of this work, which is ongoing and will continue through 2020 is to support cross-sectoral collaboration that enables a more efficient, sustainable and climate resilient strategy for the rural and agrarian sector. 12 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management The MDTF also contributed to In November 2019 a two day training significantly increase collaboration was provided to 18 participants from the between MITADER and the Ministry above-mentioned agencies, allowing M&E of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries specialists from different institutions (MIMAIP), to share best practices related to create synergies and share lessons to project management, M&E and and challenges (Annex 8). The Bank institutional capacity, as well as share envisages transforming this initiative into lessons learned and common approaches a community of practice for information to community engagement for natural sharing and strengthening of M&E resources, especially in coastal areas. skills. The Bank also promoted peer- In 2019, the former Fisheries Promotion to-peer learning between FNDS and the Fund transformed into a broader Blue ProAzul Fund focused on Management Economy Fund (ProAzul), and while of Information Systems and GIS. the fund has a different institutional set-up than FNDS, it benefited largely • Social and Environmental Risk from regular advice from FNDS. Management. The World Bank’s environmental and social policies and • Monitoring and Evaluation. During framework (ESF) is the mechanism FY19, the World Bank increased its to address environmental and social M&E support to key actors in the ILM aspects in project design, implementation and Blue Economy portfolio namely to and operations, providing a framework FNDS, ANAC, INIR, BIOFUND, WWF, for consultation and monitoring with and ProAzul Fund (formerly Fundo communities and for public disclosure. In de Fomento Pesqueiro). The support 2019, the MDTF continued its support to focused on institutionalizing quality strengthen FNDS and other Government control mechanisms in data collection entities’ safeguards competencies and reporting systems, including and skills, by supporting systematic designing and testing of data collection safeguards training to staff at central tools for baseline surveys to ascertain and provincial levels. FNDS has been beneficiaries’ knowledge, attitudes and accumulating experience and expertise behavior change from selected activities in managing Bank funded operations, (for the MozFIP and MozDGM projects). particularly in climate change and Joint field missions focused on M&E natural resources management sectors. were conducted in Nampula, Zambezia The MDTF strengthened FNDS capacity and Sofala, with the objective of helping to oversee projects’ planning, funds and central level FNDS M&E personnel to deliverables to adequately implement the critically analyze data and assess safeguards instruments, including the factors influencing outcomes in the field. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and the monitoring and reporting framework. Left: The official opening of the World Bank’s first M&E training with implementing agencies (led by Franka Braun) Right: Before (left) and after (right) Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani National Park. Top: Access roads became largely impassable. Bottom: The Massapa River bridge was washed away. 13 Annual Report 2019 Pillar 2: Analytical Work •  Response to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth. In less than 6 weeks between March and April 2019, Mozambique was The purpose of this pillar is to deliver affected by two major cyclones which analytical work in support of a range of cross- caused extraordinary levels of impact cutting issues relevant to the ILM portfolio and in the poorest provinces of the country. that can help enhance the responsiveness and The first event, Cyclone Idai, affected implementation capacity of the Government more than 1.5 million people with total and stakeholders. Described below are the recovery and reconstruction costs activities and results to which the World estimated at US$2.9 billion. The second Bank analytical work in 2019 contributed. event, Cyclone Kenneth, affected close to 290,000 people in Cabo Delgado, •  The Agenda 2035 for the Forest one of the country’s poorest provinces, Sector. The Agenda 2035 for the Forest and total reconstruction needs were Sector consolidates a long-term vision estimated at US$224.4 million. and strategy for the forest sector in Mozambique and proposes an action plan In the weeks that followed, the for achieving this vision and strategy. ILM World Bank Team worked with The Agenda was developed through a Government counterparts and donor participatory process, organized by seven partners on the subsequent Post- thematic working groups each led by key Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) forest sector institutions. Each group and designed a range of immediate conducted public consultations for the and medium-term responses through specific thematic areas, to ultimately the ILM project portfolio (Annex 3). inform an overall strategy for the sector. This work also fed into the revision of Although recovery and reconstruction the GoM’s National Forest Program. activities followed “build back better” The MDTF financed analytical work, principles, including the use of nature- the working groups, consultants and based solutions, it also showcased consultations, and worked together with the challenges of such work and the the Food and Agriculture Organization need for the World Bank and partners (FAO) who led the overall coordination of to work with the Government to this activity. This was finalized in 2019 strengthen the climate resilience and has been submitted to the Council of Mozambique’s communities and of Ministers for approval and adoption. economy in the coming years. 14 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Women and men (and baby) take part in outside activities during GALS training •  Mainstreaming Gender in Natural foundation for a Gender Pilot Action Resources Management in Plan (Annex 4) which provided concrete Mozambique. The Mozambique Gender recommendations for the piloting of Pilot Program was initiated in 2019 and gender-targeted actions in the ILM one of the main activities for the MDTF. portfolio, in particular in the MozBio2, Co-financed with FCPF (USD $100,000) MozFIP and MozDGM projects and and CIF (USD $30,000), it included the the CBNRM Program. In June 2019, a development of a Gender Gap Analysis 2-day gender training was conducted covering the constraints for women in in Maputo for project coordinators, benefiting from NRM project areas in PIU staff and other stakeholders. The Mozambique. A senior gender specialist training was very well attended, with was contracted to conduct the analysis great interest shown by participants. together with FNDS, which included Even project coordinators stayed for field visits to districts in the MozFIP/ the full duration and participated MozDGM landscape in Zambezia to actively in the discussions. Participants do consultations and focus group seemed to leave with a new perspective interviews with beneficiaries and other on gender issues and how they can stakeholders. The gap analysis lay the be perceived within their work. The workshop discussions also fed into the Action Plan and contributed to decide resilient communities on prioritized activities for FY20. & healthy ecosystems The MDTF has also provided technical support to FNDS to develop their Gender Strategy, by incorporating findings and recommendations from the Gap analysis. Prioritized gender-targeted interventions in the FNDS Gender Strategy include: 1.  The roll-out of the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) in three provinces (Zambezia, Manica, Sofala and Maputo), of which one is Financial and Equality and the MozFIP supported community social opportunities collaboration in concession of Uape, Zambezia, targeting different households which is also anticipated to receive groups of women ER payments in the coming years. 15 Annual Report 2019 Facilitators during the CBNRM network training 2.  Comprehensive gender trainings •  Community-Based Natural Resources to provincial level FNDS offices and Management (CBNRM) Program. A stakeholders; and elaboration and network of civil society organizations use of targeted communication led by the Iniciativas Terras materials and methods to Comunitárias (ITC) and government increase women’s access to the agencies are currently in the process matching grant scheme Sustenta of developing a long-term National Comunidades financed by Mozbio Community-Based Natural Resources and MozFIP. These activities Management (CBNRM) Program for can derive benefits that women Mozambique. This Program’s objective enjoy from Mozbio and MozFIP/ is to define models for capacity DGM projects, and from future ER building, create a CBNRM Network payments. GALS, for example, is of experts who can continuously a method that addresses gender support community organizations and imbalances on a household and community facilitators and scale up community level through working the implementation of CBNRM models with both men and women to in the country. This will advance promote the equitable use of the much-needed systematization income derived from economic and institutionalization of CBNRM activities and ER payments. approaches as a tool for rural development, especially given the In 2020, focus will be on supporting high dependence of communities Mozambique to conducting knowledge on renewable natural resources sharing events with other countries to (forests, wildlife, fisheries). learn from other implementation models of GALS and women participation in The CBNRM Network has three forestry value chains, share results and main objectives: 1) Facilitate the yield feedback. Such knowledge sharing implementation of Natural resources events have been requested by the management initiatives and investments Government as a tool to create space for as a form to improve livelihoods of rural discussion on innovative and sustainable communities; 2) To be a platform for models and how governments can sharing information and events that work with civil society and other actors promotes research and development of to pilot gender sensitive approaches standards and accredited methodologies within ER benefit sharing models. to improve CBNRM initiatives; 16 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management 3) To elevate CBNRM as a national forward to support the development agenda, due to its potential to promote of the Mozambique CBNRM model rural development and increase and two CBNRM specialists to work resilience to climate change. with the Mozambican CBNRM team. See Annex 5 for more information The MDTF has provided crucial support on the National CBNRM program. for the set-up of the CBNRM Program, through national and regional knowledge The MDTF also supported the integration sharing events and provision of in-depth of CBNRM as a pillar under the National technical expertise that has strengthened Rural Development Strategy, led by the set-up and operationalization of MITADER. As such, the CBNRM Network the CBNRM Working Group and has will not only constitute a key tool for achieved the establishment of the effective support to engage communities CBNRM Network as a legal entity going forward, it also ensures in 2019. Looking back, with support alignment between the members of from the MDTF, MITADER organized the Network and the Government the 5th National CBNRM Conference in regarding the future strategy for February 2018, which brought together rural development in Mozambique. over 250 participants to share and discuss lessons and ideas for designing •  Promotion of Disruptive Technologies. an effective, functional and efficient The Finance, Competitiveness and CBNRM strategy for Mozambique. Innovation (FCI) team of the World Bank led the organization of the Hack4Moz Through the Conference, a strong program in 2019, comprising several partnership was formed between initiatives linked to the Mozambican Mozambican institutions and the innovation ecosystem, with the aim of Namibian Association of CBNRM developing innovative solutions from Support Organizations (NACSO), with Mozambicans to Mozambique. Through a commitment to translate Namibia’s support made possible by the MDFT, recognized best practices for community- the ILM World Bank team integrated based conservation and sustainable themes and institutions linked to natural resources management into a sustainability into the Hack4Moz model that Mozambique can adopt. The program. Sustainability themes and MDTF thereafter supported an SSKE institutions were integrated into involving key stakeholders to Namibia, the agriculture, forests, fisheries, a workshop in Maputo to discuss ways and biodiversity challenge areas. A Hack4Moz winning team poses with their 100,000 meticais prize 17 Annual Report 2019 Data collection training exercises The Hack4Moz program included a series the private sector and decentralized of masterclasses, meet-ups, ideation authorities, as well as discussions for its sessions, programming events and adoption, including its Implementation bootcamps addressing social, territorial Action Plan (and related coordination and economic issues, identified jointly mechanisms). While PNDT is being with Government, Development Agencies funded through MozFIP, the ILM portfolio and civil society. This process culminated (through other projects) is funding other in a major competition event between Land Use/Land Planning instruments June 8-9, where 154 young participants (IOTs) such as the Matutuine Special developed their proposed solutions for 32 Development Plan (PEOT) and LAUREL, hours straight, followed by quick pitches a land degradation tool to assess and winner selection. 18 out of a total of development scenarios and impact. 32 groups targeted challenges within the Combined, IOTs and LAUREL, are being sustainability field. The 10 winning groups used to leverage influence towards the received a cash prize of 100,000 Meticais, adoption of more efficient, coordinated as well as one year of paid internet and resilient strategies and action plans. and the opportunity to participate in a 6 months incubation program. There With support from the MDTF, the were other positive impacts beyond World Bank, with the aim to support the actual solutions and startups that resilience building, is providing technical are currently being further developed assistance to (1) influence the inclusion through incubation, including an of climate change impacts information approximation of Government to citizens and (2) foster coordination, knowledge and the local innovation ecosystem, and sharing and communication within significant amount of data being for the the ILM portfolio, the various relevant first time made publicly accessible. departments in the Government and with other line ministries, in order •  The National Land Use Plan (PNDT) for the findings, recommendations and other Land Use and Land Planning and data presented by the different Instruments. The PNDT was finalized IOTs to inform the several plans and in 2019 and presented to MITADER strategies. The PNDT webpage is Minister’s cabinet. The next steps include available and includes public consultation public discussions with academia, presentations and reports. 18 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Pillar 3: Advocacy and Communications community land tenure and CBNRM, resilient rural development, and natural resources management in Mozambique. The team has The strategic outreach and communication also been engaging with other development work covered by the TA Program has given partners to foster knowledge sharing and Mozambique broad international exposure and increase coordination and efficiency. increased MITADER’s capacity for outreach to stakeholders within the country. Through Recognition from the World Bank. The the TA Program, flagship events have been dynamic work of the Mozambique ILM organized that have pushed national agendas Portfolio has not only received important forward and put Mozambique in the spotlight, recognition from the Government of and a large amount of content has been Mozambique, but from within the World developed for knowledge sharing and raising Bank, as demonstrated by the team being the visibility of ILM. Events in 2019 include: awarded several awards since 2016. In 2019, the ILM Team was one of the finalists •  Organization of a two-day Retreat of the 2019 World Bank Sustainable “Strengthening Partnerships for a Development in Africa Awards for its rapid Resilient and Integrated Development” and collaborative response to Cyclone between FNDS and development Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique. The partners, including Sweden and the contribution of the MDTF has been pivotal European Union in February, to discuss to enable the team to implement such a strategic directions and priorities for comprehensive approach of investments, the landscape portfolio in Mozambique. TA and analytical work to Mozambique. •  Participation in the Global Gender Summit in Kigali in November 2019 to present and share lessons from integration Pillar 4: Trust Fund Management of gender into landscape programs. and Coordination •  Organization of knowledge sharing events on Gender, M&E and CBNRM in Maputo and This Pillar ensures efficient management support to CBNRM trainings in Manica; and administration of the MDTF. The World Bank maintains more or less four dedicated staff (1 Coordinator, one staff, one team Communications. The ILM website and assistant and one consultant) to oversee the publications of communication and the MDTF’s strategic implementation knowledge material complemented the and to conduct the day-to-day planning, showcase of best practices and fostered execution and monitoring of work plans and partnerships mobilization. A rich diversity budgets, supervision and coordination of of publications has been produced and the several consultants working with GoM distributed which contribute to sharing institutions, fostering team and partnership knowledge, best practices and success building, mobilizing further resources stories to all stakeholders – all publications and supporting the development and can be found on the ILM website. implementation of new activities, contributing to strengthen the ILM portfolio results. Knowledge sharing. The Mozambique ILM team has also sought to share knowledge In 2019, the MDTF was adequately managed in from Mozambique and on ILM with other regard to executing the work plan and budget portfolios within the World Bank. of both the Bank and Recipient executed activities, approved by Sweden in February The team has organized knowledge sharing 2019. Three progress review meetings were events addressing target audience as NGOs, held between The World Bank and Sweden academia and development partners, on (in February, June and September 2019). 19 Annual Report 2019 Two World Bank-led Implementation Support ILM and nature-based tourism, particularly Missions to oversee the MozFIP project were around Transfrontier Conservation Areas held (in April and in November 2019) which (TFCAs) – as the activity will be financed ensured assessment of MozFIP project status, under other funding that the WB will mobilize. including detailed discussions on the projects’ M&E, safeguards, financial management and The Government and partners have expressed procurement performance. Implementation of appreciation to the assistance provided in Bank executed activities went as planned with 2019 and in 2020, the team will conduct the the actual execution reaching above 90%, with second Client Evaluation Survey, to receive only one of the planned activities not being more detailed feedback on the MDTF. undertaken – an analysis on link between Table 1: 2019 Annual Report Financials—30 December 2019 BE Grand Total Amount                             4,429,626.00 Accumulated expenditures as of 30 December 2018                           (2,958,999.48) Accumulated expenditures Jan–Dec 2019                             (505,880.00) Registered commitments up to June 2020 (57,541.00) (which is the end of World Bank Fiscal Year) Available budget as of 1 January 2020                            907,205.52 Table 2: Budget Allocation per Pillar, per World Bank Fiscal Year* *The budget allocation per pillar is reported according to the World Bank’s Fiscal year, which goes from July 1 to June 30. 20 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Recipient Executed Activities (RE) The MDTF Recipient-Executed activities season, 2728 beneficiaries would have are implemented under the US$ 47 million established agroforestry systems, and MozFIP Project and are contributing to have received agricultural inputs through achieving the project objectives. During the voucher system. Agrodealers have the calendar year of 2019, the World Bank been identified and contracted to provide led two implementation support missions these agricultural kits, and nurseries with MITADER, and the project was rated identified to provide the seedlings needed. as Moderately Satisfactory. See Annex 6 for the MozFIP Implementation Status •  The Multi-Stakeholder Landscape Report (ISR) January 2020 and Annex 7 Forums in Zambézia and Cabo Delgado for aggregated indicators and results. Provinces are operational and have their thematic groups meeting regularly. Component 1: Promoting Integrated •  Ongoing support has been provided Landscape Management to two communities in Zambézia in preparation for the launch of Sustenta Comunidade, a window •  Community land delimitation is ongoing under the Sustenta Matching Grant as planned, with 85 communities Scheme. Negotiations are underway delimited in Zambézia and Cabo Delgado. to develop contracts between the A community “readiness” survey tool community associations and private has been produced and tested by FNDS sector companies (for timber and to assess the level of social preparation non-timber forest products such as of the delimited communities, to honey and grains). The communities ensure that communities have have received training in community achieved a minimum level of capacity, governance, law enforcement and and otherwise to reinforce social legislation, and administration preparation efforts. Efforts are and financial management. ongoing to link these community- level plans to district-level plans, so •  2 charcoal producer associations were that information from the bottom formed in Cabo Delgado and the process up is fed into higher level planning. of legalization of the associations is underway. 136 producers from •  In the 2018/2019 season, 4 beneficiaries the associations have been trained of the planted forests grant scheme in sustainable charcoal production had planted a total of 92 hectares techniques in Cabo Delgado. 2 areas have and received results-based payments. been identified (1718ha in Ancuabe and Survival rates varied between 50% 5814ha in Metuge) as concessions for and 98%. For the 2019/2020 season, charcoal production. Forest inventories 1328ha for planting have been have been conducted and Forest identified, with 28 contracts signed Management Plans developed for these by the beneficiaries. 195ha have areas, submitted to the government been identified for restoration. for approval. The associations will be supported to reforest degraded •  In the 2018/2019 season, 1249 lands within the concession areas beneficiaries established agroforestry with fast growing species to produce systems over 852ha in both Zambézia alternative biomass sources. and Cabo Delgado. By the 2019/2020 21 Annual Report 2019 Component 2: Strengthening the Enabling Conditions for Sustainable Forest Management •  The process of developing the National -  Forest Policy and National Forest Land Use Plan has been finalized. Public Program: The document concluded consultations have been concluded, its public consultation process, and the Technical Proposal was was finalized and submitted to the presented to MITADER’s Cabinet of Council of Ministers for approval. Ministers. Discussions will continue with stakeholders to socialize and -  Concessions Framework Reform: A disseminate the work done, and for proposal for an alternative forest the adoption of the Plan and the management unit and system for Implementation Action Plan, which concessions management has been includes a series of recommendations developed, which would include a on coordination mechanisms and how tripartite agreement among the the tool can be applied across sectors. government, private operator and local communities. This proposal •  Forest law enforcement strengthening is being analyzed. Field data is activities have progressed. The being collected and consultations provincial delegates of the National are underway with stakeholders. Agency for Environmental Quality (AQUA) for forest law enforcement -  Forest Information System (FIS): 1 were appointed in Zambézia and Cabo of 5 modules (licensing) has been Delgado and the provincial delegations completed and will be tested in have received funding to initiate forest the 2020 season when licenses law enforcement operations, particularly are emitted for forest concessions in close coordination with other law and simple licenses in January/ enforcement agencies such as the February. The FIS will digitize National Agency for Conservation Areas all documentation related to and the Attorney General’s office. The licenses and allow for monitoring Forest Law Enforcement Strategy and of records and implementation Manual for Enforcement Operations of management plans. have almost been finalized and will be submitted for consultations and -  Capacity building for the forest approval. An information system and authorities: Training materials mobile application have been developed have been developed, to be and is in use by AQUA central and applied in trainings for DINAF provincial staff as well as forest rangers, and SPF staff in early 2020. to digitize records and increase access to information for intelligence, operations •  The project’s Grievance Redress planning and enforcement activities. Mechanism is operational, and specialized training and awareness- •  The United Nations Food and raising with service providers Agriculture Organization (FAO) in both provinces and local has advanced activities for communities have been conducted, sustainable forest management: with the broad dissemination of communications materials. 22 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management Looking Ahead In the past four years the Multi Donor Trust collaboration, and further technical and Fund on Integrated Forest and Landscape financial support is needed to scale up Management (MDTF) has contributed promising initiatives in the landscapes to significant progress in advancing and truly complete the integrated Mozambique’s dual goals of reducing rural sustainable rural development approach. poverty and managing its renewable natural resources such as forestry, wildlife, The following areas are key priorities for biodiversity and land sustainably. As a key sustainability in coming years, and areas for trust fund for The Integrated Landscape which the MDTF could benefit from further Management (ILM) Portfolio,2 the MDTF has replenishment to foster a resilient, gender- provided funding to investment projects responsive and inclusive rural development. such as Mozambique Forest Investment project (MozFIP) and supported continued • The combined negative impact of technical assistance to the Government population growth, climate change and and other stakeholders. In a limited territorial management is a growing amount of time, an impressive ILM portfolio reality for Mozambique, and a situation has been built, including support to the to be considered now and into the coming newly established Sustainable National years. The country is frequently affected Development Fund (FNDS), which, in by cyclones, floods and drought, and support to the overarching objectives of the cyclones and floods of 2019 were MITADER, has allowed sustainable forest the most devastating in recent history and wildlife management to gain traction in terms of its human, physical and and visibility in Mozambique. The country geographic impact. Some of the main has also made stride by being the second instruments to address this includes country in the world to sign an agreement climate planning and investments with the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility embedded into national, provincial and (FCPF) Carbon Fund to receive up to US$50 local planning processes. The effective million for emissions reductions payments implementation of Mozambique’s NDC for the Zambézia REDD+ Program. Roadmap by mainstreaming it into sector strategies also needs to be strengthened. The MDTF support has played a Land-use planning tools, such as significant role in social and environmental the National Land-Use Plan (PNDT), achievements so far, but the needs supported under MozFIP, is an example continue to be large. Sustainable rural of this, being the highest territorial development requires a long-term vision management guiding document of the and strategy and meaningful cross-sectoral country, expected to be adopted in 2020. 2 The ILM Portfolio is made up of several operations that promote rural development and sustainable natural resources management, and include Sustenta, the Forest Investment Project, Biodiversity for Development project (MozBio), MozLand, among others. The full report presents more details. 23 Annual Report 2019 Two women water plants in a productive vegetable plot in Bazaruto The PNDT already emphasizes the local public administration structures, to importance of population dynamics and help ensuring sustainable management climate impacts, building resilience to of natural resources, and an equitable natural disasters, safeguarding areas sharing of benefits derived from its use. of ecological importance and using As an example, 20% of the revenues ‘ecological infrastructure’ to reduce from a Conservation Areas are by law climate change vulnerability, yet channeled to surrounding communities, tools and investments for its effective yet the sharing of these benefits risk not implementation is needed, and so is being used for common interests, or for technical assistance to other Land Use/ activities that degrade the environment, Land-planning instruments such as should not good governance structures the operationalization of the district at the level of communities be based Local Adaptation Plans (LAPs). established. The support of the MDTF to the Community Based Natural • The successful management of natural Resource Management Network resources in Mozambique depends on (CBNRM) has been crucial to gather collaborative community involvement lesson learned and best practices, to in the decision making and use of these promote multisectoral relations and natural resources. While progress has knowledge (e.g. rural development, been done in recent years to strengthen food security, health and education) the institutional and legal framework and to design a comprehensive for natural resource management, there approach and tools that can be applied is a lot more to be done to strengthen nationally. Further support will be communities’ internal governance needed to ensure successful piloting structures, as well as its relations with of the approach and scaling up. 24 Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Integrated Landscape Management A group of female entrepreneurs in a MozFIP sponsored training in Alto Molecule. Through the MDTF, the Bank is working with women to increase their incomes and diversify livelihoods. • Gender-responsive landscape • The MozFIP project will go though its management: As demonstrated in the Mid-Term Review (MTR) in 2020, and Gender Gap Analysis conducted by this is an opportunity to scale up the the Bank and FNDS in 2019, gender Project to other provinces such as inequality in Mozambique is manifested Manica, Sofala and Nampula and could in various realms of daily life. Women encompass other sectoral areas where have unequal access and control over its current support is limited. Given resources – including natural resources the persistent challenge in Mozambique - enjoyment of associated benefits and related to deforestation for charcoal low participation in decisions that affect production and use, further support their wellbeing and that of their families, is needed to help promote sustainable communities and the natural resource charcoal production and the substitution base. Effectively mainstreaming gender of charcoal use by gas in urban areas. in projects within the ILM portfolio This would also allow important social is key to achieving sustainable rural and health benefits, particularly development goals in Mozambique, and for women. Increased financing for the some of the proposed tools for this small and medium enterprises in includes: i) effective integration of tools building a viable forestry industry such as the Gender Action Learning is also needed and could be done System (GALS) to break down household through the existing matching grant gender inequality; ii) comprehensive scheme Sustenta Bio and Sustenta support to involve women in sustainable Comunidade, which has specific and productive value chains as well as targeting mechanisms for the inclusion more attention and tools to effectively of more female and community-led address sensitive issues such as gender- enterprises. Given that these kinds of based violence (GBV). The MDTF has activities contribute to agricultural managed to raise gender inequality to and rural development priorities of a key priority for FNDS, as manifested the country, it would also be a way to by its Gender Strategy, but further help directly and indirectly accelerate support is needed to ensure that implementation of the NDC Roadmap. current efforts and tools such as GALS and value chain support to women are scaled up and fully institutionalized. 25 Annual Report 2019 A consultation during and Sustenta monitoring and evaluation mission in Mugeba, Mocuba • Linkages between environment, Plan (POEM, funded under SWIOFISH1) land and rural development and the has many linkages with the PNDT, and progressively growing ‘Blue Economy’ further support is needed to ensure the in Mozambique, presents opportunities two Plans are aligned or even merged for improved territorial planning and into a single Spatial Development Plan. management of natural resources. Mozambique increasingly recognizes the • More than two thirds of the resources potential of its oceans in contributing allocated to the ILM MDTF have been to food security and development used up to the end of 2019, particularly of the country. At the same time, the funds for the technical assistance the intensifying use of the ocean is program (bank-executed funds). accelerating degradation of already Additional funding is needed to allow the threatened marine biodiversity, including World Bank team to continue providing carbon rich mangroves. In this regard, the same level of technical assistance the Government of Mozambique, through to the Government, particularly along the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and 2020/2021 to facilitate a smooth Fisheries (MIMAIP) has set the promotion transition period for the newly of a Sustainable Blue Economy as a established Government structure priority for the country and the World announced in January 2020 and to Bank is supporting the establishment facilitate coordinated approach to the a political, institutional and regulatory implementation of key multi-sector framework to enable that sustainable instruments (PNDT, climate action opportunities of the blue economy are plans, Agrarian Sector Reform and harnessed. Further support to promote Rural Development Strategy), which collaboration with land, environment, indeed requires relevant analytical, rural development and agriculture is key communication and knowledge for the implementation of a national dissemination activities. Additional agenda related to natural resources, funding could also be absorbed by the especially for challenges that transcend projects implemented by FNDS – such sectors, such as legal framework for as MozFIP, Mozbio or Sustenta – and environmental issues, territorial spatial would allow their reach and depth to planning, financing opportunities for be strengthened. This would also allow sustainable development, climate change for continued and strengthened donor and coastal management. The first coordination in key strategic areas Mozambique National Marine Spatial for the Government of Mozambique. 26 1818 H Street, NW www.worldbank.org/mozambique/ilm Washington, DC 20433 USA +1 202 473 1000 www.worldbank.org