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LIVELIHOODS FUND“THE FUTURE DEPENDSON WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT”GANDHI

CARBON FINANCE : LET’S MAKE IT RIGHT

95% of CDMs is about high emissions activities

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

Carbon offset projects in agriculture and forestry

are developing

12%45% /50%

43%

AgroforestryMangroves

CURRENT PROJECTS

10.000ha Mangroves

350.000 villagers6.000ha Mangroves

150.000 villagers

2.400ha Agro Forestry

15.000 villagers

5.000ha Mangroves

35.000 villagers

6.000ha Agro Forestry

275.000 villagers

KEY LEARNINGS

• High scale projects

• Agregated communities as actors

• Direct benefits for the communities

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Best in class local organizations/entrepreneurs

• Carbon eligibility: rigorousprocess

• Up front investments

DANONE FUND FOR NATURE EXPERIENCE

LIVELIHOODS PROJECTS: SHARED VALUE CREATION

BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS

Cinétique Carbone

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2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

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Année

80 -150 T CO2/Ha/Year120 USD/Ha/Year

EXAMPLE ON MANGROVES RESTORATION

BENEFITS FOR COMMUNITIES

1000 USD/Ha/Year

Fisheries

150 USD/Ha/Year

Coastal protection

Water quality

Biofiltration

Nutrition

Local fruits

450 USD/Ha/Year

Timber/Fuel wood

160 USD/Ha/Year

Recreation

LIVELIHOODS FUND: THE FINANCIAL ENGINE

• 30-50 M€

• 6-11 Mt of carbon credits / year

• 23 years

UP-FRONT INVESTMENTS

PRODUCTION OF CARBON CREDITS FOR OFFSET OR TRADE

ECOSYSTEM

RESTORATION

RURAL ENERGY AGROFORESTRY

FOCUS OF LIVELIHOODS

Food securityBiodiversity

Access to energy

LIVELIHOODS : 3 COMPONENTS

LIVELIHOODS

FUND

The financial engine

LIVELIHOODS

VENTURE

The expertise center

LIVELIHOODS

NETWORK

The capacity building organization

LIVELIHOODS VENTURE: THE EXPERTISE CENTER

• Select projects

• Manage projects with best world class experts

• Monitor the project during the carbon eligibility period

A SOCIAL BUSINESS WITH A SMALL TEAM + WORLD CLASS EXPERTS

HANDLING THE ENTIRE PROJECT CYCLE

Select the most promising projects

Manage together with partner organizations

Monitor during carbon eligibility

period

NGOS

• STRENGTHEN ACTORS AND PROJECTS• CAPITALIZE ON THE BEST PRACTICES• ACHIEVE REPLICABILITY AND SCALABILITY

PRIVATE COMPANIES

EXPERTS

INSTITUTIONS

LIVELIHOODS NETWORK: THE CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION

LIVELIHOODS : A SHARED GOVERNANCE

LIVELIHOODS CHARTERPRINCIPLES

ORIENTATIONIMPACT

ASSESSMENT

ADVISORY

BOARD

INVESTMENTMONITORING

FUND BOARD

THANK YOU!