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To apply sustainable land management (SLM) practices and climate-smart technologies. Facilitating participatory land use planning and management In coordination with existing local government bodies, and through extensive local consultation, participatory governance structures known as Landscape Management Boards (LMBs) will be established that include community representatives, farmers, local businesses, and policy makers. These boards will plan and implement activities to promote sustainable agriculture, restoration of degraded soils and watersheds, and conservation of biodiversity and High Conservation Value Areas, including sacred groves. To record and report changes in landscape performance, LMBs will use a LandScale-based performance measurement system. The project will also target financial services organizations, such as commercial banks and India’s Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium, to invest in landscape-scale initiatives.
Innovating along the value chain The project will build new markets by helping local companies implement responsible purchasing policies. We will also help companies develop communications materials to increase awareness of the sustainability challenges across the landscape while highlighting the actions they are taking. Lastly, we will support companies in the creation of new value-added products that highlight farmer stories and sustainability; for example, by using QR codes BYB Directory that link to farmer stories and finding opportunities for certified farms to showcase the Rainforest Alliance seal. Desired impacts: thousands of hectares protected and restored By the end of the project, we aim to achieve the following outcomes: Widespread sustainable agricultural production and 75,000 hectares of land restored The project will build capacity in and commitment to more sustainable agricultural production across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
It will directly impact 1,150,000 hectares of agricultural land, including the restoration of 75,000 hectares of degraded land. 100,000 hectares under participatory landscape management and 25,000 hectares of forest protected At the landscape level, LMBs will work together to manage 75,000 hectares of land sustainably, while conserving forests, restoring degraded land, and improving livelihoods for the communities that live there. In addition, 25,000 hectares of High Conservation Value Forest will be protected in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Strengthened government and market support for sustainable practices This project will engage India’s central and state governments to review institutional structures, fiscal policies, and strategic planning processes. It will also leverage demand in commodity markets for sustainable products and mobilize financial investment to create the incentives and means for farmers and landscape managers to apply SLM practices. Climate impacts The equivalent of 22.4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be sequestered or avoided over a 20-year period (during and post-project.
Innovating along the value chain The project will build new markets by helping local companies implement responsible purchasing policies. We will also help companies develop communications materials to increase awareness of the sustainability challenges across the landscape while highlighting the actions they are taking. Lastly, we will support companies in the creation of new value-added products that highlight farmer stories and sustainability; for example, by using QR codes BYB Directory that link to farmer stories and finding opportunities for certified farms to showcase the Rainforest Alliance seal. Desired impacts: thousands of hectares protected and restored By the end of the project, we aim to achieve the following outcomes: Widespread sustainable agricultural production and 75,000 hectares of land restored The project will build capacity in and commitment to more sustainable agricultural production across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
It will directly impact 1,150,000 hectares of agricultural land, including the restoration of 75,000 hectares of degraded land. 100,000 hectares under participatory landscape management and 25,000 hectares of forest protected At the landscape level, LMBs will work together to manage 75,000 hectares of land sustainably, while conserving forests, restoring degraded land, and improving livelihoods for the communities that live there. In addition, 25,000 hectares of High Conservation Value Forest will be protected in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Strengthened government and market support for sustainable practices This project will engage India’s central and state governments to review institutional structures, fiscal policies, and strategic planning processes. It will also leverage demand in commodity markets for sustainable products and mobilize financial investment to create the incentives and means for farmers and landscape managers to apply SLM practices. Climate impacts The equivalent of 22.4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be sequestered or avoided over a 20-year period (during and post-project.