2. Background
Desertification in the Chaco Province was created by the transformation of
forests into land to grow soy.
Both the province and the country, Argentina, are bankrupt.
The companies dedicated to Soy and cattle have no incentives to change their
main business and practices.
3. The Missing Link in Protecting Forests is
financing
http://forest-trends.org/blog/2016/08/15/missing-link-protecting-forests-
private-sector/
Link the case study with other practitioners around the globe to be able to
share practices through the World Bank Global Delivery Initiative Platform to
include the knowledge of the MDBs and International Organisations.
4. PROPOSAL
Creation of financial flows to be oriented to the reforestation of the desertified area.
Development of community agroforestry projects, balancing agriculture production and
ecosystems preservation, for better product quality, and resilience of the productive
ecosystem. Community-led projects with full empowerment of farmers and communities,
multiple benefits for the production, the ecosystem, families and society.
Upload the case study in ”The Global Delivery Library” where one can network to
connect with other practitioners and use it as one stop shop to escalate it and link other
Multilateral organisations as well as International Organisations in providing evidence to
their policies.
http://globaldeliveryinitiative.org
Create a certification that will bring in new privately funded resources that can be
promoted to develop the area as it was done in Colombia:
https://www.minagricultura.gov.co/tramites-servicios/apoyos-
incentivos/Paginas/Certificado-de-Incentivo-Forestal-CIF-2013-v2.aspx
5. IDEA
Bring the PUR project into effect in the Chaco Region
Follow the guidelines of the case studies of the World Bank
Initiatives of the world bank group
6. PLAN
Escalate and reproduce the PUR project by insetting business and supply
chains and co/financing strategies to involve final consumers or other
partners.
Work with policy makers on the local supply chains (traders, processors,
exporters, roaster, retailers) and make sure that a part of the production
remains in the country.
Work with Government to offset the carbon footprint which will benefit
companies by reimbursing 100% of their investment in reforestation with tax
reduction
7. Model that is already
working…
PUR PROJET
http://www.purprojet.com//
LINK WITH OTHER AGROFORESTRY PROJECTS IN THE REGION
Alto Huayabamba - Agroforestry project in Peru (Eng)
https://youtu.be/Ce4FPo3cOUI
Ecosia: Superheroes of the web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I58hDYu5oKQ
Develop local capacity to issue ideas as the ECOSIA founder for their own
development
10 Questions and Answers about Ecosia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEL6lq4itTk
8. Scale
The target audience is to start from the grassroot to influence the community, the municipality, the
government, the constituents and policy makers.
The local farmers will start to join the cooperatives (COOPs) that will implement the PUR model and
influence their own development to unlock investment opportunities
The COOPs could mitigate the credit risk amongst investors by creating new levels of procedures and
controls to manage price risk and make the experts analyse the former correlations in prices between inputs
and outputs to face volatile supply and demand pricing rather than one grounded in production costs to face
the uncertain supply.
The catalyse effect across countries and sectors can be done either at a regional or international level could
be done with the help of multilateral organizations and development banks through a Private Public
Partnership (PPP).
It is important to work on the knowledge base of the farmers and the entrepreneurial skills of the COOPs
boards or leaders. In addition to finance/credit, e,g business development and other non-financial services
for cooperatives, it is important to work on the knowledge base of the farmers and the entrepreneurial
skills of the COOPs boards or leaders. Communication efforts through their mobile networks and creation of
APPs to have immediate access to any need that may arise will be essential to evidence the transparency of
the process.
The government could minimize the competition with elite farmers through taxes. A cooperative is taxed on
income at corporate rates, but patronage refunds are tax deductible to the Cooperative if specified rules
are met.
Through a very transparent process where stakeholders take responsibility not only for their rights but also
of their duties, a planned PPP strategy with clear outputs and results as well as specific return deadlines
will be key to finance the reforestation of Chaco.
