Implementing Strategies for Regional Transitions to Low-Emissions Rural Development in Indonesia, Peru, Mexico, Colombia and Kenya

Unsustainable forms of land use contribute to climate change and lead to a decline in biodiversity. This evolution especially affects the tropical forests of the earth. The project supported the transition towards low-emission rural development in five partner countries in which tropical forests are predominant. At the sub-national level, and together with local NGOs of the Sustainable Tropics Alliance, it bundled and harmonised rural development state strategies and private industry initiatives along the most essential value chains, orienting them on forest protection goals. Besides, processes and structures were established to enable effective implementation, and a paradigm shift from a ‘project-based’ approach to a ‘jurisdictional‘ approach was supported. The project partners included prominent figures in national and international climate dialogues who contributed to the dissemination of the project results.