[{"bbox": [96, 151, 1134, 232], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to ensure active participation and dialogue from women, the action will liase with the **association of farmers and indigenous women** (ANMUCIC), the National Organisation of Colombian Indigenous (ONIC), Natura foundation, \"Mujeres Trenzadas Somos Más\" organisation and others."}, {"bbox": [85, 257, 496, 285], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3 Additional Areas of Assessment"}, {"bbox": [174, 302, 374, 329], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1 Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [96, 343, 1133, 449], "category": "Text", "text": "Colombia has a solid policy framework focused on sustainable forest management and fight against deforestation and forest degradation, supported by international agreements and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the goals of the Joint Statement of Intent (JSI)."}, {"bbox": [96, 462, 1133, 542], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Development Plan (NDP 2018 – 2022) promotes the development of new models of financial and economic incentives that consolidate sustainable production alternatives and maintain the country's strategic environmental areas in order to reduce the causes of deforestation and ecosystem degradation."}, {"bbox": [96, 553, 1133, 687], "category": "Text", "text": "In the updated NDC (Dec 2020), the mitigation objectives set for this sector correspond to 45% of the national commitments, which are mostly related to deforestation. Updated NDC's goals are reinforced by the recently enacted Climate Action Law 2169 (Dec. 21, 2021), \"through which the country's low-carbon development is promoted through the establishment of carbon-neutral and climate-resilient minimum targets and measures and other provisions\"."}, {"bbox": [96, 699, 1133, 753], "category": "Text", "text": "To reach these objectives, the NDCs of Colombia mainly refer to reducing deforestation by 50,000 ha/year by 2030, and increase reforestation by 300,000 ha during the period 2015 – 2030."}, {"bbox": [96, 764, 1133, 951], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender equality is highlighted as a cross-cutting issue in the NDCs. However, there is no specific reference to gender in the thematic sections of the updated NDC's goals. In 2022, in the framework of the new National Policy on Gender Equity for Women (CONPES 4080), the government of Colombia committed to formulate and implement a Gender and Climate Change Action Plan for Colombia, incorporating gender objectives and indicators to ensure that the country's climate change management integrate a gender perspective. This will also include institutional arrangements and installed capacity for gender equality and climate change in entities with responsibilities for climate change management."}, {"bbox": [96, 962, 1133, 1043], "category": "Text", "text": "The core policy for deforestation is CONPES 4021 \"National Policy to control deforestation and sustainable management of forests\", a multisector public policy, with objectives defined by the updated NDC, demonstrating Colombia's willingness to comply with its international commitments and reach zero net deforestation by 2030."}, {"bbox": [96, 1054, 1133, 1188], "category": "Text", "text": "There are other thematic or transversal policies, e.g. CONPES 3886 \"Policy Guidelines and National Program of Payment for Environmental Services for Peace Building\" (2017); CONPES 3934 \"Green Growth Policy\" (2018) and; CONPES 4023 \"Recovery, Sustainable and Inclusive Development\" (2021). The recently approved 2111 Penal law on environmental crimes (2021) clearly states deforestation as a criminal act. Finally, the Inter-sectoral Pact for Legal Timber (2009) promotes legal timber and mitigates the impact of timber trafficking."}, {"bbox": [96, 1200, 1133, 1386], "category": "Text", "text": "The intersectoral policy against deforestation, in particular CONPES 4021, responds to structural issues that are relevant for Colombia and for all countries committed to the fight against climate change and conflict resolution. These include: peace building; poverty eradication; social inclusion; reduction of regional development gaps; institutional strengthening at national and territorial levels; sustainable use of natural resources; climate change mitigation with a gender approach; and the promotion of territorial development. The policy also indirectly contributes to the implementation of the commitments of the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the Trade Agreement with the EU and its international engagements."}, {"bbox": [96, 1398, 1133, 1452], "category": "Text", "text": "Colombia has a large set of instruments and entities for the management, monitoring and evaluation of public policies at its disposal:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1463, 1133, 1518], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The National System for Evaluation of Management and Results (SINERGY) is the main instrument managed by the National Planning Department."}, {"bbox": [96, 1530, 1133, 1583], "category": "List-item", "text": "- State control bodies, particularly the Office of the Controller General (CGR), carry out annual assessments of the state of natural resources and environmental management."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 28"}]