[{"bbox": [68, 100, 1157, 730], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>the need to migrate for better opportunities</td><td></td><td></td><td>Origin\" labels would target value added. Experience includes the 2020 Ernesto Illy International Award, given to Honduran producers.</td></tr><tr><td>External</td><td>Risk #3: Political crisis and civil unrest following an electoral year creates instability.</td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td>Implementing partners of this action include Civil Society organisations, which are expected to provide continuity to the Action's activities, regardless of the electoral outcome.</td></tr><tr><td>External</td><td>Risk #4: Farmers and timber producers are reluctant to change their management practices.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Implementing partners of this action include Civil Society organisations, which are expected to provide capacity building on financial mechanisms designed to support field-level conservation and ensure economic benefits for local communities.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Risk #5: Rights of indigenous peoples such as FPIC are not properly implemented, causing discontent in communities and possible reputational damage for the EU</td><td>L</td><td>L</td><td>The EU should maintain the ongoing dialogue within the context of the VPA FLEGT in regards to the fulfilments of article 6 of the ILO 169.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [78, 731, 222, 755], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [78, 798, 1133, 906], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Governance in the forest sector needs to be improved further:** According to the EU Court of Auditor³⁶, EU support so far in the forest sector, has contributed to improved governance and managed to change institutional culture to move away from forest commercialisation towards forest conservation. The Action addressed forest, water governance in an agroforestry context."}, {"bbox": [78, 915, 1133, 1023], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **The modernization of the forest sector is a complicated process and must be addressed in a methodological step by step approach.** In the context of the EuroFor programme³⁷ support was given to the negotiation process of the VPA FLEGT, which led to the initialling and the signature of this Agreement. The Action considers support to the establishment of the National System to Ensure the Legality of Forest Products."}, {"bbox": [78, 1033, 1133, 1140], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **The rate of deforestation in the country, caused by a strong migration of people to forested areas, is far more rapid than estimated:** The Action is the second of its kind pioneering in the context of providing financial incentives for climate change adaptation to decrease deforestation. The first initiative is the project for Climate for Biodiversity: Reducing Supply Chain Deforestation in the Rio Plátano Biological Reserve³⁸."}, {"bbox": [78, 1150, 1133, 1228], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Deforestation has also caused the loss of native species crucial in the process of natural regeneration³⁹.** New interventions must therefore seek innovative approaches to restauration such Climate-Smart Agriculture considered in this Action."}, {"bbox": [78, 1240, 1133, 1322], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Agricultural producers under the implementation of PROGRESA⁴⁰ are no always aware of the potential of their lands to increase productivity and quality:** The Action foresees capacity building and marketability of coffee products in international product quality awards schemes."}, {"bbox": [78, 1333, 1133, 1412], "category": "Text", "text": "**Scaling-up:** this intervention, together with Climate for Biodiversity: Reducing Supply Chain Deforestation project, are pilot initiatives aiming to achieve, partially, the NDC of restoring forest areas. If successful, both interventions could be used as example for the Government to seek international assistance to implement similar actions at a"}, {"bbox": [71, 1483, 1016, 1505], "category": "Footnote", "text": "36 The effectiveness of EU support to priority sectors in Honduras. https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/SR16_30/SR_HONDURAS_EN.pdf"}, {"bbox": [71, 1506, 1157, 1547], "category": "Footnote", "text": "37 Proyecto de Modernización del Sector Forestal, Adaptación al cambio Climático en el sector Forestal, Programa de Apoyo Presupuestario al sector Forestal"}, {"bbox": [71, 1548, 250, 1569], "category": "Footnote", "text": "38 ENV/2019/042-229"}, {"bbox": [71, 1570, 1092, 1592], "category": "Footnote", "text": "39 The Red Granadillo tree is a native species that offers symbiosis with other organisms essential for natural regeneration to take place."}, {"bbox": [71, 1592, 1157, 1637], "category": "Footnote", "text": "40 Desarrollo Competitivo, Inclusivo y Sostenible de las Cadenas de Café y cacao fino de Aroma en el Departamento del Paraíso y Choluteca y Valle"}, {"bbox": [1043, 1662, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 23"}]