[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1133, 229], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Policies emanating from CONPES are submitted to an online monitoring system (SiSCONPES) that allows: (i) consultation and validation of progress of CONPES documents (ii) consulting advanced calculations by sector."}, {"bbox": [96, 244, 1133, 299], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The Congress of the Republic holds control debates and follow up on the implementation of the CONPES' strategies, including CONPES 4021, by each involved public entity."}, {"bbox": [96, 310, 1133, 443], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Additionally, the Ministry of Environment (MADS) monitors the management of the Regional Environmental Autonomous Corporations (CAR) through the Information System for Planning and Management (SIPGA); National Natural Parks (PNN) has its own methodology \"Protected areas Management Effectiveness Analysis with Social Participation\" and; IDEAM reports on annual deforestation rates through the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System (SMBYC)."}, {"bbox": [96, 455, 1133, 559], "category": "Text", "text": "Although the abovementioned systems are reliable and have well-supported databases that allow monitoring progress of the sector's policy, it becomes necessary to improve interoperability among the databases of the different institutions to ensure that information flows properly between and among the national level and the territories."}, {"bbox": [96, 574, 1133, 813], "category": "Text", "text": "According to the SINERGIA's report presented to the DNP, as of June 2018, the MADS showed an implementation compliance of 83%. The most important achievements include the creation of new protected areas (30 M ha.); delimitation of 36/37 Paramos; 5 new Ramsar Sites; 630,357 ha in the process of restoration; 5,017 ha under sustainable management of non-timber forest products. Additionally, the Ministry launched or reinforced the following programmes against deforestation: National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops; Integrated Strategy for Deforestation Control and Forest Management; Inter-sectoral Committee for Deforestation Control and Integrated Management for the Protection of Natural Forests and the so-called \"forest bubbles\" in the main deforestation hotspots, in order to coordinate actions between the environmental, defense and judicial authorities and control agencies."}, {"bbox": [96, 825, 1133, 904], "category": "Text", "text": "In 2018, the Nation's General Budget (PGN) allocated just 280,000 million COP (EUR 65 M approx.) to the environment sector, which represented a severe cut as compared to 2017 (in relative terms, budget allocation was reduced from 0.29% to just 0.12%)."}, {"bbox": [96, 917, 1133, 971], "category": "Text", "text": "In the NDP 2018-2022, the environment and sustainable development sector concentrates the equivalent to 1.1% of the total PGN, a significant increase compared to a historical average that does not exceed 0.4%."}, {"bbox": [96, 983, 1133, 1089], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget execution remains high. According to the report on the state of natural resources and the environment 2017-2018 of the General Controller Office, the entities at the central level (MADS, National Environmental Fund - FONAM, IDEAM, PNN and National Authority of Environmental Licenses - ANLA), committed 96% of the allocation in 2017 and the regional environmental authorities (CAR) maintained good performance (95% in 2017)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1101, 1133, 1180], "category": "Text", "text": "In the last 20 years, public environmental expenditures in Colombia have not exceeded 0.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The country is actually underperforming with respect to other OECD countries (between 0.5% and 1.5%)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1194, 1133, 1351], "category": "Text", "text": "The Carbon Tax revenues and the implementation of the Peace Agreement are an opportunity to finance environment projects that do not have enough resources to date. These revenues were equivalent to 85% of the budget allocated to environment from the National General Budget for 2018. Carbon Taxes will be managed by the Ministry of Environment (25%) and through the \"Colombia Peace Fund\" (75%) to address environmental priorities in post-conflict zones. This funding will need to ensure articulation with the plans of the Regional Environmental Authorities (CARs) and the territorial entities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1365, 1133, 1523], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Environment System (SINA) is formed by the Ministry of the Environment, the Regional Autonomous Corporations (CARs), the Territorial Entities and the Research Institutes assigned and linked to the Ministry. With the creation of two vice-ministries under the MADS: 1) Environmental Policies and Normalisation, and 2) Environmental Regulation of the Territory, important progress was made regarding the implementation of the Green Growth Strategy, the Institutional Strategic Plan of the MADS and the action plans of the CARs, which set the stage for the implementation of CONPES 4021."}, {"bbox": [96, 1537, 1133, 1617], "category": "Text", "text": "However, there are still weaknesses at institutional level, particularly in the context of a post-conflict scenario: financing and budget management, institutional intra- and inter-sectoral coordination, more efficient supervision of CARs' execution, monitoring of public policy results and impact. In this regard, the Office of the Controller"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 28"}]