[{"bbox": [188, 151, 1183, 202], "category": "Text", "text": "contributing to boost productivity and competitiveness of Honduran micro and small businesses in a favourable entrepreneurial environment."}, {"bbox": [188, 204, 1183, 438], "category": "Text", "text": "MSE business activities can have a negative effect on the environment through air and water pollution, the disposal of waste, or the overuse of natural resources, among others since their operation greatly depends on the environment. By \"greening\" their business activity, MSE will develop the capability to access natural resources (land, energy, or water) to produce environmentally friendly products or to offer environmentally friendly services. Hence, MSE become active stakeholders in the environment protection while making a profit and becoming competitive. Greener processes also lead to other benefits such as cost savings and productivity increases, meaning going green makes good business sense. Due to territorial specific production and value chains, the action will also include non-wooden products particularly in the agricultural sector."}, {"bbox": [188, 467, 1183, 572], "category": "Text", "text": "Also, building SMEs' capacities to foster investment and exports as well as creating stronger opportunities for entrepreneurs may expand their access to EU and international markets, will improve income generation for entrepreneurs, while supporting human and social capital and encouraging sustainable forest management."}, {"bbox": [188, 599, 1183, 702], "category": "Text", "text": "Under EFSD+, the EDFI Carbon Sink Global Guarantee programme has proposed EUR 97 million to Honduras (still under negotiation), in case of viable programmes. This would cover restoration, development of planted forests and forest-based value chains. With a ticket size ranging from EUR 5 to 25 million, this also covers SMEs in the forest sector."}, {"bbox": [188, 731, 1183, 783], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues to be covered by the Action:**"}, {"bbox": [188, 810, 568, 834], "category": "Text", "text": "The main stakeholders of the Action are:"}, {"bbox": [188, 863, 316, 889], "category": "Text", "text": "Duty bearers:"}, {"bbox": [226, 917, 1183, 1076], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The government of Honduras (GoH), in the framework of the current Action primarily represented by the Instituto Nacional de Conservación Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre (ICF), is the national competent authority in charge of administering policies, in forest and protected areas. While the ICF has the mandate to oversee the implementation of the VPA, the VPA Agreement is a truly national process, and many other ministries and institutions are involved in its implementation. ICF will most likely also lead a potential Forest Partnership (FP);"}, {"bbox": [226, 1077, 867, 1103], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The public financial services institutions (Banhprovi, Banadesa);"}, {"bbox": [226, 1105, 1183, 1158], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Municipalities and their organisations or local authorities' associations named “mancomunidades,” and the national Association of Municipalities of Honduras (AMHON)."}, {"bbox": [188, 1185, 327, 1208], "category": "Text", "text": "Private Sector:"}, {"bbox": [226, 1239, 1183, 1318], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The private sector, including companies, small timber producers and their organisations and cooperatives (all the productive timber sector and agroforestry), protection and productive forest private landowners and their organisations;"}, {"bbox": [226, 1319, 1183, 1372], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The private financial services institutions (commercial banks, financial development organizations (OFPDs), Rural Savings Banks);"}, {"bbox": [226, 1374, 1183, 1453], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Other competent institutions dedicated to promoting SMEs growth such as the Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) and the National Association of Micro and Small Industry of Honduras (ANMPIH). Other donors which are currently funding forest programmes in the country."}, {"bbox": [632, 1525, 656, 1548], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "10"}]