[{"bbox": [85, 151, 1144, 206], "category": "Text", "text": "are water catchment and conservation (water buffer), soil stabilisation, habitat for biodiversity conservation, carbon stock and sequestration."}, {"bbox": [85, 233, 1146, 447], "category": "Text", "text": "In accordance with the Specific Objective 3 of the MIP, via facilitation of a series of technical studies into areas that support Guyana's jurisdictional engagement on international climate and biodiversity finance (including potential for biodiversity credits, and removals credits including from reforestation in line with international best practices including under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement), the Cooperation Facility will ensure that proposals will be developed to support Government's long term climate and development strategy and programme of work in this area, ensuring full inclusion of forest communities and private sector, with due attention to free and prior information and consent (FPIC) as well as fair sharing of mitigation and financial benefits between the government, private sector actors and local indigenous communities."}, {"bbox": [85, 474, 1146, 583], "category": "Text", "text": "Proposals can be prepared for to advance areas identified for further work on climate financing as outlined in Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. Programmes that target removals of Greenhouse Gasses from the atmosphere including from reforestation projects, broader ecosystem credits, All actions advanced will be guided by the provisions of the LCDS 2030, which outlines Guyana's vision on climate and the environment."}, {"bbox": [85, 611, 537, 641], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Strengthening the capacity of civil society:"}, {"bbox": [85, 670, 1146, 778], "category": "Text", "text": "Guyanese civil society plays a key role in enhancing governance and transparency through advocacy and maintaining an enabling environment for the implementation of the EU-Guyana Forest Partnership. Needs and gaps need to be addressed by strengthening community based organisations, indigenous organisations, as well as forest products associations/trade unions and environmental community-based CSOs."}, {"bbox": [85, 806, 1146, 941], "category": "Text", "text": "There are three main areas of support to the civil society. First, the advocacy component will involve the participation of CSOs in the activities of the forest partnerships, as well as the improved cohesion where possible of interagency collaboration/coordination. Second, strengthening the capacity of CSOs will also be key to bolstering the sustainability of this forest partnership. Finally, CSOs specialised in forest governance and conservation may contribute to implement activities necessitating scientific expertise or community engagement."}, {"bbox": [85, 968, 721, 998], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Support EU strategic communication and public diplomacy"}, {"bbox": [85, 1028, 1146, 1216], "category": "Text", "text": "Due to the location of the EU Delegation in Guyana and the travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, visibility operations and public diplomacy events were limited during the last programming period. As a result, strategic communication and public diplomacy need to be specifically supported and further developed. Existing/ongoing communication and visibility plans of the geographical and thematic programmes should be integrated in a long-term strategy. Resources should be allocated to plan long term public diplomacy initiatives engaging with a selection of local target audiences, influencers and multipliers. The EU Delegation will take advantage of the Team Europe Initiative to communicate and coordinate with the Members States and other partners."}, {"bbox": [85, 1243, 1146, 1299], "category": "Text", "text": "The Forest Partnership should be used as an opportunity to revitalise the EU's image in Guyana as a major partner in the fight against climate change and promote EU cooperation and policies."}, {"bbox": [85, 1325, 1146, 1380], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [85, 1408, 793, 1436], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**In terms of Government and public institutions, mains stakeholders are:**"}, {"bbox": [123, 1468, 449, 1494], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Natural Resources;"}, {"bbox": [123, 1497, 352, 1522], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Finance;"}, {"bbox": [123, 1525, 341, 1550], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Health;"}, {"bbox": [123, 1553, 403, 1578], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Legal Affairs;"}, {"bbox": [123, 1581, 407, 1606], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Home Affairs;"}, {"bbox": [123, 1609, 588, 1634], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce;"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 15"}]