[{"bbox": [146, 147, 1080, 868], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>selected provinces may express interest in this action.</td><td></td><td></td><td>strict guideline for selection of rights holders based on the interest for the SOs</td></tr><tr><td>X Environmental sustainability loses its priority in the Ecuadorian politics</td><td>A change in government may cause a shift in policy priorities, leaving behind climate action policies</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>The political and operational priorities of the EU will continue to focus on environmental sustainability in the near future in Ecuador</td></tr><tr><td>X Unforeseen events affecting the action</td><td>Unforeseen events (e.g., COVID) affect activities on the ground and the action as a whole</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>The implementation methodologies during the application will have to be adapted to consider the necessary measures</td></tr><tr><td>Gender equality</td><td>Insufficient or inadequate gender mainstreaming could reinforce gender inequalities and the non-realisation of human rights in the sector and hinder the efficiency and sustainability of the action.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Knowledge and tools of gender mainstreaming are available. Gender-sensitive monitoring, use of sex-disaggregated data, and gender-sensitive indicators. Gender mainstreaming is applied in all phases of the project cycle.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [157, 870, 317, 894], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [157, 908, 1035, 934], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on past cooperation with local authorities and environmental actions, we have learnt that:"}, {"bbox": [157, 947, 1072, 1001], "category": "Text", "text": "- It is necessary to raise awareness among public officials, local authorities and different groups of society on climate change and its consequences;"}, {"bbox": [157, 1013, 1072, 1091], "category": "Text", "text": "- It is crucial that any initiative encompasses both national and sub-national institutions, so as to work together in these priority issues, hence working with the relevant Ministries and the local authorities as GADs;"}, {"bbox": [157, 1105, 1072, 1158], "category": "Text", "text": "- It is key that SMEs and cooperatives are involved in the actions as early as possible, since they are at the core specifically of SO1;"}, {"bbox": [157, 1171, 1072, 1224], "category": "Text", "text": "- For legitimisation of the action, it is relevant to perform sensitisation initiatives about the fundamental role that the forests play for climate and rural and urban livelihoods."}, {"bbox": [146, 1237, 438, 1266], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [157, 1280, 1072, 1519], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of the Team Europe Initiative developed by the EU and five the European Member States represented in the country, this Action seeks to develop the first EU - Ecuador Forest Partnership to conserve and develop a more sustainable use of forest biodiversity by promoting the use of bamboo instead of timber, improving local capacities on forest fire's prevention and by enhancing traditional knowledge on agroforestry and forest recovery. Additionally, this initiative aims to mainstream social cohesion and develop sustainable economic initiatives with local and indigenous communities, in order to reduce social, environmental and economic pressures and as a result, decrease the possibility of future social unrest. The Action follows on the Delegation's work on climate change, support to sustainable exports, agricultural development."}, {"bbox": [157, 1531, 1072, 1611], "category": "Text", "text": "The strength of this proposal lies in its intersectorial approach which deals with forest protection and sustainable rural production from different angles integrated with each other. The EU no longer seeks to pursue stand-alone ad-hoc projects, but rather develop a coalition of willing donors to rally behind"}, {"bbox": [965, 1666, 1080, 1690], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 15 of 28"}]