[{"bbox": [132, 154, 448, 184], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.2 Summary of the Action"}, {"bbox": [139, 209, 1137, 291], "category": "Text", "text": "This Action will contribute to the three MIP priority areas: 1) Enhancing and preserving natural resources for sustainable growth, 2) Promoting decent jobs and inclusive growth and 3) Improving financial and democratic governance."}, {"bbox": [140, 300, 1136, 409], "category": "Text", "text": "The main objective is to enhance overall financial and economic governance, while fostering sustainable management practices in the forest and agriculture sectors in Liberia. The proposed Action builds on a window of opportunity provided by the new Government sworn-in in January 2024, which is determined to bring in reforms and reinforce transparency and accountability in the country."}, {"bbox": [140, 419, 1136, 789], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to effectively implement public financial management (PFM) reforms, with a special focus on the agriculture and forest domains. The budget support operation will promote the strategic use of resources to implement the Government's policy priorities. Additionally, technical assistance will help to implement other key reforms to enhance inter alia revenue mobilisation and redistribution, budget appropriation and execution, as well as control and auditing. Transparency in decision-making, strategic resource allocation and investments will be at the core of the operation. The Action is also expected to boost structural changes in the agriculture and forest sectors, promoting food and nutrition security and fighting deforestation in line with the new Government's agenda. Accountable and sustainable management of forest and land resources will ensure that revenues from forest activities also benefit local communities. It will also ensure that farmers and forest communities, with a special focus on women and people from vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities, receive improved extension and advisory services. Furthermore, it will facilitate support for the private sector to comply with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR). Liberia's food and nutrition security status is expected to improve, while carbon emissions should be reduced."}, {"bbox": [140, 802, 1136, 991], "category": "Text", "text": "Capacity building and technical assistance will lead to stronger Government institutions. This is expected to facilitate the revision of policies and laws to endorse climate- and ecosystem-smart practices, as well as the development of deforestation-free sectors. Strengthened public services will be better equipped to enforce inclusive and gender-responsive policies and legislation that aim at reducing Liberia's deforestation rate, or to develop a land use plan to support gender sensitive, climate- and ecosystem-smart and deforestation-free forest and agriculture development. This will stimulate private sector engagement and attract related investments. Both sectors will align to consistent and compatible objectives."}, {"bbox": [139, 1000, 1137, 1216], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will support two TEIs: 'Forestry and Biodiversity' and 'Safe and Sustainable Food Systems'. These initiatives aim to reinforce the conservation and sustainable use of renewable natural resources in Liberia, while promoting the growth of the forest and agriculture sectors in a sustainable way and enhancing food and nutrition security. Overall, the Action will play a crucial role in advancing Liberia's national determined contributions (NDCs), while contributing to the global fight against climate change and its impacts. This will be achieved by protecting the forests through the preservation of protected landscapes and by implementing soil protection measures. Additionally, the carbon storage capacity of standing forests will be enhanced through sustainable management practices and better forest protection methods."}, {"bbox": [139, 1225, 1137, 1334], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the TEIs to which this action refers will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe members. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective member's meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise, the EU action may continue outside of a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [139, 1345, 1137, 1427], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to EU's Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Relations 2020-2025¹ (GAP III), especially to its thematic area of engagement 'Addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition and the digital transformation'."}, {"bbox": [132, 1451, 552, 1483], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.3 Zone benefitting from the Action"}, {"bbox": [130, 1498, 959, 1526], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action shall be carried out in Liberia, which is included in the list of ODA recipients."}, {"bbox": [130, 1619, 931, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-01/join-2020-17-final_en.pdf."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1679, 1144, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 33"}]