Terminal Evaluation of Project “International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems”, GF/3010-08-20 (4A21) GEF ID: 3811
Date
2011Author
Ban, Camille
Kameri-Mbote, Patricia
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The Global Legislators Organization for a Balance Environment (GLOBE) is a network of
legislators that brings together legislators, scientists, economists and policy experts to focus
on developing coordinated legislation across the major economies.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment cited land use change as the most important factor
contributing to ecosystem service degradation. This project, implemented by GLOBE, was
driven by the need to more meaningfully engage legislators, as a key constituency, in the
creation of a legislation that places a value on ecosystems and addresses the multiple
challenges of land use change. As stated in the Project Document the main objective of the
project was to ‘assist legislators and parliamentarians in a global discourse on developing
regulatory tools and applied public policy to address land use change and ecosystem
degradation’.
GLOBE is leading the way in demonstrating the important role legislators can play in
promoting the sustainable use of natural resources. The International Commission on Land
Use Change and Ecosystems established by the project represents the first and only
parliamentary body pushing the agenda on sustainable land use. Such a process is key to
overcoming political barriers on these issues, and thereby facilitating the development of
effective legislation.
In two years the project has successfully established a network of parliamentarians from
almost 40 countries. There has been significant engagement with legislators who have
shown a huge amount of interest. The project’s initial focus was on the G8+5 countries1
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however the Commission evolved to incorporate countries outside this group with important
forest resources and marine resources, while the CBD at Nagoya towards the end of the
project period effectively opened up the Commission to all interested countries.
The project was executed through a cooperation agreement between UNEP GEF and the
GLOBE. The total cost of the project, including co-financing and in-kind contributions, was
US$ 2,000,000.
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Terminal Evaluation of Project “International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems”, GF/3010-08-20 (4A21) GEF ID: 3811Publisher
United Nations Environment Programme Department of Law, University of Nairobi