ERIP 4 - Task 5

Strategic Planning Processes for Ecosystem Restoration

Task 5: Exploring Safeguard Standards and Frameworks

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Exploring Safeguard Standards and Frameworks

There are many safeguard standards out there — but which ones apply to your restoration program? It depends on your funding sources, country context, and the scale of your activities.Here are some key frameworks to know:

Key Types of Safeguards

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Environmental and Social Safeguards

Social Safeguards

Environmental Safeguards

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Which of these standards might apply to your project, and why?

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Exploring Safeguard Standards and Frameworks

Environmental and Social Safeguards

iUNFCCC. The Cancun Agreements: Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention. Available here. iiWorld Bank. 2016. World Bank Environmental and Social Framework. Available here. iiiInternational Finance Corporation. 2012. IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability. Available here.

• Biodiversity conservation

• Sustainable resource use

• Pollution prevention and abatement

• Avoidance of monoculture plantations

• Promotion of native species vs non-native species

• Land acquisition and involuntary resettlement

• Indigenous rights and participation (see Task 3 on Free Prior and Informed Consent for more detail)

• Cultural heritage protection

• Community health and safety

• Equitable benefit-sharing

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Exploring Safeguard Standards and Frameworks

Environmental and Social Safeguards