LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY FUNDFONDS POUR LA NEUTRALITE DE LA DEGRADATION DES TERRES

This Fund aims to restore 350 000 hectares of degraded land create or support 70 000 jobs for vulnerable populations and reduce or avoid 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in developing countries. This unconditionally repayable contribution will contribute to the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund in Fiscal Year 2020 2021 for an amount of CAD$53.1 million The LDN Fund is a unique investment fund investing in profit generating sustainable land management (SLM) and land restoration projects worldwide. The LDN Fund leverages private sector finance to provide debt and equity to small and mid sized companies working in sustainable agriculture forestry and other LDN related sectors like green infrastructure and ecotourism. Through these investments the Fund contributes to achieving land degradation neutrality and climate resilience while improving the physical social and economic wellbeing of marginalized and vulnerable populations particularly women and girls.Canada's contribution to the Fund also leverages additional private sector investment in sustainable land management demonstrating the viability of this type of blended finance model to support the Sustainable Development Goals.Project activities include (1) developing and delivering training on gender sensitive in Sustainable Land Managemant techniques for smallholder farmers including women (2) providing suitable financing tailored to each project and its final beneficiaries for high impact projects (3) tracking and recoding additional private sector investment in developing countries and (4) supporting gender equality in Land Degradation Neutrality interventions. Ce fonds vise a restaurer 350 000 hectares de terres degradees a creer 70 000 emplois destines aux populations vulnerables ou a appuyer leur creation et a reduire ou a eviter l'equivalent de 25 millions de tonnes de dioxyde de carbone dans les pays developpes. Cette contribution remboursable sans condition contribuera au Fonds pour la neutralite de la degradation des terres pour l'exercice 2020 2021 d'un montant 53.1 millions $CA. Ce fonds est un investissement unique dans la gestion durable des terres (GDT) qui genere un profit et dans les projets de restauration des terres partout dans le monde. Le fonds pour la neutralite de la degradation des terres tire parti des finances du secteur prive pour fournir un financement par dette et capitaux aux petites et moyennes entreprises qui travaillent dans l'agriculture durable la foresterie et d'autres secteurs lies a neutralite de la degradation des terres comme les infrastructures vertes et l'ecotourisme. Grace a ces investissements le fonds contribue a atteindre la neutralite en matiere de degradation des terres et la resilience aux changements climatiques tout en ameliorant le bien etre physique social et economique des populations marginalisees et vulnerables surtout les femmes et les filles.La contribution du Canada au fonds tire egalement parti des i