Community
We will work with local forest–dependent communities, who will be offered opportunities to engage in new employment and livelihood activities.
An equitable revenue sharing model, with local benefits, will be managed through a dedicated community fund established for social, infrastructural, health and educational outcomes.
Community engagement and empowerment is central to a combination of strategies required to successfully implement our projects at a large-scale.
It’s one of the three key pillars of our work, and it’s part of our holistic approach to Nature-based Solutions that help us align with global sustainability goals including the UN’s Sustainable Dvelopment Goals, and the Paris Agreement.
We endeavour to build local capacities through training in sustainable land-use practices, and raise awareness and provide environmental education to local communities and stakeholders, ensuring long-term understanding and support for conservation.
By developing alternative livelihoods and instilling a sense of ownership among local communities, we strive to foster long-term commitment and stewardship, ensuring enduring benefits.
We are undertaking inclusive and transparent stakeholder engagement for our projects, with the process initiated from the very beginning at the pre-feasibility phase, all the way through the project life cycle.
We have woven the following important stakeholder engagement instruments into the project design:
1. Initial Community Consultations:
We conduct Rural Appraisals to assess community needs, local ecological knowledge, and cultural practices, ensuring values and traditions are respected and fully integrated.
2. Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC):
All community stakeholders including indigenous communities and other minority groups, are engaged early in the process, to co-develop the project’s objectives and activities.
3. Protection of Indigenous Rights and Culture:
The projects are designed to protect the rights of indigenous peoples, including their land, resources, and cultural heritage, while preserving their religious beliefs, cultural practices and sacred traditions.
4. Participatory Surveys and Data Collection:
Local communities are actively involved in data collection through participatory surveys, focus groups, socio-economic and environmental information gathering. Indigenous knowledge systems are identified and incorporated to ensure this is not overlooked.
5. Data Consolidation and Analysis:
SPSS and similar tools are used for data analysis and consolidation for reporting and decision-making processes.
6. Regular Feedback and Adaptation Mechanism:
Structured channels for continuous stakeholder feedback and a formal grievance mechanism enforced through our policies are established from the outset. These processes enable communities to raise concerns, provide input, and ensure that the project is both beneficial and culturally sensitive.
7. Participatory Monitoring and Reporting:
A participatory monitoring structure, where community members are empowered to play a key role in tracking the project’s environmental, social, and cultural impacts while promoting sustainable behavioural change. Local participants actively engage in monitoring activities, gathering and analysing data, alongside project staff. This ensures transparency and keeps the community at the heart of decision-making throughout the project’s lifecycle.
Community engagement and empowerment is central to a combination of strategies required to successfully implement our projects at a large-scale.
It’s one of the three key pillars of our work, and it’s part of our holistic approach to Nature-based Solutions that help us align with global sustainability goals including the UN’s Sustainable Dvelopment Goals, and the Paris Agreement.
We will work with local forest–dependent communities, who will be offered opportunities to engage in new employment and livelihood activities.
An equitable revenue sharing model, with local benefits, will be managed through a dedicated community fund established for social, infrastructural, health and educational outcomes.
We endeavour to build local capacities through training in sustainable land-use practices, and raise awareness and provide environmental education to local communities and stakeholders, ensuring long-term understanding and support for conservation.
By developing alternative livelihoods and instilling a sense of ownership among local communities, we strive to foster long-term commitment and stewardship, ensuring enduring benefits.
We are undertaking inclusive and transparent stakeholder engagement for our projects, with the process initiated from the very beginning at the pre-feasibility phase, all the way through the project life cycle.
We have woven the following important stakeholder engagement instruments into the project design:
1. Initial Community Consultations:
We conduct Rural Appraisals to assess community needs, local ecological knowledge, and cultural practices, ensuring values and traditions are respected and fully integrated.
2. Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC):
All community stakeholders including indigenous communities and other minority groups, are engaged early in the process, to co-develop the project’s objectives and activities.
3. Protection of Indigenous Rights and Culture:
The projects are designed to protect the rights of indigenous peoples, including their land, resources, and cultural heritage, while preserving their religious beliefs, cultural practices and sacred traditions.
4. Participatory Surveys and Data Collection:
Local communities are actively involved in data collection through participatory surveys, focus groups, socio-economic and environmental information gathering. Indigenous knowledge systems are identified and incorporated to ensure this is not overlooked.
5. Data Consolidation and Analysis:
SPSS and similar tools are used for data analysis and consolidation for reporting and decision-making processes.
6. Regular Feedback and Adaptation Mechanism:
Structured channels for continuous stakeholder feedback and a formal grievance mechanism enforced through our policies are established from the outset. These processes enable communities to raise concerns, provide input, and ensure that the project is both beneficial and culturally sensitive.
7. Participatory Monitoring and Reporting:
A participatory monitoring structure, where community members are empowered to play a key role in tracking the project’s environmental, social, and cultural impacts while promoting sustainable behavioural change. Local participants actively engage in monitoring activities, gathering and analysing data, alongside project staff. This ensures transparency and keeps the community at the heart of decision-making throughout the project’s lifecycle.
