The Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) seeks to reduce deforestation by improving sustainable forest management throughout Ethiopia's Oromia Regional State, and lowering GHG emissions from land use, including from the livestock sector, by encouraging better herd management.
Program name |
Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) |
Jurisdiction |
Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia |
Size of jurisdiction |
32 million hectares, of which 9 million are forests |
Population in jurisdiction |
More than 30 million |
Drivers of land use change |
- Small-scale conversions for agricultural expansion - Extraction of fuelwood for charcoal |
Accounting area |
Entire forested landscape in Oromia, including livestock and agricultural areas |
Implementing agency |
Oromia Environmental Protection Authority |
ISFL Funding |
- $18 million in grant financing - Potential payments for up to 1.8 million tons of verified emission reductions for ERPA Phase 1, with the potential for sales of emission reductions in excess of those contracted. Emission reductions for ERPA Phase 2 to be negotiated. |
Co-financing |
$3 million grant from IFC for investment services in the coffee sector and an additional $4 million Swiss grant for private sector-led coffee tree rejuvenation and climate-smart dairy, with possible additional matching funds of the same amount from private sector actors. |
The OFLP is supported by a five-year $18 million grant that will be followed by results-based payments for verified emission reductions for up to 10 years. Grant-supported activities include investment in participatory forest management and reforestation in targeted deforestation hotspots. The program also invests in statewide and local enhancements to strengthen systems related to safeguards, forest monitoring, and cross-sector coordination.
The OFLP has three components:
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Enabling investment, which includes sub-basin land-use planning support, investment and extension services, and forest management investment in deforestation hotspots through participatory forest management and afforestation/reforestation;
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Enhancing the enabling environment by financing complementary activities to increase the effectiveness and positive impact of institutions, policies, marketing, benefit sharing, strategic communication, measurement, reporting and verification, and safeguards management at the state and local levels; and
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Delivering emission reductions payments once results have been achieved, verified by a third party, and formally reported to the World Bank.