This presentation by Craig Hanson, from the WRI, was given at a session titled "Initiative 20x20: Restoring 20 million ha in Latin America" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/

1. CRAIG HANSON (GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF FOOD, FORESTS & WATER)
Initiative 20x20
A country-led effort to initiate restoration of 20 Mha in Latin America by 2020
Global Landscape Forum
The Investment Case
June 10, 2015

2. Background by the numbers
>50%
58%
37
of annual GHG emissions in LAC from land use and land use change
Mha of forests and grasslands converted to agriculture in LAC since 2000
13% of global food and fiber trade from LAC
of rural employment in LAC tied to agriculture and forestry
350 Mha of lost or degraded forest landscapes in LAC

3. Initiative 20x20
Bringing 20 Mha of degraded land in Latin America & the Caribbean into restoration by 2020

4. Why restore?
 Improve rural livelihoods
 Increase ability to meet food, feed, and fiber needs
 Help mitigate and adapt to climate change
 Restore other ecosystem services

5. 1. Motivate political commitments
2. Provide technical support for implementation
3. Develop financial architecture and secure financing
Initiative 20x20 activities

6. 1. Initiative 20x20 commitments to date
Mexico
Peru
Nicaragua
Bosques Modelo*
Guatemala
Colombia
El Salvador
Conservacion Patagonica*
Ecuador
Chile
American Bird Conservancy*
Espiritu Santo (Br)
Costa Rica
8.5
3.2
2.7
1.6
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.08
21.4 Mha
by June 2015
0.05
Mha
* Regional programs

7. 2. Initiative 20x20 partners delivering
technical assistance

8. 3. Develop financial architecture (proposed)
Private equity Debt finance
Capitalization and
guarantee
Impact investors
Goal: $500 million
Capitalization fund to inject money into private impact investors
Partial risk guarantee instrument to mitigate investment risks
Goal: Coverage for $1 billion in investments

9. 3. Secure financing
Private equity Debt finance
Capitalization and
guarantee
To date: $380 million
FCIF
In discussion
In discussion

10. Agenda for session
• Welcome and context (10 minutes)
• Perspectives from the panel (25 minutes)
• Break out groups (45 minutes)
• Report back and discussion (40 minutes)

11. CRAIG HANSON (GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF FOOD, FORESTS & WATER)
Initiative 20x20
A country-led effort to initiate restoration of 20 Mha in Latin America by 2020
Global Landscape Forum
The Investment Case
June 10, 2015

12. Questions to discuss
1. What feedback do you have on the overall financial architecture
of Initiative 20x20?
2. What experiences or insights can you share on risk management
mechanisms?
3. What insights can you share on how Initiative 20x20 could
effectively build the “restoration deal flow” pipeline?
4. What avenues exist for capitalizing investors in land restoration?
5. Who else should be (or could be) part of this Initiative (e.g.,
financing, technical assistance)?