The Lake Tana Finance Initiative seeks to restore and maintain the integrity of one of the world’s premier water towers, the Lake Tana watershed, source of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia. The Initiative proposes to catalyze the financing of community based efforts that convert CO2 into things people need (water, food, feed, fiber, fuel, fertilizer, and biodiversity), cool the planet, reduce humanity’s Ecological Footprint, and enhance economic, environmental and human security within the region and beyond.
4. Lake Tana Financing Initiative
A BILLION TREES THAT LAST
• A five year goal to plant a total of 1 billion trees on 500,000 hectares at an average cost of $ 0.15 per tree
and expected to yield 25 million tCO2e per annum valued at a price of $ 1.00 to 10.00 per tCO2e.
• Resiliency and dignity of people living in harmony with and supported by healthy ecosystems and services
yielding an estimated $ 2‐3,000 of income or income equivalents per hectare.
ALL IT TAKES IS A SEED……
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Seeds Nurseries
Transplanting
Types and density
Survival Irrigation
Mountainsides upper
Before After
Mountainsides lower
Before After
Accounting
Field monitoring Remote sensing
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Numbers are estimates subject to change and further verification
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April 12, 2009 Concept Note Version 0 – Discussion Draft P a g e | 6
Numbers are estimates subject to change and further verification
FOUNDING PARTNERS
Planet2025 (www.planet2025.net) is a non‐profit social venture testing innovative concepts to mobilize new
sources of sustained financing for long term‐investment in the globe's life‐supporting ecosystems, including its
centerpiece activity, Planet2025 Communities, which focuses on integrated agroforestry and systems thinking to
assist communities in developing countries to convert CO2 into things people need in cooperation with others.
Greener Ethiopia (www.greenerethiopia.org) has successfully engaged in the establishment and management of
nurseries, the planting of fast growing multipurpose trees, the regeneration of local ecosystems, the creation of
sustainable livelihoods in cooperation with local communities in the Guraghe zone, and a five year 100 million tree
planting program in cooperation with Ethiopian Airlines, Planet2025, and other partners. Greener Ethiopia planted
close to 7 million trees in 2008 and expects to plant over 10 million trees in 2009.
ORDA (www.ordainternational.org) is the leading organization in forest resource, water resource, and integrated
agricultural development among non‐governmental organizations in Amhara and has the overriding mission to
empower the Amhara Region food and livelihood insecure households and communities to maximize their
development potentials and benefits by developing their capacity and self‐esteem. ORDA planted 50 million trees
and opened ?? water points in 2008; a thirty percent growth rate is expected in 2009.
ADVISORY PANEL OF EXPERTS*
Dr. Mersie Ejigu | Dr. Hans Herren | Dave Deppner | Barbara Bramble | Jeff McNeely | Dr, Alemayehu |
[recommendations for additional experts?]
*to be invited
SUPPORTING PARTNERS*
Institute for Environmental Security | Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels | Millennium Institute | American
Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE) | Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability | Trees for the
Future | Global Footprint Network | TransGlobal Ventures | Ethiopian Airlines | Biovision | HoA‐REC/N | IUCN |
[recommendations for additional organizations?]
*to be invited
CONTACT INFO
Steven Lovink
Founder and CEO
Planet2025 Network
1403 30
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Street NW
Washington DC 20007
USA
T +1 202 333 8878
F +1 202 333 8879
E jslovink@planet2025.net
Bedru Sultan
Vice Chairman
Greener Ethiopia
4326 Marjoram Court
Alexandria, Va 22310
USA
T +1 202 553 8027
T +251 912 012717
E bedru@greenerethiopia.org
Wuletaw Hailemariam
Executive Director
Organization for Rehabilitation and
Development in Amhara
Bahi Dar
Ethiopia
T +251 58 2200985
F +251 58 2200987
E orda‐1@ethionet.et