Tres herramientas para fomentar el financiamiento de usos sostenibles de la tierra

The report addresses the challenge of redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars spent annually on high-emission 'business-as-usual' (BAU) land-use activities toward sustainable 'green' alternatives. It argues that limited understanding of current financial flows inhibits effective public intervention. To solve this, the authors propose three tools: Land Use Finance Mapping to visualize current spending and identify gaps; Financial Viability Gap Analysis to determine why sustainable activities are not financially attractive and how public incentives can bridge that gap; and Public Incentive Mapping to ensure coherence across government policies and align them with sustainable production goals.

• Agriculture, forestry, and other land-use activities account for approximately 25% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, with this proportion being even higher in many countries.
• In more than 60 countries, primarily developing ones, emissions from land use represent over half of the national greenhouse gas emissions.
• Annual financing for sustainable land use is a small fraction of total land-use investments, which are estimated to range between 1.3 and 51.8 billion dollars.
• The majority of funding for agricultural and forestry activities in developing countries follows a 'business-as-usual' (BAU) profile, meaning it is either high-emission or does not contribute to climate adaptation, and is largely driven by national private actors supported by public subsidies.
• The 'Land Use Finance Mapping' tool provides a quantitative estimate of current flows and identifies key actors, intermediaries, and recipients to help design multi-sectoral emission reduction strategies, such as REDD+ programs.
• The 'Financial Viability Gap Analysis' tool identifies why sustainable activities may be more expensive than BAU or face risks that deter investors, suggesting three ways governments can increase viability: reducing costs (e.g., concessional loans, tax exemptions), increasing benefits (e.g., special pricing, result-based subsidies), and improving the regulatory environment.
• The 'Public Incentive Mapping' tool allows governments to track public financial instruments at the national, jurisdictional, or sectoral level to determine if they are coherent and whether they support sustainable production or BAU activities.

APA

Falconer, A., Parker, C., Keenlyside, P., Dontenville, A., & Wilkinson, J. (2015). Tres herramientas para fomentar el financiamiento de usos sostenibles de la tierra. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tres-herramientas-para-fomentar-el-financiamiento-de-usos-sostenibles-de-la-tierra-Resumen-ejecutivo.pdf

Chicago

Falconer, Angela, Charlie Parker, Paul Keenlyside, Adeline Dontenville, and Jane Wilkinson. Tres herramientas para fomentar el financiamiento de usos sostenibles de la tierra. Climate Policy Initiative, 2015. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tres-herramientas-para-fomentar-el-financiamiento-de-usos-sostenibles-de-la-tierra-Resumen-ejecutivo.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{falconer2015tres, author = {Falconer, Angela and Parker, Charlie and Keenlyside, Paul and Dontenville, Adeline and Wilkinson, Jane}, title = {{Tres herramientas para fomentar el financiamiento de usos sostenibles de la tierra}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tres-herramientas-para-fomentar-el-financiamiento-de-usos-sostenibles-de-la-tierra-Resumen-ejecutivo.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }