Simplified Approval Process DIRECTRICES TECNICAS DEL PROCESO DE APROBACIÓN SIMPLIFICADO (SAP)

The document outlines the technical requirements and strategic approach for GCF projects focusing on land use and forest resources via the Simplified Approval Process (SAP). It emphasizes the dual role of forests in climate adaptation and mitigation, highlighting the importance of carbon sequestration and ecosystem services. The guide identifies key intervention areas—including forest restoration, sustainable management of protected areas, deforestation-free supply chains, and REDD+—and provides a framework for measuring impact through specific quantitative and qualitative indicators. It argues for a 'paradigm shift' that decouples economic growth from forest consumption and encourages innovative private sector financing to overcome investment barriers in nature-based solutions.

• Tropical forest deforestation is a major driver of global emissions, accounting for 25% of current global greenhouse gas emissions, often driven by the expansion of commercial and general agriculture.
• Forest restoration offers significant economic and climate benefits: restoring 350 million hectares of natural forests could remove 4.2 billion tons of CO2 by 2100, with economic returns estimated between USD 7 and USD 30 for every dollar invested. However, an annual funding gap of approximately USD 300 billion persists.
• The GCF identifies four primary intervention areas for SAP projects: forest restoration to increase carbon stocks and resilience; conservation and sustainable management of forest landscapes (including protected areas); the creation of deforestation-free commodity supply chains; and the scaling of results-based payments through REDD+.
• A necessary paradigm shift in the sector requires decoupling the production of goods and services from unsustainable forest consumption and separating the satisfaction of human needs from the obligation to increase product consumption.
• The GCF utilizes specific performance indicators to measure project impact, including tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2eq) reduced or avoided for mitigation, and the total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries (disaggregated by sex) for adaptation and resilience.
• Certain activities are explicitly excluded from SAP eligibility, such as the planting of exotic tree species that negatively impact native biodiversity or forest management practices that discharge waste into watercourses.

APA

Green Climate Fund (n.d.). Simplified Approval Process DIRECTRICES TECNICAS DEL PROCESO DE APROBACIÓN SIMPLIFICADO (SAP). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/directrices-te-cnicas-del-sap-uso-de-la-tierra-y-los-recursos-forestales.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Simplified Approval Process DIRECTRICES TECNICAS DEL PROCESO DE APROBACIÓN SIMPLIFICADO (SAP). n.d. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/directrices-te-cnicas-del-sap-uso-de-la-tierra-y-los-recursos-forestales.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefundndsimplified, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Simplified Approval Process DIRECTRICES TECNICAS DEL PROCESO DE APROBACIÓN SIMPLIFICADO (SAP)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/directrices-te-cnicas-del-sap-uso-de-la-tierra-y-los-recursos-forestales.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }