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Annex 2 - Letter of endorsement

Annex 2 - Letter of endorsement Republic of Mozambique Government of the Province of Zambézia ‘Office number / GPZ / SIC 198 2015 The Government of Mozambique (GoM) is committed to reduce 4096 the deforestation and degradation of the forests in the country by 2030, Additionally, the recently established MITADER consolidates the responsibilities of Land (demarcation, land-use planning, and registry), Environmental (regulations, enforcement and protected areas management) and rural development (poverty reduction in rural areas). This restructuring is a clear indication of the Government's vision and commitment to promote a landscape approach te REDD}. Finally, aiming protecting existing forests from further deforestation and degradation, MITADER, has launched the “Standing Forest Program” (Pacote Floresta em pe). ‘This program is being mainstreamed into various forest related policies, programs and interventions, such as the preparation of the REDD- Strategy, the Forest Tovestment Plan, and the forest moratorium”. The government of Mozambique is fully commitied to the REDD+ agenda since 2008. In the past two years, Mozambique has taken important steps towards REDD+ Readiness, The UT-REDD» has been strengthened with fall time employees; the national steering committee was created and is well functioning; a national REDD+ sategy is under preparation and will be presented at COP; and two large-scale landscape programs have been identified by the national government. In this context, Mozambique seeks support from the World Bank and other development partners to become one of the countries of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Carbon Fund to pilot a Landscape-Level program. ‘The Zambézia Integrated Landscape Management Program would be developed in a critical landscape in the Zambézia province, which is the 4° most deforested province in the country, accounting for 13% of the total forest cover and 8% of total deforestation. This unique miombo landscape also is home of the Gilé National Reserve and a Marine Reserve with pristine mangrove forests. This program intent to create an innovative governance arrangement connecting the national, provincial b.govmureruccPraindata, me Queenan. 2ambéria Pagina 1 aH aa Au. Jasin Machel Fase 38773062, Tol. 249133000, &