Program Documents
Document Type
Description
Last Updated
Documents
Old Safeguard Instrument
Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (AESA)
SESA aims to ensure that strategic environmental and social assessment principles are applied to integrate environmental and social considerations into Ethiopia’s REDD+ readiness process in a manner consistent with Ethiopia’s environmental laws and regulations and the World Bank’s environmental and social safeguard policies, and associated risks are addressed from an early stage in the process of formulating REDD Policy and programs, and incorporated throughout the process.
Old (8 February, 2017)
Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF)
Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) helps to address social impacts of Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) focusing on issues such as acquisition of land resulting from implementation of on the ground investment that may or will result in loss of property or disruption that affect livelihoods or restriction of access to forest resources. It will be applied to carry out the preparation and implementation of mitigation measures on any potential negative impacts of resettlement.
Old (8 February, 2017)
Process Framework
PF help to establish an enabling environment in which the Persons Affected by the Program (PAPs) will be able to participate in mitigating against these negative impacts. It includes the PAPs own input on program activities (e.g. habitat restoration, reforestation and the design of necessary measures to reduce social impacts caused by the limitation in access and setting up process and monitoring plans as needed.
Old (8 February, 2017)
Consultation and Participation Plan
Consultation and Participation Plan is to provide a framework and platform for multilevel dialogue among all stakeholders to ensure ownership, transparency, effective and informed consultation and participation of the relevant stakeholders in the process of REDD+ Program in Ethiopia.
Old (March, 2016)
Consultation and Participation Plan
The plan serves as a structured framework for two-way dialogue between the Government of Oromia and all relevant stakeholders to Facilitate Inclusive Engagement, Enhance Stakeholder Understanding, Amplify Voices in Decision-Making and Ensure Transparency and Equity manner.
Old (February, 2015)
Environmental and social management of the framework (ESMF)
Environmental and social management of the framework (ESMF) is to provide guiding principles for assessment and management of environmental and social aspects of the program activities to be financed under the OFLP. It will help to systematically identify, predict, and evaluate beneficial and adverse environmental and social impacts of the program activities, designing enhancement measures for beneficial impacts, and implement mitigating measures for adverse impacts specific locations.
Old (8 February, 2017)
ETH-ESR of the two Legacy REDD+ Project, Oromia Regional State
Assess the social and environmental impacts of ongoing REDD+ initiatives aligned with OFLP, review their risk management processes under GoE, World Bank, and UNFCCC safeguards, and recommend actions to address gaps and ensure compliance.
July 2018
Environmental and Social Audit of
Oromia Forested Landscape Program
It is to assess, objectively verify and evaluate the evidences to determine whether the Environmental and social performance, process, management system or procedures, applications of safeguards instruments and related information are in conformance with the OFLP Environmental and social safeguard policy requirements and also provide recommendation.
June, 2021
Updated ESRM
Strategic Environmental And Social
Assessment (SESA) Updated
SESA ensures early integration of environmental and social principles into the ERP and related strategies (including OFLP), in line with Ethiopia’s laws and the World Bank framework, while addressing risks and informing national programs like GLI and REDD+ action plans.
August, 2022
The Updated Resettlement Framework (RF)
The Resettlement Framework (RF) outlines policies and procedures to mitigate social impacts such as displacement and resettlement linked to ERP investments in Oromia. It sets principles for compensation and support for affected persons, guides land acquisition and forest area consolidation, and informs project design in forest management, reforestation, and land use planning. The RF is based on World Bank ESF-ESS5 and Ethiopia's laws, ensuring compliance and equitable implementation.
August, 2022
Process Framework (PF)
The PF aims to create a supportive environment where Persons Affected by the Program (PAPs) can help address negative impacts. It involves their input on activities like habitat restoration, reforestation, and designing measures to reduce social impacts from limited access, including planning and monitoring processes.
August, 2022
Updated Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) guides the assessment and management of environmental and social aspects of activities under OFLP-ERP. It is based on five core principles: consulting communities to identify and plan activities; supporting the preparation of sub-project applications to minimize environmental and social risks; helping regulatory bodies assess the need for further planning; assisting stakeholders through training and technical resources; and funding performance assessments to improve future outcomes and address cumulative impacts. The ESMF’s main goal is to identify, evaluate, and manage both positive and negative environmental and social effects of project activities.
August, 2022
Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)
The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) outlines inclusive and culturally appropriate approaches for engaging stakeholders throughout the program. It supports key components like Emission Reduction purchases and an MRV system, with a focus on gender and citizen participation. SEP ensures open communication, feedback mechanisms, and community awareness to minimize risks and improve project outcomes. It also clarifies stakeholder roles and will be updated throughout the project cycle.
August, 2022
Security Risk Assessment and Security Management Plan
The Security Risk Assessment and Management Plan identify threats in insecure areas and their impact on the Emission Reduction program, its implementers, and communities. It focuses on risks to people and operations, guiding the development of a strategic mitigation plan for the ERP phase.
August, 2022
Labor Management Plan(LMP)
The LMP seeks to pay the Program Entity for verified Emissions Reductions Credits (ERCs) from REDD+, agriculture, and land use activities meeting BioCF ISFL standards in Oromia, and to distribute payments per the agreed benefit-sharing plan (BSP).
August, 2022
Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)
ESCP guides the roles and responsible of recipient in the implementation the Project in compliance with the Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) and the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), as agreed with the World Bank. The ESCP, forming part of the Grant Agreement and Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement, may be revised during implementation to address changes or unforeseen issues. Revisions will be agreed upon by the World Bank and the Recipient (via Ethiopia Forest Development) through an exchange of letters, and the updated ESCP shall be promptly disclosed.
August, 2022
Guidelines
Oromia National Regional State Forested Landscape Program PIM (2017-2022)
The Program Implementation Manual (PIM) outlines procedures and detailed plans for executing OFLP, based on World Bank documents, technical studies, and stakeholder input. It guides implementing agencies and supports monitoring by all involved levels, beneficiaries, and development partners.
March, 2017
Oromia National Regional State Forested Landscape Project: Project Appraisal Document (PAD)
The Project Appraisal Document (PAD) identifies the Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) as the implementation framework for national REDD+ pilots. Positioned as a long-term programmatic approach to advance sustainable land use, OFLP begins with a mobilization grant, followed by results-based payments for verified emissions reductions. This effort is supported by two legal instruments: (a) a five-year, recipient-executed trust fund grant of US$18 million from the BioCarbon Fund Plus, and (b) an Emission Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) of up to US$50 million over ten years.
March 16, 2017
Guideline For Participatory Forest Management In Ethiopia
This guideline consolidates practical experiences from various organizations implementing Participatory Forest Management (PFM) across diverse environmental and socio-economic contexts in Ethiopia. It aims to harmonize approaches and offer a simplified, scalable framework to enhance consistency and synergy among key PFM actors nationwide.
January, 2012
Participatory Forest Resource Assessment (PFRA) Methodology
This guide is designed to provide information on how to conduct a PFRA, and how to use the information for management planning purposes. There are four key stages in the PFRA process, from initial planning through to developing management prescriptions for the forest management plan.
April, 2004
Oromia Forested Landscape Program - Emission Reduction Project: Project Appraisal Document
The PAD guides the specific enabling environment activities that are Comprehensive Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system and program management including Safeguards Management system (US$1.95 million, including Accel REDD Grant: US$1.2 million, ISFL Grant US$0.75 million)
June, 2023
Oromia Forested Landscape Program-Emission Reduction Project (OFLP-ERP) Implementation Manual (PIM)
PIM is envisions to provide operational guidance to project implementers within the various departments/agencies with varying roles and responsibilities in order to guide the implementation monitoring and reporting. In general, the PIM is used as a key guiding document describing operational activities under the two grants and ERP. Furthermore, it serves as a guiding document for the ESRM, MRV, and communication among international and local partners, to monitor and reporting the project progress
June, 2023
Training Manual for training of trainers on Facilitation of Integrated Land Use Planning, and Plan Implementation (ILP&PI)
The training manual helps to transform the lives and landscapes of the peoples of Oromia through the provision of an integrated land use master plan (ILUP) to be used as a guide.
July, 2022
A Training Manual on Wide Variety of Issues of REDD+
This manual is intended to provide basic information on climate change so that the causes and impacts of climate change can easily be understood. In addition, the role played by forests in the climate change will be clearly explored to justify the need for measuring, reporting and verifying forest carbon stock and change.
August 2016
Simplified Training Manual, Training syllabus and Training Program For Training the trainers on Integrated Land Use Planning Facilitators of the Oromia National Regional State
Based on the Knowledge gap assessment result the simplified ILUP training manual has developed that can fill the knowledge gap of the land use experts at different level which enhances the preparation and effective implementation of the sub-basin Integrated land-use plan (ILUP) and also on the reinforcement of the on-going land use planning efforts of the regional state.
February, 2022
Gender mainstreaming guideline for Oromia national regional state forested landscape program
The Guideline is intended to help institution involved in environmental management interventions to apply a gender perspective to their work and, more specifically, to mainstream gender throughout the project cycle.
July, 2020
Benefit Sharing
Oromia National Regional State Forested Landscape Program-ERP. Benefit Sharing Plan for Disbursing Phase I Result Based Payments from BioCF ISFL Program
The Oromia Forested Landscape Program (OFLP) is financed through a US$ 18 million mobilization grant from BioCarbon Fund (BioCF)-plus and a US$ 40 million Result-Based Payment (RBP) from BioCFISFL. Verified emission reductions (ER) from AFOLU activities across Oromia's jurisdiction, measured against the program’s reference level until 2029, determine RBP eligibility. In phase one, the Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) governs disbursement of these benefits.
August, 2023
Oromia Forested Landscape Program Emission Reduction Project (OFLP-ERP). Benefit Sharing Plan Operational Manual
The Benefit Sharing Plan Operational Manual (BSPOM) provides detailed procedures for implementing the existing BSP under the first phase of the Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA), focused on forest-sector ER payments. It outlines guidance on benefit allocation, fund flow, eligible beneficiary distribution, safeguard requirements, community project implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, including the roles of government and grassroots actors.
June, 2023
Oromia Forested Landscape Program -Emission Reduction Project (OFLP-ERP). Draft Comprehensive Benefit Sharing Plan
OFLP will apply ISFL carbon accounting methodologies to measure, monitor, and report emission reductions (ERs) across forestry and livestock sectors at the landscape level. After third-party verification, ISFL will determine results-based payments under agreed guidelines. As ERPA payments are non-attributable to specific stakeholders, the customized Benefit Sharing Plan (cBSP) outlines stakeholder agreements for equitable, transparent, and cost-effective fund distribution.
April, 2023
Technical document
Memorandum of Understanding among the federal program entity (The Federal Forest Development) and the Regional Project Entities (OFLP)
Considering the government of Ethiopia, through CRGE vision and Strategy aims to build a climate resilient green economy and make the country carbon neutral by 2030 with the specific actions in the identified sectors that play a key role in sustainable development including reducing emission from deforestation, forest degradation, and livestock sector.
July, 2023
Assessment of legal and policy framework governing forest tenure in Oromia National Regional State
To evaluate current forest tenure policies and legal frameworks, focusing on how rights are allocated, recognized, and enforced in practice. The assignment also seeks to promote policy dialogue to advance PFM/JPFM approaches through regulatory incentives like communal forest land certification.
January, 2019
Borrower Completion Report (BCR) of Oromia National Regional State - Forested Landscape Program (OFLP)
The report outlines the project's achievements, including the impact of grant-funded investments. It assesses key outputs across enabling investments, environmental conditions, and the OFLP-ERP design. In deforestation hotspots, interventions included integrated land-use planning, forest management (A/R, PFM), and livelihood support. In non-hotspot areas, efforts focused on institutional development, information systems, E&S safeguards, stakeholder participation, and initiative coordination.
June, 2023
Gender Analysis, And Preparation of An Action Plan To Mainstream Gender In The Oromia Forested Landscape Program
Analyze the gender-based constraints to equitable participation and access of men and women to OFLP programs and services across Oromia and to prepare gender action plan and guide to develop guideline for proper gender mainstreaming.
July, 2020
Gender Analysis, and Preparation of An Action Plan to Mainstream Gender in the Oromia Forested Landscape Program
Mainstreaming gender into a project can increase efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of a program. Evidences show that gender roles, responsibilities and inequalities can affect the ability to achieve broad-based economic growth, community forest management, strong communities and food security in developing countries
July, 2020
Gender Analysis, and Preparation of An Action Plan to Mainstream Gender in the Oromia Forested Landscape Program
Mainstreaming gender into a project can increase efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of a program. Evidences show that gender roles, responsibilities and inequalities can affect the ability to achieve broad-based economic growth, community forest management, strong communities and food security in developing countries
February, 2020
Environmental and social due diligence/audit(esdda) for retroactive carbon accounting for oflp-erpa
This audit report encapsulates an in-depth analysis of Environmental and Social Due Diligence Audit
(ESDDA) for the Retroactive Carbon Accounting of Oromia Forested Landscape Program-Emission
Reduction Project (OFLP-ERP) (P151294) based on the underlying program and project activities which
are needed to generate emission reductions as per the OFLP-ERP’s E&S instruments
January 6, 2025
Benefit Sharing Plan for Disbursing Result Based Payments from BioCF ISFL Progarm
The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has embraced Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest
carbon stocks (REDD+) as part of its strategy to achieve a Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE)
August 4, 2019
Assessement of Forest Tenure Governance in Oromia_Jan_12_2019 Final m - Copy
Globally forests contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1.6 billion people, with 60 million wholly
dependent and 350 million dependent to a high degree(CIFOR, 2016; Olavand El-Mikawy,
2009).According to a recent study by UN-REDD program, more than 11.6 million rural households in
Ethiopia are relying on some aspect of timber and NTFPs for their livelihoods (UNDP, 2017)
January 2019
Private investment opportunities in
jurisdictional climate change mitigation
programs in Ethiopia
The Government of Ethiopia has made significant commitments for forest (and) landscape restoration (FLR) and to reduce land- based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. National strategies emphasize the importance of the private sector to achieve climate, land
restoration, and economic development targets.
February 2023
MANUAL FOR FIELD DATA COLLECTION - OFWE
MANUAL FOR FIELD DATA COLLECTION - OFWE
Using the app OpenForis Collect Mobile
July 2021
Benefit Sharing Plan Operational Manual
The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has embraced Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Forest Degradation, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement
of forest carbon stocks (REDD+) as part of its strategy to achieve a Climate Resilient Green
Economy (CRGE)
June 2023
The World Bank Group
Consultation Guidelines
Ongoing dialogue between the World Bank Group and stakeholders―government, civil
society, media, academia, and the private sector―is a critical aspect of the World Bank
Group’s work.
June 2019
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
ASSESSMENT (SESA)
This Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) was updated for the Oromia Forested
Landscape Program -Emission Reductions Project (OFLP-ERP) by building on the existing “SESA For
The Implementation of REDD+ In Ethiopia Including Oromia Forested Landscape Program Social
Assessment” that has been prepared under old safeguards policies for the National REDD+ Strategy
commissioned by the former Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), but now the forest sector is
managed under Federal Ethiopia Forest Development (EFD).
August 2022
RESETTLEMENT FRAMEWORK (RF)
Ethiopia has signed and ratified the Paris agreement in 2017 and committed itself to adopting a low-carbon
development pathway by designing climate-conscious and resilient national development strategies.
August 2022
Environmental and Social Management Framework
(ESMF)
REDD+1
is part of a national strategy, referred to as Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE)
strategy that aims at the main sectors of the economy to develop an environmentally sustainable
and climate resilient economy, which aims to bring the country at middle income status with
net zero emission by 2025. In line with this, Ethiopia Forest Development (EFD) is coordinating
the forest management in the country.
August 2022
Strategic Action Plan to Engage Private Sector in
Oromia Forest Landscape Program
In Ethiopia, in general, and in Oromia Regional State, in particularly, deforestation and
forest degradation remain a main challenge to sustainable development. Deforestation
and degradation of forests is driven by a variety of direct and indirect factors.
February 2019
GUIDELINE FOR
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ETHIOPIA
Promoting participatory forest management (PFM) should be considered as a
process, a cycle of working in partnership for planning, implementation,
monitoring and learning to continuously improve the practice of forest
management and provision of services to improve the wellbeing of rural people.
January 2012
LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGE DETECTION FOR THE PERIOD
2007 - 2017
In Ethiopia’s Natural resources have been deteriorating over time, which amplifies exposure to substantial
environmental and climate risks that affect food and water security, energy, and human health, among other
things. Land degradation in Ethiopia has proceeded at an alarming rate and is increasingly aggravated by
climate change for the last decades.
MARCH 2023
LIVESTOCK GHG INVENTORY DATA
ANALYSIS REPORT IN OROMIA REGION
The agriculture and livestock sectors are major contributors of global greenhouse gases (GHG),
not only in terms of their carbon footprints but also as a result to the threat they pose with regards
to deforestation and land degradation due to overgrazing and landholding capacity (Gołasa et al.,
2021).
June 23, 2023
Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA)
For the Implementation of REDD+ in Ethiopia
In February 2014, the REDD + Secretariat in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry
commissioned this Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the REDD+
Strategy.
February 2017
OROMIA FORESTED LANDSCAPE PROGRAM (OFLP)
RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF)
Ethiopia is striving to build a green economy by aligning its development initiatives towards a Climate
Resilient and Green Economy (CRGE) pathway. The strategy aims to ensure the social and economic
developments are socially, environmentally and economically acceptable and sustainable.