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Fiji Forest Landscape Restoration (FP306) — A $52.5M Ridge-to-Reef Programme Signed with the Green Climate Fund

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In July 2026, Fiji and the FAO signed a $52.5M, seven-year Green Climate Fund project to restore over 80,000 ha of forest/agricultural land and protect 90,000+ ha of coastal ecosystems, targeting ~6 Mt CO2e removed over 20 years and resilience benefits for 340,000+ people.

80,000+ ha (target)
Forest/agricultural land targeted for restoration
90,000+ ha (target)
Coastal ecosystem area targeted for protection
~6 million tonnes CO2e (target, 20-yr)
Projected CO2e removed
Fiji Forest Landscape Restoration (FP306) — A $52.5M Ridge-to-Reef Programme Signed with the Green Climate Fund

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) / Government of Fiji, financed by the Green Climate Fund
Period
2026–2033
Keywords
forestry, climate finance, agriculture, coastal ecosystems, disaster risk reduction

Context

At its 45th Board meeting in Dushanbe around 1 July 2026, the Green Climate Fund approved, and Fiji signed with FAO in early July 2026, the Forest Landscape Restoration for Climate Benefits and Resilience (Fiji FLR) project: $52.5 million total ($29.35M GCF grant plus $23.18M co-financing) over seven years.

Activities

The project takes a 'ridge-to-reef' approach combining community-led forest planting, riverbank rehabilitation, assisted natural regeneration and new protected forests in partnership with customary landowners, targeting more than 80,000 hectares of forest and agricultural landscape and protection of over 90,000 hectares of coastal ecosystems.

Results

As of signing in July 2026, none of the targeted hectares restored, tonnes of CO2 removed (a projected ~6 million tonnes CO2e over 20 years) or resilience benefits for 196,877 people directly and 149,715 indirectly are yet realised outcomes — they are approved-proposal targets, not measured results.

Conclusions

This is a large, credibly financed programme worth tracking, but at this stage its ecological and social claims rest on projections rather than field evidence; evaluation should follow delivery against these targets as implementation proceeds.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Very high (> €5M)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
FAO as GCF-accredited implementing entity, Government of Fiji programme staff, Customary landowner partnership structures

Conditions for success

  • GCF board-approved results-based MRV framework
  • Explicit partnership terms with customary/indigenous landowners

Common failure modes

  • Project has not yet begun delivering; all figures are targets, not achieved outcomes

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