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esia_safeguards

Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia: developing a climate-resilient, natural resource-based economy

esia_id	canonical_project_id	esia_document_id	review_stage	safeguard_framework	safeguard_category	biodiversity_impact_flag	resettlement_required_flag	indigenous_peoples_flag	labor_risk_flag	mitigation_measures
GCF_FP011_ESIA_001	GCF_FP011	GCF_FP011_DOC_010	appraisal	—	Category C	true	—	—	—	The project is an Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) initiative that restores degraded forests, mangroves, savannahs, and agricultural landscapes across at least 10,000 hectares using climate-resilient species, complemented by community-managed natural resource-based businesses. EbA is integrated into national, district, and village-level planning. Capacity building and policy strengthening support implementation. As a Category C project, no significant adverse environmental or social impacts are expected; the project's core design serves as environmental mitigation through ecosystem restoration.

Field Evidence

esia_idconfidence: 1method: internal

GCF_FP011_ESIA_001

canonical_project_idconfidence: 1method: internal

GCF_FP011

esia_document_idconfidence: 1method: normalized_json

GCF_FP011_DOC_010

review_stageconfidence: 0.9method: derived

appraisal

safeguard_frameworkconfidence: 0method: pdf_text

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safeguard_categoryconfidence: 1method: direct_structured

Category C

biodiversity_impact_flagconfidence: 0.85method: normalized_json

true

resettlement_required_flagconfidence: 0method: pdf_text

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indigenous_peoples_flagconfidence: 0method: pdf_text

—

labor_risk_flagconfidence: 0method: pdf_text

—

mitigation_measuresconfidence: 0.6method: derived

The project is an Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) initiative that restores degraded forests, mangroves, savannahs, and agricultural landscapes across at least 10,000 hectares using climate-resilient species, complemented by community-managed natural resource-based businesses. EbA is integrated into national, district, and village-level planning. Capacity building and policy strengthening support implementation. As a Category C project, no significant adverse environmental or social impacts are expected; the project's core design serves as environmental mitigation through ecosystem restoration.