UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Emissions from Deforestation and Forest

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April 2008April 2008

Tropical forests – the homes and source of livelihoods and culture for Indigenous Peoples are disappearing fast - 200 km2 of forest are lost each day

Forest loss accounts for approx 20% of global greenhouse emissions

So reduced deforestation can play a significant role in mitigation and adaptation

Addressing deforestation and forest degradation could generate new financing for forest management in developing countries and yield significant sustainable development benefit … if done properly …

Background

But the underlying causes of deforestation vary from country to country and even within a country and are often complex in nature

And issues of land rights and land tenure and means and modalities of financial transfer can be extremely challenging

A history of experience with sustainable forest management, payment for ecosystem services, ecotourism, ICDP that shows local people are not always empowered by these schemes

How should REDD schemes be designed to properly take the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples into account?

Background

Response to donor and rainforest country requests for joint UN action to address issues of forests and climate change

Assist developing countries gain experience with risk management and payment structures for actual, lasting, achievable, reliable & measurable emission reductions

Assist countries to find ways to pilot test REDD mechanisms that empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities

Help donors to test new and innovative mechanisms that fall between payment-upon-delivery and up-front-payment.

Facilitate inclusion of REDD in a post-2012 regime by working with countries to successfully implement REDD programs

Coordinate with major players including WB FCPF, GEF etc. on ‘Making REDD Work for Indigenous Peoples’

Promote One UN and “Delivering as One”

UN Collaboration

Scoping and Local Consultations

REDD Readiness for Monitoring and Assessment

REDD Dialogue

National REDD Strategy

Support for Implementing REDD Measures

REDD Data Management

REDD Payment Distribution

REDD Payment Structuring

Country Actions

Technical and Scientific:

Monitoring systems

Accounting Methods and Verification of Reduced Emissions

Guidelines, methods and tools for REDD

Co-benefit and Trade-Off Tools

Capacity building in participatory approaches

Knowledge Management:

Knowledge Sharing Between Countries

REDD Awareness

Data Availability and Interpretation

Cutting Edge Science and Policy Networks

International Support

What are the implications of PES (including REDD) for Indigenous Peoples?

Given that UNFCCC & the international community has agreed to pilot REDD mechanisms, how should the UN system respond?

What experience have you had with REDD so far?

What experience have you had with other payment schemes that could inform how REDD should be developed?

What particular role does the UN system have in exploring ways to make REDD work?

Advice & Guidance Requested from Participants in UNPFII

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