READINESS FOR READINESS FOR REDDREDD

Components, Resources, Ongoing Components, Resources, Ongoing ActivitiesActivities

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What is REDD What is REDD Readiness?Readiness?

What is REDD What is REDD Readiness cont’dReadiness cont’d

SocialSocial – multi-stakeholder participation in – multi-stakeholder participation in REDD activities – including relevant REDD activities – including relevant indigenous and local forest-connected indigenous and local forest-connected communities, local government, relevant communities, local government, relevant NGOs and civil society organizationsNGOs and civil society organizations

EconomicEconomic –design and implement mechanism –design and implement mechanism for equitable sharing of financial benefits of for equitable sharing of financial benefits of REDD successREDD success

The Forum on The Forum on Readiness for REDDReadiness for REDD

A multi-stakeholder forum focused on A multi-stakeholder forum focused on practical approaches for building REDD practical approaches for building REDD readiness through:readiness through: cross-stakeholder dialoguecross-stakeholder dialogue South-South collaborationSouth-South collaboration linking local and international expertise with linking local and international expertise with

regional readiness effortsregional readiness efforts

Forum Readiness Forum Readiness Workshop, Accra, August Workshop, Accra, August

20082008 Hosted jointly by Ghana Ministry of Lands, Hosted jointly by Ghana Ministry of Lands,

Forestry and Mines and Ghana Forestry Forestry and Mines and Ghana Forestry CommissionCommission

Over 80 international participants from Over 80 international participants from government, UN, donors, indigenous government, UN, donors, indigenous communities, national and international NGOs, communities, national and international NGOs, research groups, private sectorresearch groups, private sector

Included approximately 12 Ghanaian participantsIncluded approximately 12 Ghanaian participants

Regional Breakout groups focused on readiness Regional Breakout groups focused on readiness priorities for their regionpriorities for their region

Readiness priorities from Readiness priorities from Western Africa Breakout Western Africa Breakout

GroupGroup

West Africa Readiness West Africa Readiness priorities cont’dpriorities cont’d

Overview of Readiness Overview of Readiness ActivitiesActivities

Support for REDD Support for REDD ReadinessReadiness

World BankWorld Bank Biocarbon FundBiocarbon Fund Forest Carbon Partnership FacilityForest Carbon Partnership Facility

UN-REDD Programme UN-REDD Programme 9 “Quick Start” countries – includes DRC, Tanzania, 9 “Quick Start” countries – includes DRC, Tanzania,

Zambia Zambia

GovernmentsGovernments: UK, Norway, Australia: UK, Norway, Australia

Private FoundationsPrivate Foundations: Clinton Climate Initiative, : Clinton Climate Initiative, Packard Foundation, Moore Foundation, Forest Packard Foundation, Moore Foundation, Forest Philanthropy Action Network Philanthropy Action Network

Voluntary Carbon Voluntary Carbon Market role in REDDMarket role in REDD

Independent project developers, NGOsIndependent project developers, NGOs In 2007, more 2+ MtCO2e were generated from In 2007, more 2+ MtCO2e were generated from

avoided deforestation projects – ONLY 2% FROM avoided deforestation projects – ONLY 2% FROM AFRICA (several in pipeline)AFRICA (several in pipeline)

At an average price of $4.80 per tCO2e, this At an average price of $4.80 per tCO2e, this represents nearly US$10 million in fundingrepresents nearly US$10 million in funding

VCS recently released standards for REDD VCS recently released standards for REDD projects in voluntary marketprojects in voluntary market

REDD Demonstration REDD Demonstration ActivitiesActivities

Report covers 12 projects in design or implementation Report covers 12 projects in design or implementation phasephase

In these 12 projects, 4+ million hectaresIn these 12 projects, 4+ million hectares 40+ projects in the pipeline for certification by Climate, 40+ projects in the pipeline for certification by Climate,

Community and Biodiversity Alliance (although many Community and Biodiversity Alliance (although many may not go forward)may not go forward)

Many from private developers in early stagesMany from private developers in early stages

Demonstration Demonstration ActivitiesActivities

BRAZIL: BRAZIL: Juma Sustainable Development Juma Sustainable Development Reserve ProjectReserve Project589,612 ha589,612 ha

Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, Sustainable Amazonas Foundation, Secretariat of Sustainable Amazonas Foundation, Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Government of the State of Amazonas, Instituto de Government of the State of Amazonas, Instituto de Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Amazonas, Marriott International, Inc.Amazonas, Marriott International, Inc.

created a financial mechanism to generate and created a financial mechanism to generate and distribute income from reducing emissions from distribute income from reducing emissions from deforestationdeforestation

Readiness Forum will visit this project in a workskhop in Readiness Forum will visit this project in a workskhop in early 2009 – one workshop focused on African early 2009 – one workshop focused on African participantsparticipants

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REDD Readiness REDD Readiness SupportSupport

REDD Readiness REDD Readiness SupportSupport

REDD Readiness REDD Readiness SupportSupport

Government and Private Donors:Government and Private Donors:

Congo Basin Forest Fund – UK and NorwayCongo Basin Forest Fund – UK and Norway

Amazon Fund – NorwayAmazon Fund – Norway

Norway has committed US$600 million Norway has committed US$600 million annually to support REDD – grants will include annually to support REDD – grants will include governments and NGOsgovernments and NGOs

Australia – International Forest Carbon Australia – International Forest Carbon Initiative – focused on building technical Initiative – focused on building technical capacity especially in Asia Pacific regioncapacity especially in Asia Pacific region

REDD Readiness REDD Readiness SupportSupport

Clinton Climate Initiative – Carbon Clinton Climate Initiative – Carbon Measurement Collaborative Measurement Collaborative Goal: develop freely available global, robust, Goal: develop freely available global, robust,

technology-based bio-carbon monitoring, technology-based bio-carbon monitoring, measuring, and accounting systemmeasuring, and accounting system

Current pilot countries – Cambodia, Tanzania, Current pilot countries – Cambodia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Guyana…others in pipelineIndonesia, Guyana…others in pipeline

REDD Readiness REDD Readiness SupportSupport

Private DonorsPrivate Donors

Packard FoundationPackard FoundationNote from documentNote from document

Moore FoundationMoore FoundationNote from DanNote from Dan

Forest Philanthropy Action NetworkForest Philanthropy Action NetworkUK-based group advising European UK-based group advising European

donors on REDD funding strategydonors on REDD funding strategy

Demonstration Demonstration ActivitiesActivities

BOLIVIA: Noel Kempff Climate Action Project BOLIVIA: Noel Kempff Climate Action Project 19981998

1.5 million acres1.5 million acres

5.8 million tons CO5.8 million tons CO22eqeq

Land protection, organizational empowerment, land Land protection, organizational empowerment, land tenure development, education, sustainable forestry tenure development, education, sustainable forestry training, land use planning.training, land use planning.

Demonstration Demonstration ActivitiesActivities

INDONESIA: Ulu Masen Ecosystem, INDONESIA: Ulu Masen Ecosystem, Aceh provinceAceh province

+750,000ha+750,000ha

Supported by government, NGOs, private Supported by government, NGOs, private

sectorsector

First project to be certified by the Climate, First project to be certified by the Climate,

Community and Biodiversity AllianceCommunity and Biodiversity Alliance