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READINESS FOR REDD

• Components, Resources, Ongoing Activities

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What is REDD Readiness?

• A country that is ready for REDD is able to
  participate in a future REDD mechanism of the
  UNFCCC this country should be able to
  demonstrate sufficient capacity in
• Technical monitoring and accounting of forest
  carbon emissions over time
• Institutional government can enact and enforce
  forest protection laws forest land tenure is
  clear transparent tracking and accounting of
  national-level emissions

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What is REDD Readiness contd

• Social multi-stakeholder participation in REDD
  activities including relevant indigenous and
  local forest-connected communities, local
  government, relevant NGOs and civil society
  organizations
• Economic design and implement mechanism for
  equitable sharing of financial benefits of REDD
  success

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The Forum on Readiness for REDD

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

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Forum Readiness Workshop, Accra, August 2008

• Hosted jointly by Ghana Ministry of Lands,
  Forestry and Mines and Ghana Forestry Commission
• Over 80 international participants from
  government, UN, donors, indigenous communities,
  national and international NGOs, research groups,
  private sector
• Included approximately 12 Ghanaian participants
• Regional Breakout groups focused on readiness
  priorities for their region

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Readiness priorities from Western Africa Breakout
Group

• Top readiness priorities for the next 3-5 years
• Consultation process (socio-economic studies ) to
  deal with benefit sharing and other social
  implications in the implementation of REDD -
  social
• Build institutional capacities in forest
  measurements, monitoring, carbon accounting and
  verification - technical
• Embed REDD in national action plans -
  institutional

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West Africa Readiness priorities contd

• An independent body consisting of representatives
  of the different stakeholder groups
  institutional/social
• Forest governance reforms (land rights, ownership
  and benefit sharing involving local communities)
  - institutional
• Build capacity in developing project design
  documents - technical
• Establish baseline scenario - technical

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Overview of Readiness Activities

• A background document prepared by WHRC on
  readiness activities around the world
• Highlights specific programs, projects, and pilot
  activities NOT comprehensive
• Available at http//whrc.org/reddready

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Support for REDD Readiness

• World Bank
• Biocarbon Fund
• Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
• UN-REDD Programme
• 9 Quick Start countries includes DRC,
  Tanzania, Zambia
• Governments UK, Norway, Australia
• Private Foundations Clinton Climate Initiative,
  Packard Foundation, Moore Foundation, Forest
  Philanthropy Action Network

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Voluntary Carbon Market role in REDD

• Independent project developers, NGOs
• In 2007, more 2 MtCO2e were generated from
  avoided deforestation projects ONLY 2 FROM
  AFRICA (several in pipeline)
• At an average price of 4.80 per tCO2e, this
  represents nearly US10 million in funding
• VCS recently released standards for REDD projects
  in voluntary market

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REDD Demonstration Activities

• Report covers 12 projects in design or
  implementation phase
• In these 12 projects, 4 million hectares
• 40 projects in the pipeline for certification by
  Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance
  (although many may not go forward)
• Many from private developers in early stages

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Demonstration Activities

• BRAZIL Juma Sustainable Development Reserve
  Project
• 589,612 ha
• Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance,
  Sustainable Amazonas Foundation, Secretariat of
  Environment and Sustainable Development of the
  Government of the State of Amazonas, Instituto de
  Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do
  Amazonas, Marriott International, Inc.
• created a financial mechanism to generate and
  distribute income from reducing emissions from
  deforestation
• Readiness Forum will visit this project in a
  workskhop in early 2009 one workshop focused on
  African participants

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Thanks for your attention
Tracy Johns The Woods Hole Research
Center tjohns_at_whrc.org http//whrc.org/reddready
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REDD Readiness Support

• World Bank
• Biocarbon Fund 3 projects
• Name projects
• Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 25
  participating countries Ghana is only current
  West African participant
• Note what fcpf will do for participants

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REDD Readiness Support

• UN-REDD Programme
• Includes UNDP, UNEP and FAO
• Funded by Norway
• Initial readiness program involves 9 quick
  start countries
• African countries DRC, Tanzania, Zambia
• What programs will do!!!

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REDD Readiness Support

• Government and Private Donors
• Congo Basin Forest Fund UK and Norway
• Amazon Fund Norway
• Norway has committed US600 million annually to
  support REDD grants will include governments
  and NGOs
• Australia International Forest Carbon
  Initiative focused on building technical
  capacity especially in Asia Pacific region

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REDD Readiness Support

• Clinton Climate Initiative Carbon Measurement
  Collaborative
• Goal develop freely available global, robust,
  technology-based bio-carbon monitoring,
  measuring, and accounting system
• Current pilot countries Cambodia, Tanzania,
  Indonesia, Guyanaothers in pipeline

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REDD Readiness Support

• Private Donors
• Packard Foundation
• Note from document
• Moore Foundation
• Note from Dan
• Forest Philanthropy Action Network
• UK-based group advising European donors on REDD
  funding strategy

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Demonstration Activities

• BOLIVIA Noel Kempff Climate Action Project
• 1998
• 1.5 million acres
• 5.8 million tons CO2eq
• Land protection, organizational empowerment, land
  tenure development, education, sustainable
  forestry training, land use planning.

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Demonstration Activities

• INDONESIA Ulu Masen Ecosystem, Aceh province
• 750,000ha
• Supported by government, NGOs, private sector
• First project to be certified by the Climate,
  Community and Biodiversity Alliance