Addressing Drivers at Multiple Levels for REDD Success: Fundamental Issues, Diverse Challenges and Recent Developments

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Addressing Drivers at Multiple Levels for REDD
Success Fundamental Issues, Diverse Challenges
and Recent Developments

• Megan Dickie
• Environmental Investigation Agency
• COP18 Doha, Qatar
• 27 November 2012

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International Commodity Drivers Large Scale
Commercial Production

• Enormous timber/wood commodity markets
• Generate approximately USD 220 billion annually
• Large scale agriculture has replaced small scale
  agriculture
• Palm Oil
• Cattle Ranching
• Soy production
• Wood products and agricultural commodities
  markets are no questions asked for
  environmental or social impacts

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Recent Efforts to Address International Drivers

• Consumer Goods Forum
• Norwegian Pension Fund

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International Drivers Looking Forward

• SBSTA should
• explore ways all countries can account for and
  act to address their specific role in driving
  global deforestation and degradation
• Encourage more government leadership and
  collaboration with private sectors to help guide
  markets toward greater supply chain
  sustainability
• Ensure decisions tackling commercial drivers do
  not infringe on communities and indigenous
  peoples rights to manage their lands

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International Drivers Conclusions

• Any REDD decision must include policies that
  require action by ALL countries contributing to
  deforestation and forest degradation
• The UNFCCC should reinforce efforts to address
  drivers and promote legal trade and sustainable
  supply chains by including drivers language
  within the text of a REDD agreement

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Thank You

• Megan Dickie
• megandickie_at_eia-global.org