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Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. Introduction to the FCPF. Global Dialogue on Developing a Readiness Preparation Proposal August 13-14, 2009. What is REDD?. “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries”

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Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

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  1. Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Introduction to the FCPF Global Dialogue on Developing a Readiness Preparation Proposal August 13-14, 2009

  2. What is REDD? • “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries” • Attempt to recognize role of forests in climate change mitigation • Forests are needed to achieve +2°C objective • 20% of the problem  20% of the solution? • Discussed in UNFCCC negotiations as part of ‘post-2012’ climate regime • Excluded from Clean Development Mechanism • Allowed for Annex I countries and under Joint Implementation • No forest activities in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

  3. Followingtraditionaldevelopmentpaths, most countries losemost of their native forests North Amazon Basin Congo Basin South Amazon Basin National forest cover Europe North America South East Asia North East Asia South Asia West Africa Oceania Atlantic forest Time Source: Zarin, 2009

  4. REDD canform a bridge on forest transition path REDD bridge National forest cover Forest transition path Time Source: Zarin, 2009

  5. REDD: National or Sub-national? • For the bridge to be built, REDD should be at the heart of national development policy • REDD is not a substitute for development policies • Other reasons REDD should be handled at the national level • Projects may not achieve necessary scale • Leakage from projects • Benefit-sharing mechanisms may be necessary • REDD implementation may have to start at sub-national level to gain experience and before sufficient financing is available

  6. REDD or ‘REDD plus’? • Bali Action Plan calls for “policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries”. • A broader definition of REDD adds methodological and financial issues, but removes perverse incentives • Limiting financial compensation to reduced deforestation/degradation may discourage early action

  7. The Three Phases of REDD Maintenance • Payments • Performance-based FCPF Carbon Fund, Norway, GFCM (?), carbon market (?) Capacity, Reforms & Investments • Institution strengthening • Forest governance • and information • Sustainable forest • management • Investments outside • forest sector FIP, UN-REDD, CBFF, GEF, ODA, AAU set-aside, REDD Bonds (?) Readiness • Diagnostic • Reference Scenario • REDD Strategy • Monitoring System FCPF Readiness Fund, UN-REDD, CBFF, GEF, ODA

  8. FCPF = A Partnership to Make REDD Happen

  9. Two Mechanisms Readiness Mechanism READINESS FUND Capacity Building (2008-2012) Carbon Finance Mechanism CARBON FUND Payments for Emission Reductions (2010-?) Target ~$185 million Available $110 million Target ~$200 million Available $51 million

  10. Forests and Climate Change: World Bank-Managed Instruments Carbon Funds $2.3 billion* Climate Investment Funds ~ $6 billion BioCarbon Fund (BioCF) $90 million Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Target= $385 million** Forest Invesment Program (FIP) Target= $500 million? Growing Forests Partnership (GFP) $15 million * $2.6 billion if FCPF is included ** $185 m Readiness Fund + $200 m Carbon Fund. Only Readiness Fund operational ($107 million)

  11. Forests and Climate Change: World Bank-Managed Partnerships • BioCarbon Fund (BioCF, since 2004) • Demonstrate carbon finance mechanisms for reforestation, forest protection and agriculture • Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF, since 2008) • Build readiness for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) • Pilot performance-based payments • Forest Investment Program (FIP, under design) • Pilot investment models for REDD • Growing Forests Partnerships (GFP, since 2008) • Empower local stakeholders provide to engage in local, national and global processes on forests

  12. FCPF: The Big Picture Established collaborative partnership & transparent platform for meaningful exchanges on REDD issues

  13. 37 REDD Country Participants Selected

  14. Readiness Organization • What does it mean to ‘do REDD’? • Created templates/processes to facilitate Readiness: • Process of country submissions and reviews: • Readiness Plan Idea Note (R-PIN) • Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) • Readiness Package (R-Package) • Reviews by • Technical Advisory Panel • Bank • Participants Committee + Observers • Application of environmental and social due diligence framework • Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) • Consultation and Participation guidance

  15. FCPF Governance Participants Assembly All Eligible REDD Countries, Donors and Buyers Technical Advisory Panels • - Forum for exchange of information • Meets at least annually • Opportunity for ‘subgroups’ to meet and • discuss experiences, elect their representatives Carbon Fund (Bank as Trustee) Readiness Fund (Bank as Trustee) Participants Committee (PC) Observers Carbon Fund Participants Committee Primary decision making body, including all policy issues Facility Management Team (Bank) Bank facilitates partnership and ensures compliance with Policies (incl. Safeguards) Decision making on specific carbon transactions

  16. Composition of the First Participants Committee CONTRIBUTORS AFD Australia Germany Japan Netherlands Norway Switzerland TNC United Kingdom United States REDD COUNTRIES Bolivia DRC Gabon Ghana Guyana Madagascar Mexico Nepal Panama Vietnam OBSERVERS Forest-Dependent Peoples, Private sector, International Organizations, NGOs, UNFCCC Secretariat, UN-REDD Programme

  17. Launched Indigenous Peoples Capacity Building Program • Small grants to IP organizations to build REDD capacity at regional, national levels ($200,000 per year for 5 years). • $181,444 committed in FY09 based on proposals received from indigenous organizations and managed by them: • COICA (Amazonia)- organize regional workshops, produce reference document on REDD as contribution towards Copenhagen • IPACC (Africa)- organize regional/national workshops, produce toolkit on REDD to train trainers at country level • COONAPIP (Panama)- organize 11 workshops for info exchange, arrive at common position on REDD & government’s proposal to FCPF

  18. Advanced Partnership with UN-REDD Programme • Formal agreement to cooperate approved by PC Oct. 2008 • Joint missions • DRC (2), Indonesia (2), Panama (2), PNG, Vietnam • Joint presentations/discussions • CoP14 • Norwegian Parliament • Council on Forestry • Informal Working Group on Interim Finance for REDD • Progress in harmonizing processes • R-Plan/R-PP and NJP • Guidance on consultation and participation • Common Roster of Experts • Cooperation on MRV guidance

  19. Next Meetings • October 26-29, 2009 (Washington) • Participants Assembly • Participants Committee 4 • March 2010 (Gabon) • Participants Committee 5 • June 2010 (?) • Participants Committee 6

  20. THANK YOU www.forestcarbonpartnership.org www.carbonfinance.org

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