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Norway´s support to REDD+ and the UN-REDD Programme

Norway´s support to REDD+ and the UN-REDD Programme. Briefing to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva May 9th 2011 Andreas Tveteraas - Senior Adviser - at@md.dep.no. Bali, 2007. Prime Minister Stoltenberg says:.

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Norway´s support to REDD+ and the UN-REDD Programme

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  1. Norway´s support to REDD+ and the UN-REDD Programme Briefing to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva May 9th 2011 Andreas Tveteraas - Senior Adviser - at@md.dep.no

  2. Bali, 2007. Prime Minister Stoltenberg says: …Therefore I am pleased to announce that the Norwegian government is prepared to increase its support to prevent deforestation in developing countries… …we have to work out systems that ensure that emission reductions are real. We are going to pursue this together with the UN, the World Bank and partner countries….

  3. REDD+: Emissions reduction Low-carbon development Livelihoods Biodiversity Ecosystems Rights Photo: Tom Schandy Photo: Thomas Marent Sources: IPCC; WRI/CAIT

  4. Our portfolio: Going wide + going far + creating experience Multilateral Bilateral Multi-bi

  5. Why the UN-REDD Programme? • Launched September 2008: Norway initial contributor (12 mill USD) • Why? • Strong UN involvement in developing REDD+ is a must (national+international levels) • Provide normative development and legitimacy • Increase likelihood of lasting and sustainable results • The combined strengths /the collaboration between: • FAO: • MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification of emissions, • forest governance • sustainable management of natural resources) • UNDP: • country presence • human & sustainable development and poverty eradication • UNEP: • integrate climate responses into national development • ecosystems approach • environmental governance

  6. Very positive developments since 2008 • Increasing numbers of participating forest countries (13+16) • Increasing number of donors (Denmark, Spain, EU, Japan) • New UN-REDD strategy from 2011: • Targeted support to countries in 6 areas: • MRV, governance, stakeholder engagement, multiple benefits, transparent, equitable and accountable management, sector transformation • “Direct“ support to countries or areas possible • Cancún-developments the UN-REDD Programme even more relevant: • safeguards related to stakeholder engagement, indigenous peoples rights, governance, protection of natural forests... • Increased coordination between international REDD+ initiatives: • Avoiding overlap - comparative strengths – support country strategies • Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: • Joint templates, aligned processes, secretariat functions for the REDD+ partnership

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