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Contribution by sector to total anthropogenic GHG emissions. Where did REDD come from ???.
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U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
Contribution by sector to total anthropogenic GHG emissions U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
Where did REDD come from??? The Bali Action Plan (COP 13/2007) 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 managementof forests and enhancementof forest carbon stocks in developing countries[.]” U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
Fraudulent carbon “credits” and registration documents issued to landowners by private brokers U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
Carbon credit issued for the Kamula Doso forest -- the same forest that a different government agency is permitting to be logged! U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
Consists of Readiness Fund (financed by donor governments) and Carbon Fund (financed by donor governments and private sector) $129 million USD to support “readiness” activities in 37 tropical forest countries -- including Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala Readiness Fund assists countries in developing 1) national REDD strategy; 2) system for monitoring, measurement and verification of emission reductions, 3) national baseline for deforestation World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
How the FCPF works….. 1) Country submits Readiness Plan Idea (R-PIN) 2) R-PIN Reviewed by Technical Advisory Panel 3) Acceptance into FCPF 4) Country develops Readiness Plan 5) Outcome is a Readiness Package 6) Country eligible to participate in Carbon Fund U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA
What REDD needs to work successfully…. - Transparent, equitable and accountable benefit sharing mechanisms - Safeguards and grievance mechanisms to protect the interests of communities and indigenous groups - Clarification/reform of land, forest and carbon tenure ….but none of these safeguards are included in the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97403 USA