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UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries: Initial Plans for Consultation with Indigenous Peoples FAO-UNDP-UNEP April 2008. Background.
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UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries: Initial Plans for Consultation with Indigenous Peoples FAO-UNDP-UNEP April 2008
Background • Tropical forests – the homes and source of livelihoods and culture for Indigenous Peoples are disappearing fast - 200 km2 of forest are lost each day • Forest loss accounts for approx 20% of global greenhouse emissions • So reduced deforestation can play a significant role in mitigation and adaptation • Addressing deforestation and forest degradation could generate new financing for forest management in developing countries and yield significant sustainable development benefit … if done properly …
Background • But the underlying causes of deforestation vary from country to country and even within a country and are often complex in nature • And issues of land rights and land tenure and means and modalities of financial transfer can be extremely challenging • A history of experience with sustainable forest management, payment for ecosystem services, ecotourism, ICDP that shows local people are not always empowered by these schemes • How should REDD schemes be designed to properly take the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples into account?
UN Collaboration • Response to donor and rainforest country requests for joint UN action to address issues of forests and climate change • Assist developing countries gain experience with risk management and payment structures for actual, lasting, achievable, reliable & measurable emission reductions • Assist countries to find ways to pilot test REDD mechanisms that empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities • Help donors to test new and innovative mechanisms that fall between payment-upon-delivery and up-front-payment. • Facilitate inclusion of REDD in a post-2012 regime by working with countries to successfully implement REDD programs • Coordinate with major players including WB FCPF, GEF etc. on ‘Making REDD Work for Indigenous Peoples’ • Promote One UN and “Delivering as One”
Country Actions Scoping and Local Consultations REDD Readiness for Monitoring and Assessment REDD Dialogue National REDD Strategy Support for Implementing REDD Measures REDD Data Management REDD Payment Distribution REDD Payment Structuring
International Support Technical and Scientific: Monitoring systems Accounting Methods and Verification of Reduced Emissions Guidelines, methods and tools for REDD Co-benefit and Trade-Off Tools Capacity building in participatory approaches Knowledge Management: Knowledge Sharing Between Countries REDD Awareness Data Availability and Interpretation Cutting Edge Science and Policy Networks
Advice & Guidance Requested from Participants in UNPFII What are the implications of PES (including REDD) for Indigenous Peoples? Given that UNFCCC & the international community has agreed to pilot REDD mechanisms, how should the UN system respond? What experience have you had with REDD so far? What experience have you had with other payment schemes that could inform how REDD should be developed? What particular role does the UN system have in exploring ways to make REDD work?
