Asia Regional Workshop on REDD-plus after Cancun: Moving from Negotiation to Implementation Building REDD-plus Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers IISD,
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Asia Regional Workshop on REDD-plus after Cancun: Moving from Negotiation to Implementation
Building REDD-plus Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers
IISD, ASB-ICRAF, Norad and MARD Hanoi, 18-20 May 2011 Yam Malla, Executive Director Chandra Silori, Coordinator, Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD in Asia Regan Suzuki, Coordinator, REDD-net Asia Pacific Nguyen Quang Tan, Country Program Coordinator, Vietnam
RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests Bangkok, Thailand
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests
• Independent not-for-profit
international organization
• Strategically positioned between
organizations that are responsible for field implementation of activities and those responsible for research that generates empirically-based knowledge
Local and indigenous people hold the key to healthier and better management of forests
• VISION: Local communities in
the Asia-Pacific region are actively involved in the equitable and ecologically sustainable management of forest landscapes
• MISSION: To enhance
capacities at all levels to assist people of the Asia Pacific region to develop CF and manage forest resources for optimum social, economic and environmental benefits
Core Functions - Capacity Building
Training Action Research Networks Advocacy Advisory Services
Target Audience and Approach
• Beneficiaries: local people, esp.
poorer households in and around forests
• Strengthening capacities of
concerned stakeholders at all levels
• Working with partners and
collaborators
• Developing accessible, flexible,
dynamic capacity-building tools
• Addressing practical needs • Using local language • Simplifying complex ideas
Geographical and Thematic Focus
Asia-Pacific region (> 20 countries) 6 focal countries Four thematic areas
People, Forest & Climate Change Expanding Community Forestry Livelihoods & Market Access Conflict Management
Three guiding principles
Clear and stronger rights Good governance Fair share of benefits
Cross-Cutting Issues
Gender and equity Environmental sustainability
People, Forests and Climate Change
REDD+ Related Initiatives
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Community Forestry —a key strategy for addressing climate change and forest related issues (mitigation & adaptation)
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Analysis of policies and lessons from field implementation Using the knowledge/information for sharing and discussion at local, national, international meetings, conferences and workshops Disseminating knowledge through publications and other channels Incorporating new knowledge from own and other people’s work in capacity-building products and services
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REDD+ Initiatives
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Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD in Asia-Pacific REDD-net Asia-Pacific REDD Learning Network ASEAN-RECOFTC-Swiss Partnership on SF and CC ForInfo
Safeguards and Free, Prior and Informed Consent
• REDD and other CC-Forest Initiatives ° Whose perspective? Whose agenda?
° How do different stakeholders view REDD+ and why?
• What policy implications?
° One possible negative outcome is re-centralization of forest management – thereby undermining: CF’s three decades of achievements Forest rights and benefits • Safeguards for what? What is FPIC and why?
° ° ° Areas with supportive policy framework Realizing the forest rights and benefits Areas with no supportive policy framework Focusing on policy and institutional reforms Various indigenous groups are proactively developing IP sensitive MRV processes and safeguards to ensure IP rights are upheld
Training and capacity building activities (2009-10)
• 64 trainings delivered • Over 2,000 participants involved
(over 800 females)
• 20 countries covered 9
Example 1: Grassroots capacity building for REDD+ in Asia
• Pilot trainings in 5 countries • National programs in 4 countries
– Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Nepal
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Training of trainers Awareness raising Material development Engaging local media
• Local language delivery of training
programmes
• ToT Manual developed in Nepali,
Laotian and Bahasa Indonesia languages
Example 2: Action Research
• Back up theories with practical evidence • Local-level mitigation and adaptation • Demonstrate, analyze and synthesize tools • Forest restoration, data generation,
incentives, alternative livelihoods
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25+ analytical outputs
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Policy briefs (6)
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Media briefs (3)
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Resear. article (10+) Resear. reports (5) Interactive bibliography & blog (1 each)
Example 3: Strengthening Regional Networks REDD-net Asia-Pacific
• Bridge b/w global and national networks,
facilitate constructive dialogue and harness enhanced interest in forest sector
• REDD+ through the civil society lens °
Supports Southern civil societies in promoting the interests of local people in REDD+ dealings
• Knowledge-sharing platform °
Sharing of knowledge, analysis, and tools to foster a better understanding of how REDD+ initiatives can address local needs
• Regional and global bulletins: Key themes ° ° ° °
Equity in REDD+ Trust in REDD+ Carbon Rights Benefit Sharing, Gender, Adaptation, Conflict, Opportunity costs
Example 4: Strengthening Regional Networks REDD Learning Network
• RECOFTC leads the Network in
eight countries as part of our work under the RAFT program
• Key stakeholders are informed
on latest REDD+ issues
• Contributes to the development
of national REDD+ scheme
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reduce poverty strengthen the rights of local people
• Decoding REDD Workshop Series
Example 4: Strengthening Regional Networks REDD Learning Network (cont…)
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Engaging media - Development of REDD+ Media Pack Media brief on an overview of REDD+ REDD decoding publications Carbon, conflict and communities
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Press Conference at the UN Climate Change Talks in Tianjin, China Over 20 Chinese and international journalists
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Media Training Workshop 12 journalists from South and East Asian countries, including 8 RAFT countries
Example 5: Advisory Services
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Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in REDD+
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UN-REDD FPIC evaluation and verification toolkit developed with Asia Pacific IG and FPIC experts for UN-REDD global program Evaluation of FPIC processes using toolkit for UN-REDD Vietnam country program GIZ – Guidelines for FPIC applications
Way forward … future action research focus
• How social safeguards are defined and
applied under different socioeconomic and cultural settings?
• Role of indigenous knowledge ° Identify significant opportunities, constraints, and risks for adaptation and mitigation • What are risks and opportunities—will
REDD-plus escalate conflict in forestry sector?
• How to ensure equitable access to and
benefit sharing from carbon trade
• What is the cost of REDD+
Way forward … future policy focus
• Develop policies on safeguards
including roles of local communities in the FPIC process
• Review and learn from existing policies
on safeguards—FPIC in Philippines, various certification systems
• Create conducive policy environment
for good governance and stronger and clear forest rights of local communities
• Mechanism to avoid dilution or
misinterpretation of safeguards by participating countries
Conclusion
• Climate change-related forest strategies can succeed when they
complement, rather then conflict with, the forest peoples interests
• Community Forestry: °
Offers a basket of robust social safeguards
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Helps building resilience and social and natural capital for local communities
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Ensures both biodiversity conservation and social safeguards
• Community Forestry is a robust model to approach the current
question of REDD+ implementation
Thank You!
Healthy forests…
local people hold the key
Website: www.recoftc.org