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Book (stand-alone)Ten years of capacity development on national forest monitoring for REDD+
Much achieved yet much more to do
2018Also available in:
No results found.Over the last ten years, the governments of developing countries and their donors around the world have invested heavily in national forest monitoring systems. This paper investigates how capacities have developed and where gaps remain. For a group of 16 countries, the national forest monitoring systems were assessed at three points in time (2008–2015–2018), using a scorecard with 28 indicators for satellite land monitoring systems, national forest inventories, forest reference (emission) levels and national greenhouse gas inventory systems. Overall, as of 2018, a number of countries have established significant forest monitoring capacities. Progress is uneven, however, and room for improvement remains among countries. It varies between the pillars of national forest monitoring systems, as well as between technical and functional capacities, although progress has gained momentum over time. To advance further, governments will need to pay more attention to building up system maintenance and to improving data collection and methodologies. -
ArticleAssessment of REDD+ MRV capacity in developing countries and implications under the Paris regime
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recognized the importance of forests in combating climate change and agreed financial support for REDD+ activities in developing countries through the Warsaw REDD+ Framework (WRF). The REDD+ activities for conserving carbon stored in forests to reduce GHG emissions and to enhance the carbon sink function of forests are expected to serve as an important means of achieving the climatic goal. In this study, a set of criteria was devised to assess REDD+ Measuring, Reporting and Verifying (MRV) implementation capabilities of developing countries, which was applied to analyze REDD+ MRV levels in REDD+ countries. Based on Forest Reference Emission Level/ Forest Reference Level (FREL/FRL), National Strategy (NS), National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) and Safeguard Information Summary (SIS) the countries have submitted, 36 REDD+ countries have submitted FREL/FRL only (Group I), while five countries fulfilled WRF requirements and registered REDD+ reduction results (Group II), and six received Result-based Payments (RBP) (Group III). From the highest to the lowest, overall MRV capability was also arranged in the order of Group III, II, and I, albeit Group I or Group II is at a higher level than the other groups in some elements. REDD+ countries in the Readiness Phase (Group I) would aim to have MRV capabilities of Groups II and III to receive RBP, and international support for REDD+ MRV capacity building can enable them to do. However, in addition to the receipt of RBP, REDD+ should be reflected in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) as consistent reduction results at the national GHG inventory level, and the advancement of REDD+ MRV is expected to be the necessary and sufficient condition for REDD+ cooperation under the Paris Agreement cooperative approach framework. For the following groups, international cooperation is essential: countries in the Readiness Phase need to be supported with the establishment of a MRV framework, which will enable them to achieve REDD+ to receive RBP and be reflected in NDCs; for REDD+ countries that have thus far met WRF requirements, the REDD+ scope needs to be upscaled to national levels and the MRV system should be further advanced to establish a cooperative approach system that can achieve more ambitious reduction targets through forests. Keywords: Warsaw REDD+ Framework, MRV; deforestation; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Nature based solution ID: 3623893 -
ArticleAfter ten years of readiness, risks, and challenges ahead for implementation of REDD+ in Nepal
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.After a decade of readiness for REDD+, Nepal has signed the Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the World Bank under the Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in February 2021. After signing the agreement, Nepal has entered the implementation phase of the REDD+ and is one of the 15 REDD+ countries to do so until September 2021. When Government of Nepal, decided to participate in the REDD+ initiative in 2010, there was some confusion and reluctance among most of the other stakeholders. The situation slowly changed, and all stakeholders hoped that REDD+ would be beneficial for the country in many aspects. This resulted successful implementation of the 1st phase of readiness and approval of the 2nd phase readiness grant. Nepal’s Emission Reduction Program Document (ER-PD) for the 13 Terai Arc Landscape districts was approved by the Carbon Fund in June 2018. Seven interventions proposed in the ER-PD are being implemented formally for the Emission Reduction program since July 2021. This study critically analyzes the risks and challenges ahead for implementation of the REDD+ in Nepal. The study was based mostly on review of various legal instruments, capacity of government institutions and other stakeholders including indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) and field level consultations. The study revealed that there are some risks for the REDD+ implementation in coming years. Conflicts between the federal and State governments on rights and authority to manage forest resources and likelihood of policy shift to the traditional management of forest resources instead of production oriented SFM practices envisioned by the ER-PD is a big risk. Private sector is not very enthusiastic to participate in the program as their concerns are not addressed. Furthermore, dominance by the forestry sector may hinder the prospect of active involvement of other sectors such as agriculture. There are also some technical challenges and benefit sharing may also be a very contentious. Keywords: Climate change, REDD+, Forest Carbon, Forest Governance; Benefit sharing ID: 3485323
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