Decoding REDD Workshop Series
With funding from USAID, RECOFTC and the Nature Conservancy-led Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade (RAFT) program have created a regional REDD Learning Network. In 2010, the network will continue to analyze important issues in REDD+ design and implementation through a series of workshops.
The Decoding REDD workshop series began in 2009, and brought together key forestry stakeholders from the Asia-Pacific region to analyze current issues, identify capacity and analysis ‘gaps,’ and enable national and local perspectives to feed into and inform regional debates and global negotiations on climate change.
Workshop 5: Forest Certification and REDD+ 21-23 April 2010, Sabah, Malaysia
Forest certification schemes are designed to provide clear standards of quality in forest management, including social equity and environmental sustainability. Forest certification has therefore generated a considerable amount of experience within the forest sector on the application of social and environmental safeguards. This experience provides a valuable opportunity for the development of equitable, efficient and sustainable REDD+ methods. This workshop will explore the lessons from forest certification in the Asia-Pacific region for the development of social and environmental safeguards for REDD+.
Workshop report: Effective REDD+ safeguards: Lessons from forest certification
Presentations:
Workshop 4: Restoration in REDD+
11- 13 October 2009, RECOFTC, Bangkok, Thailand Forest restoration has enormous potential to contribute to climate change mitigation in the Asia-Pacific. However, restoration is currently not included within the text for REDD+ in discussions under the UNFCCC. In this context, participants from nine Asia-Pacific countries discussed and clarified the concept of forest restoration within the framework of REDD+ and the UNFCCC negotiations. They discussed past experiences with forest restoration in the region and in their respective countries, and considered the practical, social and environmental implications of including forest restoration in REDD+. The workshop began with a field visit to Khao Phaeng Ma forest restoration site, about 200 km north-east of Bangkok.
Workshop Report Decoding REDD: Restoration in REDD+ Also in: Bahasa,Chinese: Part I, Part II and Vietnamese
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Workshop 3: REDD in the Rural Landscape: Negotiating Forest Land Use Change 27 - 31 July 2009, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
In many areas within the Asia-Pacific region there are compelling short-term incentives to degrade or to convert forested land to other uses. A common example is poorly-regulated timber markets, which provide financial rewards for logging that is unsustainable and often illegal.
Such incentives influence the actions of both rural communities and outsiders. For successful REDD programs, many current patterns of land use will have to change dramatically through incentives (largely financial) that promote sustainable forest management. To achieve this, identifying the underlying economic and governance situations that result in ‘perverse’ incentives is important so the necessary changes can be identified and then implemented. This will prove challenging. Many of the drivers leading to forest loss and degradation, such as rural poverty, are complex and multi-sectoral in origin.
The third workshop approached these issues from the perspective of large-scale land use change. It examined case studies from the region where planned changes in forest land use have been attempted or achieved, such as under Vietnam’s Forest Land Allocation program.
Workshop Report Decoding REDD: Negotiating Forest Land-use Change
The workshop discussion drew from case studies of large scale forest use allocation from four countries in the Asia-Pacific.
Part 1: REDD Knowledge and Experience in Indonesia, by Dr Petrus Gunarso, Tropenbos International
Part 2: Can Malinau Keep Its Forests? by Dr Godwin Limberg, CIFOR
Workshop 2: REDD and Community Forestry - Incorporating Forest Degradation into National Frameworks Workshop: 4–5 May 2009 and field trip 6–7 May - RECOFTC, Bangkok
The second ‘D’ in REDD refers to forest degradation, which is estimated to contribute between 10-50% of total forest sector-related Greenhouse Gas emissions. Participants from seven Asia-Pacific countries discussed the challenge of including forest degradation in baselines for REDD, and share lessons and experiences for directly involving local communities in efforts to assess and avoid degradation. The workshop concluded with a field trip to a community forest in Chai Nat province to learn about community-based responses to forest degradation.
Workshop Report Decoding REDD: Addressing and Assessing the Second ‘D' Also available in: Bahasa,Chinese: Part I, Part II, and Vietnamese
Presentations
Workshop 1: REDD – Issues of Scale in the Asia-Pacific Region 28 February - 2 March 2009 - RECOFTC, Bangkok
Participants shared knowledge and insights on the issue of REDD scale, and focused on the strengths and weaknesses of the various options. They analyzed the implications for pro-poor equitable outcomes and also key policy and implementation challenges.
Workshop Report Decoding REDD: Issues of Scale
For further information please contact: Ben Vickers, Climate Change Focal Point Regional Analysis and Representation Phone: 66-2-940-7500 Ext. 1227 E-mail: ben(at)recoftc.org
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Briefs
Call for Action: First Regional Forum for People and Forests Also available in: Bahasa, Chinese, Thai, Nepali,
Workshop Reports Decoding REDD 1: Issues of Scale
Decoding REDD 2: Addressing and Assessing the Second ‘D'
Decoding REDD 3: Negotiating Land-use Change
Decoding REDD 4: Forest Restoration in REDD+
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