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U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon USA Contribution by sector to total anthropogenic GHG emissions

U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon USA 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 management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries[.]” Where did REDD come from???

U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon USA Mitigation Options Objective Policy Instrument Activities Reducing GHG Emissions Reducing Deforestation REDD (first D) Maintain existing forests through governance reforms, tenure reforms, payments for environmental services Reducing Degradation REDD (second D) Increasing Sequestration Enhancing existing forests/Increasing forest cover REDD “Plus” Conservation + Enhancement of existing carbon stocks Creating new forests CDM Afforestation/ Reforestation Includes Agroforestry and plantations

U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon USA Fraudulent carbon “credits” and registration documents issued to landowners by private brokers

U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 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 USA World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 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

U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon 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

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U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue Eugene, Oregon USA - 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 What REDD needs to work successfully…. ….but none of these safeguards are included in the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility