1. REDD+ FOR THE GUIANA SHIELD Technical Cooperation Project
Presentation of the
« REDD+ for the Guiana Shield » project
Nicolas KARR, ONF Guyane
6th August 2013
1st Steering Committee, Paramaribo

2. Outline
Context
Objectives
Activities
Budget and actors

3. Project origin Poznán, December 2008
Objective fixed by Guyana's President and Ministers of Environment of France and Suriname.

4. Biogeographical context Guyana plateau
100 million ha of forest
50 million ha within the project
Humid tropical forest ecosystem
Low deforestation rate(<0,3% / year)
Biodiversity
Socioeconomic development issues 4

5. Outline
Context
Objectives
Activities
Budget and actors 5

6. Specific objectives of this REDD+ project
Create a technical and dialogue platform at regional level to share experiences and good practices
Support countries in their readiness process for REDD+ mechanism by compiling and analyzing existing data and methodologies
Build capacities while improving methodologies and techniques to assess reduction of emissions due to deforestation and degradation
Develop a decision making tool to help assessing the impact of policies and measures on climate change and on socio-economical development
Guiding principles:
Transparency
Regional cooperation
Respect of National Policies and Sovereignty
Synergies with other REDD+ regional initiatives 6

7. Outline
Context
Objectives
Activities
Budget and actors 7

8. Activity 1: Assessment of forest cover and stocks
Identifying and compiling existing data and methodologies on forest cover evolution and forest carbon stocks
Evaluation of available methodologies (cost-benefit, conformity with IPCC good practices guidance)
Create a cooperative framework for knowledge sharing
Build countries capacities in terms of forest cover and stocks monitoring through the creation of working groups.
Outcomes
Improved methodologies and capacities in terms of forest cover and stocks monitoring
Support to countries forest emissions inventory (UNFCCC type)
Reinforcement of technical cooperation among countries on those subjects 8

9. Activity 2: Improve the deforestation/degradation dynamic understanding
Identify main deforestation/degradation drivers and underlying causes.
Compile existing quantitative and spatial data within a regional database
Identify needs in terms of data collection and capacity building to complement and update the database
Reinforce regional dialogue on transnational dynamics of deforestation/degradation
Outcomes:
Improve the understanding, monitoring and management of transnational deforestation and forest degradation dynamics.
A regional database on main drivers of deforestation/degradation.
Reinforced capacities and information in order to feed national reference emission levels and support the assessment of socio-economical impact of policies and measures 9

10. Activity 3: Improve modeling capacities to help decision-making process
Initiate a scientific cooperation platform on modelling
Reinforce regional modelling capacities
Develop tools to help policy decision-makers estimate the impact of development policies, measure forest carbon emissions and socio-economical development.
Outcomes:
Strenghtened cooperation between universities and research centers on land use change and socio-economical development modeling
A decision making tool to help monitoring and managing REDD+ mechanism implementation in countries
Reinforced capacities on modeling 10

11. Financial Plan Institution Amount (k€) FFEM 1 000 FEDER Interreg 1 265
Région Guyane 90
CIFRE 70
FEDD (ONF own financing)
200
IEF 38
SBB
GFC
Total
2 739 11

12. Institutional arrangements
STEERING COMMITTEE
Supervise the platform and approve annual work program
Support and inform the steering committee
Advise and inform pilot committee on project activities
Technical platform on REDD+ development
IMPLEMENTING ENTITIES
Coordinate participation
SECRETARIAT
Inform the platform
Working groups of components 1, 2 & 3
ONF Guyane and ONFI
Project partners
ONF -
G and ONFI in
collaboration with IEF, GFC,
SBB
Coordinate technical capacity development
Beneficiaries
National/state forest services
Civil society 12

13. ONFI - Implementing Partner
Staff for the project
Project Coordinator: Nicolas Karr
ONF - Project Leader
Funds reporting and monitoring : Fanny MISS et Jean-Luc Sibille
Project Manager in Cayenne : Marie Calmel
ONFI - Implementing Partner
Experts from ONFI Headquarters (coordination : Anne Martinet)
IEF Partner
SBB Partner
GFC Partner
Focal Point Amapa:
Sergio Milheiras
Focal Point Surinam:
Sara Svensson
Focal Point Guyana:
Saba Loftus 13

14. MERCI / THANK YOU / DANK U / OBRIGADO
Photo credit: ONF Guyane