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» Australia: International Forest Carbon Initiative
(IFCI)
The international community agreed in Bali that action must be taken now to address
deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and to establish the necessary
systems and financial mechanisms to ensure long term emission reductions. The International
Forest Carbon Initiative is Australia's contribution to this global effort.
The International Forest Carbon Initiative is a key part of Australia's international
leadership on reducing emissions from deforestation. The Initiative will support
international efforts to reduce deforestation through the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change. It aims to demonstrate that reducing emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation can be part of an equitable and effective
international agreement on climate change.
A central element of the Initiative is its focus on developing practical demonstration
activities in our region, particularly in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Australia has
signed Forest Carbon Partnerships with both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea under the
Initiative.
For more information on the International Forest Carbon Initiative visit:
< http://www.climatechange.gov.au/international/publications/fs-ifci.html >
The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) is part of the IFCI. Find more
information about the KFCP under:
< Demonstration
Activities >
» Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Preparations
for REDD-plus over the period 2010–2012
The Government of the DRC is firmly committed to the international process of reducing
emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD-plus), with the objectives of
contributing to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of poverty, and the
sustainable management of its forest resources, while taking into account the valuation of
environmental services. There is a strong willingness to include REDD-plus as part of
the country's social and economic development programmes and preparedness for REDD-plus
over the period 2010–2012 has started.
The Ministry of the Environment, the Conservation of Nature and of Tourism (MECNT) of
the DRC has created the "National Coordination for REDD" (CN-REDD) that is
responsible for steering and implementing the REDD-plus process at the national level,
including preparation of a national REDD-plus strategy and building and ensuring
technical, institutional and legal readiness and capacities. The Government is also working
in close collaboration with the UN-REDD Programme, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
and other organizations on a bilateral basis.
The following information has been submitted by the DRC as part of sharing
their experiences on preparing for REDD-plus implementation in the country.
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The REDD-plus readiness process in the DRC: reports and presentations:
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Studies and/or papers on REDD-plus in the DRC:
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Presentations on activities relating to REDD-plus in the DRC at various meetings/
events:
» Germany: Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries in a Post 2012 Climate
Regime – A Quantitative Analysis
The final report of a German research project on REDD discusses data availability and
methodological questions, especially for six countries (Brazil, Peru, Congo (Brazzaville),
Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea).
 Emissions and removals from land-use, land use change and forestry activities
in a post-Kyoto regime - quantitative analysis of a framework for reducing
deforestation (2322 kB)
Note: The main text of this report is in English, only the title and a 20 page summary are
in German.
See also:
< Methods and Tools – Other
Methods and Tools >
» Guyana: Experiences gained from
undertaking work on REDD Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
activities
The Government of Guyana has embarked on a national programme that aims to protect and
maintain its forests in an effort to reduce global carbon emissions and at the same time
attract resources to foster growth and development along a low carbon emissions path.
The cooperation between the Governments of Norway and Guyana expresses a willingness to
work together to provide the world with a relevant, replicable model for how REDD+ can
align the development objectives of forest countries with the world's need to combat
climate change. The initiative will require the development of capacities for
MRV of forest carbon stocks and changes.
The outcomes from the preparatory work on MRV for REDD+ in Guyana are presented in the
documents below.
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» Norway: An Assessment of
National Forest Monitoring Capabilities in Tropical Non-Annex I Countries, a report by
GOFC-GOLD
The objective of this report was to specify and scope, for 99 tropical non-Annex I
countries, the near term capacity development activities that would be required to
implement an accurate forest area change and carbon monitoring system. The focus is
on actions that can be taken over the next five years to prepare for participation in a
future REDD-mechanism under the UNFCCC.
As such, the report provides relevant input and recommendations for MRV-activities and
investments in REDD-preparatory processes, such as UNREDD and the FCPF.
The report has been co-sponsored by the Prince's Rainforest Project and the Government
of Norway's International Forest and Climate Initiative.
An Assessment of National Forest Monitoring Capabilities in Tropical
Non-Annex I Countries: Recommendations for Capacity Building (2095 kB)
For information on the Government of Norway's International Climate and Forest
Initiative, visit:
<
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/Selected-topics/klima/the-government-of-norways-international-.html?id=548491 >
See also:
< Methodologies and Tools –
Other Methodologies and Tools >
» Norway: Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries: An Options Assessment
Report
A report prepared for the Government of Norway by the Meridian Institute assesses several
important considerations for a future REDD mechanism under the UNFCCC, and strives to
clarify and inform some of the critical choices that will need to be made about including
REDD in a Copenhagen agreement.
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing
Countries (REDD): An Options Assessment Report (1326 kB)
For more information and different language versions of the report,
visit the REDD-OAR website:
< http://www.REDD-OAR.org >
For information on the Government of Norway's International Climate and Forest
Initiative, visit:
<
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/Selected-topics/klima/the-government-of-norways-international-.html?id=548491 >
» Norway: Guidelines for REDD+ Reference Levels - Principles and Recommendations
(816 kB)
» Norway: Modalities for REDD+ Reference Levels - Technical and Procedural Issues
(846 kB)
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