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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 >
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Norway: Guidelines for REDD+ Reference Levels - Principles and Recommendations (816 kB)
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Norway: Modalities for REDD+ Reference Levels - Technical and Procedural Issues (846 kB)
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