WWF Forest Carbon StrategyTNC REDDex

July 13th, 2010

Liliana Dávila SternWWF – México

WWF’s work on REDD+: The Forest Carbon Initiative (FCI)

• In 2008 WWF recognised that REDD+ offers a chance to dramatically alter the landscape of forest conservation

…REDD+ and WWF

The challenge we set ourselves was to ensure that the policies, the funds and the institutions being mobilised for REDD+ produce environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits

climate biodiversity local communities and indigenous peoples and low carbon economies

…REDD+ and WWF

Goal

No net greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation by 2020

…WWF focuses on five niches …

1. Advocating high standards in global REDD+ policy

1. Influencing national REDD+ policy

2. Initiating large REDD+ projects and programmes in high biodiversity landscapes with indigenous and forest dwelling communities

3. Convening communities of interest in financing

4. Innovating technical solutions for REDD+

Three years to shape REDD+ … FCI Strategy 2010-2013

Global policy

National REDD+ Readiness

REDD+ “early action” demonstration programmes

Financing

FCI Strategic Framework 2010 - 2013

MRV

Cross cutting – Indigenous and social issues, lessons learning and capacity

WHAT Major REDD+ initiatives adopt and implement strong social, environmental, governance principles and safeguards

REDD+ agreement at the UNFCCC COP16

Major REDD+ institutions (FCPF and FIP)

Developed countries provision of adequate and predictable finance

Zero net deforestation adopted by national governments and multi-lateral agencies

WHERE 10 top forest countries Brazil, Colombia, DRC, Guyana Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea and Peru 10 top donor countriesAustralia, China, Germany, EU, France, Japan, Norway, US and UK.

Component 1 – Global Policy

Institutional Framework post-Copenhagen

REDD+ Partnership

REDD+ Partnership

Principle 1: CLIMATE REDD+ demonstrably contributes to greenhouse gas emission reductions with national goals working toward a global objective

Principle 2: BIODIVERSITY REDD+ maintains and/or enhances forest biodiversity and ecosystem services

Principle 3: LIVELIHOODS REDD+ contributes to sustainable and equitable development by addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation

Principle 4: RIGHTS REDD+ recognizes and respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities

Principle 5: FAIR & EFFECTIVE FUNDING REDD+ mobilizes immediate, adequate and predictable resources for action in priority forest areas in an equitable, transparent, participatory and coordinated manner

Principle 1: CLIMATE REDD+ demonstrably contributes to greenhouse gas emission reductions with national goals working toward a global objective

Principle 2: BIODIVERSITY REDD+ maintains and/or enhances forest biodiversity and ecosystem services

Principle 3: LIVELIHOODS REDD+ contributes to sustainable and equitable development by addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation

Principle 4: RIGHTS REDD+ recognizes and respects the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities

Principle 5: FAIR & EFFECTIVE FUNDING REDD+ mobilizes immediate, adequate and predictable resources for action in priority forest areas in an equitable, transparent, participatory and coordinated manner

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Included adequately in the draft text from Gov. of Norway?

WHAT National REDD+ strategies and architectures are in place in six countries with effective institutional and governance capacity in line with WWF Principles

six national and/or sub-national REDD+ have been convened six national participation plans are developed and implemented

WHERE Brazil, DRC, Indonesia, PNG, Peru, Mexico, Malaysia

Component 2 – National and Sub-national REDD+ Readiness

WHAT At lease 4 subnational programmes contribute reductions in annual carbon emissions from deforestation across a total of over 10+ million ha and demostrate important lessons for REDD+

• network guidance on project development and credit management

• a “flying squad” of REDD+ experts and peer review group to assist in project and programme development

•implementation in at least four subnational REDD+ programmes linked to national REDD+ framework

• Voluntary and compliance standards for REDD+ project meet WWF’s Principles

WHERE Initial focus on Peru, Indonesia, DRC, Brazil

Component 3 – REDD+ Early Actions Programmes and Projects

• Developed by Acre State government with WWF Brazil

• Province wide scheme for PES (Payment for Environmental Services)

• USD 268 million fund covering 5.8 million ha of threatened forests

Sub-National REDD+ Models: - Acre State

Program for Sustainable Property Certification• Currently voluntary

• Focuses on small-scale producers: ca. 2000 families to date

• Payments for adoption of sustainable land uses: US$200-300/yr per property plus technical assistance for production & marketing

• Requirements for participation:

9-year contract

Forest conservation

No deforestation

No burning

Restoration of degraded lands

• Separate programme for indigenous communities

Sub-National REDD+ Models: - Acre State

WHAT Ensure fast-start financing commitments by 2015 of a least EUR 20 billion1 in line with WWF Principles

• Forest Carbon Finance Summit 2011

•Analysis for deeper understanding of the drivers and economics of forest conversion and land use change

•Two innovative financial mechanisms established for: 1) effectively manage and distribute public and private funds 2) leverage private sector investments with public funding

WHERE Focus on approved demonstration projects and programmes

Component 4 – Financing

…REDD+ financing is starting to crystalise

REDD+PartnershipFast start fundingUSD 4 billion

Expected to raise to USD 15-25 billion annually by 2015 (source: IWG-IFR)

WHAT MRV systems are piloted with increased local capacity in six national and/or sub-national REDD+ programmes

•Carbon stock assessment baselines are completed in six national and/or subnational REDD+ programmes.

• WWF has emerged as a “leader” in the application, facilitation and dissemination of MRV best practices.

WHERE Focus on approved demonstration projects and programmes

Component 5 – MRV: Carbon monitoring, reporting and verification

OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGES

Carbon Accounting: How to efficiently determine how much carbon is

stored in forest tracks?

Carbon Monitoring: How to create a monitoring system that can be

managed by stakeholders with precision that is acceptable to commercial markets?

Stakeholder Access: How to put these tools in the hands of

stakeholders at all levels?

Component 5 – MRV: Carbon monitoring, reporting and verification

Airborne LIDAR“Light Detection and Ranging”

Carbon Accounting:

a. Satellite image analysis shows forest cover and disturbance

b. Classification against vegetation maps

c. LIDARs (laser instrumentation) flights used to measure biomass

d. Ground plots help calibrate and verify LIDAR estimates

Source: NATURE, Vol 461, 22 October 2009

e. Producing a high definition 3D map of

forest structure, biomass and carbon

LIDAR forest carbon measurement

3-D Views of the Amazon3-D Views of the AmazonForest from CAOForest from CAO

• PERU - Cost USD 430,000 to map an area the size of Netherlands (4.3 million ha)

• Average cost between USD 0.02 and USD 0.10 per hectare

• NEXT STEP : Mapping of the world‘s forests uploaded on Google (USD 15-20 million)

Greg AsnerCarnegie Institute

Source: NATURE, Vol 461, 22 October 2009

LIDAR forest carbon measurement

WWF Activities on forest carbon

PeruMadre de

Dios Region

DRCLac Tumba Landscape

IndonesiaKutai Barat

District

BrazilAcre State

FCI Focal Landscapes

Other developing WWF REDD+ landscapes

• Five principles – push for Cancun. 1 to 3 specific target that we all go after.

• Build together a simple learning system that can be embedded in the agreement. Big role as a network of NGO

• Get a very simple methodology to guarantee the carbon is stored - tested in a couple of years.

Things to take away…

WWF Forest Carbon Initiativewww.panda.org/forestcarbon