This presentation is mainly made to present ideas about REDD and REDD+ at Department of Global Climate Change This presentation focuses more on "CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON ECO-TOURISM".

1. REDD, REDD+ AND CLIMATE
CHANGE IMPACT ON ECO-
TOURISM
Submitted to: Department of Global Climate Change
Submitted by: Rajendra Ojha
MDEVS, Year:1, Semester 2nd

2. Though it’s written REDD, it means
green

3. REDD and REDD+
 Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
 Reward for not deforestation but not equally for afforestation
 The purpose of REDD is “to create an incentive for developing countries to protect,
better manage and wisely use their forest resources, contributing to the global fight
against climate change”
 REDD developed from a proposal in 2005 by a group of countries lead by Papua New
Guinea and Costa Rica calling themselves the Coalition for Rainforest Nations.
 later, the proposal was taken up at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in
Bali (COP-13).
 In December 2010, at COP-16, REDD formed part of the Cancun Agreements, in
the Outcome of the Ad Hoc Working Group on long-term Cooperative Action under
the Convention.

4. Further you go…
 Cancun REDD neglected Carbon markets. Yet in December 2010, the World
Bank’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Andrew Steer, wrote that one outcomes
of Cancun was that “Forests [are] firmly established as a key for addressing
climate change, and to be included in a future carbon trading system.”
 Controversy enrolled.
 Forestry departments are among the most corrupt departments in some of the
most corrupt countries in the world.
 Peter Younger at Interpol is already concerned. “Alarm bells are ringing. It is
simply too big to monitor,” he said in October 2009, adding that “Organised
crime syndicates are eyeing the nascent forest carbon market.”

5. Further you go…
 REDD involves some kind of incentive for changing the way forest resources are used.
 As such, it offers a new way of curbing CO2 emissions through paying for actions that prevent
forest loss or degradation. These transfer mechanisms can include carbon trading, or paying for
forest management.
 There is as yet no formal mechanism for REDD with international recognition under the Kyoto
Protocol, but voluntary REDD projects are starting round the world. It is becoming clear that to
be effective, payment needs to be tailored to address specific national and local drivers of
deforestation over time.

6. Difference between REDD and REDD+
 REDD is concerned more about reducing the carbon emission from deforestation.
(example doesn’t care about the dominant species of botany)
 Whereas REDD+ is concerned about sustainable management of forest and forestry
products.
 Focuses on frequency of return rather than one time return.
 REDD stands on stagnant bio-diversity but REDD+ stands on extended bio-diversity.
 Inclusion and community at the core of forest conservation.
Hormoz Sohrabi
Tarbiat Modares University
Carbon sequestration refers to the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and
depositing it in a reservoir, while carbon storage refers to the quantity of carbon stored in
a reservoir.

7. What has REDD and REDD+ to do with
climate change
• Both are the mitigation efforts to combat climate change adverse effects.
• Both regard climate change has something to do with human induced
interventions i.e. deforestation.
• Financial value added on forestry sector to restore normalcy, keep climate change
at natural rate.
• Participatory action as bottom line, REDD+ seeks more inclusive role designs.

8. What has REDD, REDD+ and Climate
Change to do with eco-tourism
 All three entities excluding climate change have direct implication on enriching
financial value.
 REDD stresses on enriched income through carbon trading, REDD+ focuses on
enriched income via creation of green employment opportunities, participatory and
inclusive approach.
 REDD is concerned about community fortification but REDD+ is concerned with
public-private partnership.
 Whatsoever both REDD and REDD+ emphasize on increased income from
community managed forestry and increased investment from private sector.

9. In Nepal
• The country size is 14.78 million hectares, of which 5.8 million hectares (39.6%) is
covered by forest.
• Increasing demand in forest products and land, forests can be expected to be
under increasing pressure again. This could affect the livelihoods of a large number
of people and Nepal’s environmental sustainability.
• Preliminary estimates show that REDD+ may bring between $20-86 million per year
to Nepal (UN-REDD, 2014).
• r the increase in deforestation and forest degradation (Hobley 1985; Shrestha 1996
in Gautam, 2004).
• In 1978, the GoN implemented community-based forest management with notable,
however variable across-region success.
• Participation in REDD+ is considered as the next step in decentralisation of forest
management, strengthening of community forestry and resource use, sustainable
land use and reversing deforestation and forest degradation.

10. Contd…
 Nepal is signatory to the UNFCCC (since 1992) and the Kyoto Protocol (since
1997). Soon after the 13th COP, in 2007, in Bali, Nepal became active with REDD+.
 Major drivers for Affecting deforestation in Nepal: Unsustainable utilization of
forest products (unregulated, illegal, poor technology)/Unsustainable harvesting
Degradation) Weak Forest Management practices (unmanaged/under-managed)
Unplanned infrastructure development (includes manmade disasters),
Urbanization and resettlement Deforestation, Encroachment Deforestation,
Expansion of invasive species Degradation, Mining /excavation (sand, boulders,
stones).

11. REDD, REDD+ tends to…
 Inclusive participatory approach to conservation of forest productivity and forestry
productivity
 Indigenous knowledge and skills come alive
 Increment in NTFPs
 Dual sources of income
 Do whatever you have been doing, do more earn more (affirmative wing)
 All sum up to high potentials to eco-tourism economy.

12. References
 http://www.un-page.org/learning-resources/learning-materials-inclusive-green-
economy/understanding-and-operationalizing
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_REDD_Programme
 http://www.redd-monitor.org/redd-an-introduction/
 https://www.iied.org/redd-protecting-climate-forests-livelihoods
 https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_can_I_differentiate_between_carbon_sequestr
ation_and_carbon_storage_capacity_of_a_tree
 https://climatechangeconnection.org/solutions/international-solutions/redd/
 http://mofsc-redd.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Nepals-REDD-Strategy_-Fisrt-
draft.pdf
 http://mofsc-redd.gov.np/

13. Thank you!!!