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From Biodiversity for a Livable Climate conference: "Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming"
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Good, MoEFCC attempting to review Forest policy after 3 decades. But found no objective goal, all old theory.
A fundamental question. Should MoEFCC have Forest policy or Environmental Policy? Forest is for conservation, just protect it and do some recovery (conservation) activity for endangered species. Nothing more. Less activity inside, more wilderness, more animals, ...
It should have environmental policy. It should list down objective methods to achieve 40% green cover, meeting INDC of 2.5 million carbon sink through additional tree cover, improvement of EPI, objective methods to improve URBAN tree cover, reducing AIR pollution, sustainable use of ground water, chemical pollution ....etc
I object using urban / farm FOREST, because Forest implies wilderness. All these urban / farm tree growing is no wild,
Major REFORM is required in MoEFCC as mentioned by Shri TSR Subramaniam HIgh level committee in 2014
Thanks
This study was presented during the conference “Production and Carbon Dynamics in Sustainable Agricultural and Forest Systems in Africa” held in September, 2010.
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Cbd introduction redd plus biodiversity safeguards
1. REDD-plus Biodiversity Safeguards
Decisions and activities of the CBD
UNFCCC SBSTA, 14 June 2011
Tim Christophersen
CBD Secretariat
Tim.Christophersen@cbd.int
2. Outline
• Relevant CBD COP guidance
• Background information on carbon and
biodiversity linkages
• Process to develop advice on biodiversity
safeguards
3. Programme of Work on
Forest Biodiversity
1. Conservation, Sustainable Use, Benefit-sharing
• increase sustainable management of forests
• implement ecosystem approach
• designate a comprehensive system of forest protected areas
• restore degraded forests
• fight against forest fires
• invasive alien species
2. Institutional, Socio-economic Enabling Environment
• provide incentives for the use of sustainable practices (e.g., certification)
• develop good practices in forest law enforcement and governance (FLEG)
• ensure equitable ABS with indigenous and local communities
• clarify land tenure and resource rights
3. Knowledge, Assessment, Monitoring
• advance assessment methods
• research forest ecosystem functioning
• develop a global forest classification system
• improve the infrastructure for data and information management
5. CBD COP Decisions
REDD-
relating to REDD-plus
Decision IX/5 invites Parties, other Governments,
and relevant international and other organizations
to ensure that possible actions for REDD:
• do not run counter to the objectives of the CBD
and implementation of the forest programme of
work (PoW)
• support implementation of the PoW, and
• provide benefits for forest biodiversity and
indigenous and local communities
6. CBD COP Decisions
REDD-
relating to REDD-plus
In Decision X/33, para 9 (g) and (h), COP requests the ES
to:
(g) ....provide advice, for approval by COP 11,
including on the application of relevant safeguards for
biodiversity, without pre-empting any future decisions
taken under the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, based on effective consultation with
Parties and their views, and with the participation of
indigenous and local communities, so that actions are
consistent with the objectives of the Convention on
Biological Diversity and avoid negative impacts on and
enhance benefits for biodiversity
7. CBD COP Decisions
REDD-
relating to REDD-plus
(h) With effective consultation with Parties and based on
their views and in collaboration with the Collaborative
Partnership on Forests, identify possible indicators to
assess the contribution of REDD-plus to achieving the
objectives of the CBD, and assess potential mechanisms
to monitor impacts on biodiversity from these and other
ecosystem-based approaches for climate change mitigation
measures, without pre-empting any future decisions taken
under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, and to report on progress to the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at a meeting
prior to the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
8. CBD COP Decisions
REDD-
relating to REDD-plus
‘Aichi Targets’ of the CBD Strategic Plan 2011-2020:
• at least halve deforestation, and where feasible bring it close
to zero (Target 5)
• manage all areas under forestry sustainably (Target 7)
• conserve at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water
areas (Target 11)
• restore at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby
contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to
combating desertification (Target 15)
CBD AHTEG on indicators for the Strategic Plan (20-24 June
2011)
9. Linkages between Biodiversity
and Climate Change
AHTEG Report 2009*:
REDD-plus:
• potential to deliver significant co-benefits for forest
biodiversity if mechanisms are designed appropriately.
• This means:
– recognizing the contribution of diverse forests, in
particular primary forests, to long-term carbon
sequestration/storage;
– Respecting rights of indigenous and local
communities;
– addressing important forest governance issues such
as illegal logging and land tenure.
Further discussion about CBD and REDD perspectives: “Recent CBD scientific
findings on biodiversity and climate change - Information Note 1 for
UNFCCC COP15” (http://www.cbd.int/climate/copenhagen)
* Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. CBD
Technical Series No. 41. www.cbt.int/ts
10. Links between biodiversity
and forest carbon
Landscape context
Land use 1.Landscapes where 2. Landscapes 3. Landscapes
management and active deforestation where there is which have largely
forestry-based and forest minimal or no been deforested
climate change degradation are deforestation and
mitigation options occurring forest degradation
Reducing deforestation X
and forest degradation
Forest conservation X X
Sustainable management X X (potentially applicable
of forest carbon stocks to remnant forest
patches in landscape)
Afforestation, reforestation X (on already-deforested X
and forest restoration or degraded land)
Conservation and X X X
restoration of peatlands,
mangroves and other
forested wetlands
CBD AHTEG, 2009 (CBD Technical Series 41)
11. Guidance e.g. on afforestation
and reforestation:
- Reforestation: use an appropriate mix of native species,
incorporate any natural forest remnants; aim for permanent,
semi-natural forest. Reforestation activities on degraded lands
can also relieve pressure on natural forests by supplying
alternatives sources of sustainable wood products to local
communities, thereby providing additional biodiversity and
climate change mitigation benefits.
- Afforestation: convert only degraded land or ecosystems
largely composed of invasive alien species; include native tree
species; develop diverse, multi-strata canopies; minimize
disturbance; consider the invasiveness of non-native species,
and strategically locate A/R within the landscape to enhance
connectivity.
CBD AHTEG, 2009 (CBD Technical Series 41) and Decision X/33
12. Links between biodiversity
and forest carbon
Synthesis of 400+ peer-reviewed
articles: Forest resilience and
stability depend on biodiversity, at
multiple scales (Thompson et al.,
2009; Diaz et al., 2009)
Biodiversity essential for
stability/carbon permanence
Biodiversity is an enabling
condition for SFM and REDD-
plus
14. Consultation process
• Global expert workshop in September 2010 on REDD-
plus and Biodiversity
• Notification in March 2011 for submission of views on
biodiversity safeguards
• Three regional expert workshops (Asia-Pacific, Latin
America/Caribbean, Africa) in 2011
• Funded by Norway, Japan, UK, Germany; supported
CBD and UNFCCC (REDD-plus) experts
CBD Secretariat is developing advice on REDD-plus
safeguards for approval of CBD COP 11.
15. Other key events
• Regional workshops for the revision of National Biodiversity
Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) (funded by Japan)
• SBSTTA 15 and 16 (7-11 November 2011, April/May 2012)
• Side events at UNFCCC COP 17 and LE on Safeguards at
Forest Day 5, 4 December 2011
• COP 11 (October 2012)
• Ongoing: provide information to UNFCCC Secretariat and
Parties, through JLG, UNFCCC Secretariat, SBSTA and
COP; and through REDD-plus & Biodiversity Newsletter
16. REDD-plus safeguards
Biodiversity risks, and risks to ILCs, include:
• The conversion of natural forests
• Displacement of deforestation and forest degradation
• Increased pressure on non-forest ecosystems with
high biodiversity value
• Afforestation in areas of high biodiversity value
• The loss of traditional territories and restriction of land
and natural resource rights
• Lack of tangible livelihood benefits
• Exclusion from designing and implementation of
policies and measures
(CBD Global Expert Workshop on REDD-plus, 09/2010)
17. REDD-plus safeguards
• A lot of existing/emerging guidance for minimizing
biodiversity risks, and enhancing benefits, including UN-
REDD Social and Environmental Principles, World Bank
safeguard policies, REDD Social and Biodiversity Standards,
FCPF Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment
framework, Forest Investment Programme (FIP) Operational
Guidelines, forest certification criteria and indicators (e.g.
FSC), and draft national policies/guidelines...
• Integration of existing and emerging standards
• More detail (operationalization) is needed, but depends
on national/local circumstances
• Need to focus on enhancing benefits rather than just
avoiding risks
• Need to acknowledge learning process on topic
18. Collaborative Partnership on
Forests (CPF)
• Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
• Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD Secretariat)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Global Environment Facility (GEF Secretariat)
• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD Secretariat)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF Secretariat)
• United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC Secretariat)
• World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
• World Bank (World Bank)
‘Forest Days’ at UNFCCC COPs since Bali 2007
19. CPF initiative on assessment
and monitoring of forest
degradation
Draft guidelines for reporting on forest degradation:
• Forest degradation introduction
• Biodiversity forest degradation indicators
• Forest goods and services
• Forest health indicators
• Historical forest degradation
• Assessing growing stock and stock changes
• Assessing forest degradation in terms of soil and land
condition
http://www.fao.org/forestry/cpf/forestdegradation/en/
20. SFM/REDD-
Tools for SFM/REDD-plus
biodiversity benefits
Protected
area/biodiversity
priorities in the state of
Oaxaca, Mexico, as part
of the national “Spaces
and Species” assessment
under the CBD
programme of work on
protected areas. The
assessment can help to
identify REDD areas of
high biodiversity which are
under threat, as well as
priority areas for
restoration.
Similar national
Federal PAs Extreme priority ecological gap analyses
State PAs
Private PAs
High priority have been carried out
Medium priority
under the auspices of
the CBD in over 40
developing countries.
21. Biodiversity and Livelihoods:
REDD benefits
• Summarises key benefits of REDD
for biodiversity and livelihoods, as
well as mitigation/adaptation
synergies
• Design aspects to deliver significant
benefits for forest biodiversity and
for indigenous and local
communities
• Available at www.cbd.int/forest
22. REDD-plus and Biodiversity
REDD-
• Overview over main linkages, and
potential for synergies
• Information for CBD National Focal
Points to contribute to the debate
• Available at www.cbd.int/forest
23. thank you!
merci!
¡gracias!
www.cbd.int/2010
tim.christophersen@cbd.int
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9
Tel. +1-514-288-2220 Fax: +1-514-288-6588
Email: secretariat@cbd.int
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