The document summarizes a forum focused on building readiness for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) through cross-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration. It discusses the advisory committee that will guide activities, a past readiness workshop in Ghana, critical elements identified for African countries, practical steps for the near and long term, and plans for future collaboration workshops and an introductory film on REDD. It also provides an overview of key issues still under discussion related to REDD implementation, including the scale of accounting/crediting, establishing baselines, defining the scope, and potential financing mechanisms.

1. The Woods Hole
Research Center
The Forum on Readiness for REDD
and
Update on UNFCCC REDD Process

2. The Forum on Readiness
for REDD
A multi-stakeholder forum focused on practical
multi-
approaches for building REDD readiness through:
cross-
cross-stakeholder dialogue and priority-setting
priority-
South-
South-South collaboration
linking local and international expertise with country
goals to support readiness activities

3. Advisory Committee
•Etienne Massard, Environment
Ken Andrasko, Forest Carbon
Partnership Facility Ministry, Gabon
Robert Bamfo, Ghana Forestry •Charles McNeill, UNDP
Commission
•Paulo Moutinho, Instituto de
Fred Boltz, Conservation International Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
(IPAM), Brazil
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Permanent
Tauli-
Forum on Indigenous Issues
•Xavier Mugumya, National Forestry
Ken Creighton, WWF Authority, Uganda
Andrea García Guerrero, Colombia •Peter Ndunda, The Greenbelt
Environment Ministry Movement
Juan Carlos Jinitach, Amazon •Andreas Tveteraas, Govt of Norway’s
Alliance/COICA Initiative on Climate & Forests
Omaliss Keo, Ministry of Agriculture
Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia •Dan Zarin, The Packard Foundation

4. Advisory Committee Role
Committee will:
Decide among options for Forum activities and direction
Guide Secretariat in carrying out the administration of the
Forum
Take advantage of synergies and avoid duplication with many
organizations represented to maximize Forum effectiveness
First Advisory Committee meeting April 5 in Bonn
Agenda will include: review and finalize governance structure,
review and select activities for 2009, discuss scope of activities for
2010

5. Forum Readiness Workshop,
Accra, August 2008
Hosted jointly by Ghana Ministry of Lands, Forestry
and Mines and the Ghana Forestry Commission
Over 80 international participants
Regional Breakout groups identified readiness
priorities for their region
Workshop report at http://whrc.org/reddready

6. Critical Elements identified
in African Breakout Groups
Define stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities in order to
strengthen participation, especially of Indigenous Peoples and
local communities
Integrate REDD strategies into existing social, environmental, and
economic objectives and frameworks
Create networks for generating awareness, sharing information,
and educating stakeholders
Coordinate information on opportunities for REDD pilot projects
Develop in-country capacities for measuring, monitoring, and
in-
accounting for carbon stocks and fluxes from deforestation and
forest degradation

7. Practical Steps
Near-
Near-Term (2009)
Inventory financial, technical, and institutional needs that must be met for
a successful REDD strategy
Develop structures and support for regular meetings and information-
information-
sharing among stakeholders
Develop mechanisms to share information, data, and experiences at the national
information,
and regional levels
Mid- Long-
Mid- to Long-Term
Develop long-term REDD vision and how it fits with development strategy
long-
Determine social and economic incentives for avoiding deforestation and
forest degradation
Determine baselines for forest carbon stocks and fluxes

8. Overview of Readiness
Activities
A background document prepared by WHRC on
readiness activities around the world
Highlights specific programs, projects, and pilot
activities – NOT comprehensive
“Living document” – update for Copenhagen
Available at

9. Film on Introduction to REDD
Development by INCEF ( International Conservation and
Education Fund) (www.incef.org)
(www.incef.org)
Film will be designed for use by grassroots networks,
civil society groups and NGOs to introduce indigenous
and forest-dependent communities and networks to
forest-
REDD
Local language
Local voices on forests, deforestation, climate change
Basic concepts and process of REDD and how to get
involved
We welcome input!

10. South-
South-South Collaboration workshops on
implementing REDD, Amazonas, Brazil:
Feb 10-13 and March 16-19 2009
10- 16-

11. Indicative Guidance
(FCCC/CP/2007/6/Add.1* )
1. Demonstration activities should be undertaken with
approval of host Party;
2. Estimates of reductions or increases of emissions should
be results based, demonstrable, transparent, verifiable,
and estimated consistently over time;
3. Emission reductions from national demonstration
activities should be assessed on the basis of national
emissions from deforestation and forest degradation;
4. Subnational demonstration activities should be assessed
within the boundary used for the demonstration, and
assessed for associated displacement of emissions;

12. Indicative Guidance cont’d
(FCCC/CP/2007/6/Add.1* )
5. Reductions in emissions or increases resulting from the
demonstration activity should be based on historical emissions,
taking into account national circumstances;
6. Subnational approaches, where applied, should constitute a
step towards the development of national approaches,
reference levels and estimates;
7. Demonstration activities should be consistent with sustainable
forest management
8. Experiences in implementing activities should be reported and
made available via the Web platform;
9. Independent expert review is encouraged

13. Poznan 2008
SBSTA conclusions highlights
(FCCC/SBSTA/2008/L.23)
Promoting the readiness of developing countries
Recognizing the need to promote the full and
effective participation of indigenous people and
local communities
launch by the secretariat of the Web Platform on the
UNFCCC website
http://unfccc.int/methods_science/redd/items/45
31.php

14. Poznan 2008
SBSTA conclusions highlights cont’d
(FCCC/SBSTA/2008/L.23)
The use of the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines For National
Greenhouse Inventories and encouraging the use of the Good
Practice Guidance For Land Use, Land-Use Change and
Land-
Forestry as appropriate
The need to establish robust and transparent national forest
monitoring systems, following consideration of their
requirements
If appropriate, the need to establish robust and transparent sub-
sub-
national forest monitoring systems, following consideration of
their requirements

15. Issue: Scale of
Accounting/Crediting
National/Subnational-
National/Subnational-level approach:
National approach: accounting and crediting against
national baseline
Reduces problems with leakage that kept REDD out of CDM
Supports development of cross-sectoral policies to address
cross-
drivers of deforestation
Subnational approach: accounting and crediting against
activity-
activity-level baseline with leakage discount
May allow broader initial participation
allow
Quicker start
Promotes private sector financing
Question: How to link these approaches for maximum
participation and environmental effectiveness?
Hybrid approaches using subnational crediting and tracking
under national accounting framework?

16. Issue: Baselines
National historical reference period based on emissions
Forward-
Forward-looking baseline modeling future „business as
usual“ emissions
Baseline of carbon stocks
Global average emissions baseline
Hybrid approach
Using combination of historical emissions and carbon
stocks

17. Issue: Scope
Include degradation?
Include maintenance of carbon stocks?
Include regrowth/increase in carbon stocks?
Costa Rica – declining deforestation
Congo Basin – limited degradation
Brazil – extensive historical deforestation

18. Issue: Financing Mechanism
Market:
Credits created for emissions reduced, which can be sold to
industrialized countries to meet emission reduction targets
Non-
Non-market approach:
Annex I countries contribute voluntarily to a fund not
linked to market
Levy on emissions trading to fund REDD
Hybrid approaches
Separate market for REDD credits
And many others....

19. REDD negotiations in 2009
Bonn, 29 March-8 April
March-
Bonn, 1-12 June
1-
Bangkok, 28 September-9 October
September-
Arrangements for additional meetings
before Copenhagen if necessary
Copenhagen, 7 -18 December

20. Thanks for your attention
Tracy Johns, The Woods Hole Research Center
tjohns@whrc.org