This document outlines the Voluntary REDD+ Database, which aims to improve transparency and share experiences around REDD+ financing arrangements. It provides an update on progress, including a revised questionnaire, an overview of the 441 arrangements currently in the database as reported by donor countries, REDD+ countries, and institutions, and screenshots of the new database interface. Key issues to address going forward include clarifying definitions, tracking finance over multiple years, acquiring more data, expanding language support for the interface, communicating key statistics, and securing a budget for 2012.

1. Voluntary REDD+ Database
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Barney Dickson (UNEP‐WCMC)
Peter Holmgren (FAO)
Peter Holmgren (FAO)
Bonn 12 June 2011
Bonn 12 June 2011

2. Outline
1. Introduction
Introduction
2. Revised questionnaire
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3 Summary of data
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4. Database interface
5. Issues to address
6. Next steps
Next steps

3. Introduction
• Guidance provided by REDD+ Partnership
Guidance provided by REDD+ Partnership
– 2010 work plan, budget
• Database objectives
– Improve transparency
Improve transparency
– Support analyses
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Help share experiences
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4. Introduction (cont.)
Introduction (cont )
• Concepts and principles
Concepts and principles
– “REDD+ Arrangements” is the basic concept of the database
– Data ownership is with countries
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– Phased approach
– Open access to data
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Organization of work
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– FAO and UNEP‐WCMC team
– Development of concepts and database software
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– Web‐based user interface
– Focus on data collection process (resource demanding)
– Ongoing submissions from countries and institutions
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5. Introduction (cont.)
Introduction (cont )
• Milestones
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– Initial survey (Australia, France, PNG), May 2010
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– Concept note, September 2010
– Launch in Nagoya November 2010
Launch in Nagoya, November 2010
– New Questionnaire, March 2011
– Progress report, Bangkok 10 April 2011
– Updated progress report Bonn 12 June 2011

6. 2. Revised questionnaire
2 Revised questionnaire
• Revised questionnaire launched end March 2011 (English)
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– More detailed questions on REDD+ financing
– Further guidance on completing report
• French & Spanish versions circulated early May
• 31 responses by 9 June
– 17 REDD+ countries (11 reporting for first time)
– 8 donor countries
– 6 institutions
• VRD team worked with partners to clarify questionnaire
responses

7. 3. Overview of current data (9 June)
3 Overview of current data (9 June)
Total no. of arrangements in database:
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Information submitted to by:
Donor countries
Donor countries 15
REDD+ countries 28
Institutions
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8. 3. Overview of current data
3 Overview of current data
Amounts (billion US$) as reported by:
Arrangement type
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Donor REDD+
Institutions
countries countries
Donor country  REDD+
country 4.1 0.5 n.appl.
Donor country  Institution 3.6 n.appl. 0.0
Institution  REDD+ country n.appl. 0.2 1.1

9. 4. Database interface
View of
summary data
(funding
reported by
recipients) on
the new
interface for the
Voluntaryy
REDD+
Database

10. 4. Database interface
Entry point for
institutions on
the new
interface for the
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Voluntary
REDD+
Database

11. 5. Issues to address
5 Issues to address
Questionnaire content
•Fast start pledges vs Arrangements
•Definitions of REDD+ financing
•Different views on the same arrangement
•Annualisation
•Tracking finance over time
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•Beyond finance

12. 5. Issues to address (contd)
5 Issues to address (contd)
Data aquisition
•Dialogue with respondents
Interface
•French and Spanish versions
•Regional results
Communicating key statistics
•Regional bias
•Informing donor funding decisions
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•Collaboration with other databases

13. 6. Next steps
6 Next steps
•Address issues
Address
•Data acquisition
•Interface
•Communicating key statistics
•Budget for 2012

14. Thank you