Introduction to REDD+ &
the UN-REDD Programme
UN Human Rights Council Social Forum
Cheryl Rosebush
Communications Officer
UN-REDD Programme
5 October, 2010, Geneva
Presentation Overview
1. What is REDD+?
2. What is the UN-REDD Programme?
3. Stakeholder Engagement in the UN-REDD Programme
A. Operational Guidance on Engagement
B. Programme Governance and Representation
C. Consultations with IPs/CSOs
What is REDD+?
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing
countries
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Creating a financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests
Industrialized countries to make financial transfers to developing countries to compensate
them for avoiding deforestation
REDD+: includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement
of forest carbon stocks.
- REDD+ mechanism is currently under negotiation in the UNFCCC
What is the UN-REDD
Programme?
Partnership of FAO, UNDP & UNEP to provide support for:
1. National REDD+ Programmes
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9 pilot countries (Bolivia, Panama, Paraguay; DRC, Tanzania, Zambia; Indonesia, PNG, Viet
Nam) and 18 observer countries; increasing demand
capacity building for readiness
2.
Global Activities: guidelines, advice, regional/international dialogue, analyses on:
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Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV)
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefit Sharing
Multiple Benefits
 that support country action
 that support the UNFCCC process on a global scale
Pilot and Observer Countries
Stakeholders
Issues on REDD+ raised by
Indigenous Peoples
• Need for access to information
• Uncertainty around mechanisms for IP
inclusion
• Fear of further marginalization (e.g.
biofuels, little benefit from CDM)
• Cultural disconnect around placing
value on natural resources
• Skepticism around market mechanism
incentives
• Need for non-market-based REDD+
mechanisms
• Need for consideration of retroactive
benefits.
Stakeholder Engagement
in the UN-REDD Programme
1. UN-REDD Programme Operational
Guidance
2. UN-REDD Governance
3. Global, Regional and National
Consultations with IPs/CSOs
UN Mandate to
Engage with IPs
• UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples
• UN Common Understanding on the
Human Rights Based Approach to
Development Cooperation- Principles
of Participation & inclusion
• UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous
Peoples’ Issues
• UNDP & Indigenous Peoples: Policy
of Engagement
UN-REDD Programme
Operational Guidance on Engagement
with Indigenous Peoples and
Other Forest Dependent Communities
Developed to ensure that program design and implementation is participatory,
transparent and respects the rights of stakeholders.
Has three substantive parts:
1) Principles - on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other forest dependent
communities
2) Guidelines - for the engagement of IP and other forest dependent communities
3) Best Practice - for consultation
--> We are currently in the process of aligning the UN-REDD Guidance and WB FCPF
Guidance Note on Stakeholder Engagement
Principles for Engagement
1. Follow a human rights based approach and must adhere to the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(UNDRIP)
2. Free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) shall be adhered to
3. Ensure there is broad representation of Indigenous Peoples,
including women and youth, at all stages of its activities.
IP Guidelines for UNREDD Programme
•Representation
•Transparency & Access to
Information
•Participation & Inclusion
• Accountability
Civil Society and IP Representation on the
UN-REDD Policy Board
Civil Society:
• One full member that is nominated from a group of four observers:
Representatives from each of the three regions and one ‘northern’ NGO.
• Identified via a self-selection process facilitated by the Rights and
Resources Initiative on behalf of the Advisory Group on Rights, Forests and
Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples & Forest Dependent Communities:
• One full member (Chair of UNPFII )
• Three observers (one from each region), selected by the regional caucuses
to Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change, Alaska, Apr 09
Indigenous Peoples Representatives
on the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board
IP Policy Board Member:
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Carlos Mamani, Chair
Observers:
Africa:
Community Research and Development Services (CORDS), Tanzania
Elifuraha Laltaika, Programme Officer
Asia & Pacific:
Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), Indonesia
Mina Setra, Director of External Affairs
Latin America:
Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indigenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA) Amazon Basin
Diego Escobar, Coordinator, Environment and Natural Resources
Civil Society Representatives on the
UN-REDD Programme Policy Board
Africa:
Centre d’Accompagnement des Autochtones Pygmées et Minoritaires Vulnérables (CAMV)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pacifique Mukumba Isumbisho, Executive Director
Asia & the Pacific:
The Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum, Papua New Guinea
Kenn Mondiai, Chairman of the Board
Latin America & the Caribbean:
Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM), Brazil
Paula Moreira, Lawyer
Industrialized Countries:
Global Witness,US/UK
Rosalind Reeve, Forest Campaign Manager
Independent Advisory Group on
Rights, Forests & Climate Change
Established to provide independent advice and guidance to the UNREDD Programme
Initial membership:
Organizing Committee of ‘Conference on Rights, Forests and Climate’, Oct 2008,
(RRI, RFN, Tebtebba, FPP, ACICAFOC, Civic Response, etc).
Activities:
Presentations, advice to Policy Board on strategy, policies, guidelines; Managed
self-selection process for CSO reps to the Policy Board; Guidance on socioeconomic aspects of REDD+; Leadership of dialogues at Chatham House, etc.
www.rightsandclimate.org
National, Regional and Global
Consultations with IPs/CSOs on REDD+
• Stakeholder consultations are built into REDD+ readiness within the
National Programmes
• Regional consultations with Indigenous Peoples to define principles
of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and recourse mechanism
• Asia/Pacific region: Viet Nam, June 2010
• Latin America/Caribbean: Panama, October 2010
• Africa: Tanzania, December 2010
• Other global and regional consultations:
• UN-REDD consultation with Indigenous Peoples at COP15 (Dec 09, Copenhagen)
• UN-REDD Regional Consultation for Asia/Pacific (Oct 09, Bangkok)
• 8th and 7th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (May 09 and Apr 08, New York)
• Indigenous Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change (Apr 09, Anchorage)
• Global IP Consultation on REDD+ (Nov 08, Baguio City, Philippines)
Thank you!
E-mail address: cheryl.rosebush@un-redd.org
www.un-redd.org