Topic 1: Program Approaches to Effectively Reduce/Remove Emissions

South-South Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR)

Exchange Workshop

Manaus, Brazil 13 June 2013

Naomi Swickard, VCSA 13 Jun 2013

Outline

• Definition of drivers, causes, agents of deforestation/degradation

• Measures/activities to reduce emissions and increase sequestration

• Scope of activities (avoided deforestation, avoided degradation, enhancement of carbon stocks)

• Deciding on JNR Scenario (1, 2, 3) • Integration of policy, programmatic and nested

project approaches • Public consultation, safeguards and benefit sharing

• Jurisdictions shall identify the baseline drivers of deforestation or degradation (including their potential for leakage)

• Any change in drivers of deforestation or degradation shall aid land use change analysis (eg, changes in significance of drivers, changes in location of drivers) and stratification • Data on the drivers of deforestation will be used in baseline

reassessment • Non-Permanence Risk Assessment includes factors

related to ensuring that measures taken to mitigate drivers, causes and agents will be effective in the long-term (ie, the risk of reversals stemming from problems with program design)

Definition of drivers of deforestation/degradation

Eligible Activities

• REDD: Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation • Avoided unplanned deforestation and degradation • Avoid planned deforestation

• IFM: Improved Forest Management • Reduced impact logging • Logged to protect forest • Extended rotation age • Improved forest management • Low productive to high productive forest

• ARR: Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation • Afforestation, reforestation and revegetation

Mitigation Activities Examples

• Policy: • Improving forest law enforcement • Improving or undertaking land use planning and zoning • Low-emissions development planning • Legal requirements for private sector activities

• Programs: • Ecosystem services programs • Incentives for private sector to invest in sustainable

activities

• Project: • REDD+ projects

JNR Scenarios

Scenario 2 Jurisdiction and Project Crediting

Targeted Provincial Mitigation

VCUs Issued

Project Mitigation

VCUs Issued

Project Crediting

VCS

Credits

2

3

MRV Results

Jurisdictional Crediting

Credits

2

3

1

Example: Scenario 2

Grandparenting

• ‘Grandparenting’: Providing time for projects and lower level jurisdictions to transition into national/sub-national programs

• Where a higher level baseline is registered after the registration of a lower level project or jurisdictional baseline: • Lower level jurisdictional baseline shall be grandparented and

remain valid for 18 months • Project level baseline shall be grandparented and remain valid for

the number of years remaining before due to be updated • After grandparenting period, project baseline should always

be updated to harmonize with the higher level, except where the higher level baseline doesn’t include the same activities, within 18 months

• Where a subnational jurisdiction is registered and national government subsequently defines different boundaries for subnational jurisdictions, subnational jurisdiction is grandparented

Safeguards

• Jurisdictional programs, baselines and crediting options shall be developed and documented in a transparent manner, and in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

• Must be in accordance with safeguards in Decision 1/CP.16 of Cancun Agreements

• Stakeholder consultation, dispute resolution mechanisms required

• Safeguards must be monitored and reported on • Jurisdictions may use REDD+ SES to meet (and

exceed) these requirements

Thank you…Questions?

Naomi Swickard AFOLU Manager VCS Association nswickard@v-c-s.org