WRI UPDATEGovernance of Forests Initiative

GFI Retreat & Stakeholder Meeting 2012

Key updates

Fundraising: BMU, DFID, NoradGFI Tools & Analysis: indicators, guidance manual, global reportCollaboration: FAO/WB initiativeREDD+ Research: benefit-sharing, safeguardsREDD+ Advocacy: UNFCCC, UNREDD, FCPF

Fundraising

Funder Proponent Focus Status

BMU GFI Addressing agricultural drivers of deforestation

Concept note (Mar)

DFID GFI/EPE/PEP Land grabbing & industrial agriculture in Africa

Full proposal (Apr)

Norad GFI REDD & governance Concept note (May)

GFI Framework of Indicators

GFI Tools & Analysis

GFI Guidance Manual

Assessment Planning

Defining Objectives and

Scope

Prioritizing Indicators

Adapting Indicators

Conducting the Research

Creating a Workplan

Research Methods

Using the Research

Analyzing results

Presenting data

Review of results

Advocacy and engagement

Stakeholder identification

Developing a communications

strategy

Indicator guidance

Assessment object

Methods and Sources

Interpreting elements of

quality

GFI Tools & Analysis

GFI Guidance Manual

Examples of worksheets and tools1. Planning for costs and budgets2. Stakeholder mapping matrix3. Designing an interview questionnaire4. Completed worksheet sample5. Developing an outreach plan

GFI Tools & Analysis

GFI Global Report

Culmination of the Norad grant, bringing your research and experiences to a global audience

Outline• Intro: overview of forest governance, GFI

methodology, country contexts• Analysis: transparency, participation,

accountability, coordination• Conclusions: key lessons learned and

recommendations

GFI Tools & Analysis

Collaboration

Supporting a community of practice to mainstream forest governance assessment and monitoring

• Phase 1: a common framework• Phase 2: guidance on indicator selections and data collection

FAO/World Bank Initiative

Study on Benefit Sharing

For USAID• Analysis of institutional mechanisms for REDD+ benefit sharing

-Case study examples from five countries: Mexico, Nepal, Indonesia, DRC, Tanzania

• Institutional assessment tool for REDD+ benefit sharing

REDD+ Research

Report on National Safeguard Systems

• Research and analysis– Policies of IFIs etc– International laws– Secondary sources

• Conversations with government and non-governmental actors, primarily in:– Brazil– Mexico– Indonesia

• Lessons from GFI assessments

Based on:

REDD+ Research

REDD+ Safeguard Systems in Indonesia, Brazil & Mexico

Help partners develop a more systematic method for thinking about the development of a national safeguard system, including: Potential approaches and issues already being considered The intersection between national and international

safeguard systems and the challenges of managing that intersection

Added Mexico as they have had a somewhat unique approach (and Cameroon is not moving very quickly on REDD right now).

REDD+ Research

Principle/Criteria

Anticipate

Rules

Actors

Avoid

Rules

Actors

Manage

Rules

Actors

Monitor

Rules

Actors

Respond

Rules

Actors

ResultsResults

Functions

Goals

Elements

Conceptual Framework for Report on National Safeguard Systems

REDD+ Research

UNFCCC

• Bonn Update• SIS• MRV and Monitoring• Drivers

REDD+ Advocacy

UNREDD

Provide input on the role and format of the:1. Social & Environmental Principles and

Criteria • The “guiding framework” for UN-REDD

2. Benefits and Risk Tool• Voluntary tool

3. FPIC Guidelines• Still under development

4. Grievance procedures• Still under development (UNDP moving ahead)

REDD+ Advocacy

FCPF – Readiness Package

A progress report prepared at the end of R-PP implementation. Required to access the Carbon Fund, otherwise optional.

Clarifying the purpose• For REDD+ countries• For donors• For civil society

Designing the methodology• Country self-assessment• PC review

REDD+ Advocacy

Q & A

Discussion Global report