The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative

Briefing to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva

May 9th 2011

Andreas Tveteraas - Senior Adviser - at@md.dep.no

Norway´s support to REDD+ and the UN-REDD Programme

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Bali, 2007. Prime Minister Stoltenberg says:

…Therefore I am pleased to announce that the Norwegian government is prepared to increase its support to prevent deforestation in developing countries…

…we have to work out systems that ensure that emission reductions are real. We are going to pursue this together with the UN, the World Bank and partner countries….

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REDD+:

Emissions reduction

Low-carbon development

LivelihoodsBiodiversityEcosystemsRights Photo: Tom Schandy

Photo: Thomas MarentSources: IPCC; WRI/CAIT

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Allocation to Size (~USD) Timing

The UN-REDD Programme •National REDD strategies in forest countries•International methodology development•Sharing of experiences and lessons learned

125 mill

2008-2012

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

•National REDD strategies in forest countries•Sharing of experiences and lessons learned

40 millUp to 100mill

2008-20102011-

Forest Investment Programme Transformational change in pilot countries50- 150 mill

2010-2012

Congo Basin Forest Fund Support to COMIFAC countries 83 mill2008-

International Tropical Timber Organization

Support to ITTO REDDES ProgrammE8 mill

2009+2010

Brazil (Amazon Fund) Results based Up to 1 bn2008 -2015

Tanzania •Support to national REDD efforts•Pilot experiences and methodology development

Up to 83 millOver 5 years

Indonesia Results based Up to 1 bn 2010 -

Guyana Results based Up to 250 mill 2010-2015

Mexico REDD methodology development (MRV) Up to 15 mill 2011-2013

Civil Society Pilot experiences and methodology development 60 mill 2009 +2010

Our portfolio: Going wide + going far + creating experience

Multilateral

Bilateral

Multi-bi

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Why the UN-REDD Programme?

Launched September 2008: Norway initial contributor (12 mill USD)

Why?

Strong UN involvement in developing REDD+ is a must (national+international levels)

• Provide normative development and legitimacy • Increase likelihood of lasting and sustainable results

The combined strengths /the collaboration between:

FAO:• MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification of emissions,• forest governance• sustainable management of natural resources)

UNDP:• country presence• human & sustainable development and poverty eradication

UNEP:• integrate climate responses into national development• ecosystems approach• environmental governance

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Very positive developments since 2008

Increasing numbers of participating forest countries (13+16) Increasing number of donors (Denmark, Spain, EU, Japan)

New UN-REDD strategy from 2011:

• Targeted support to countries in 6 areas:

MRV, governance, stakeholder engagement, multiple benefits, transparent, equitable and accountable management, sector transformation

• “Direct“ support to countries or areas possible

Cancún-developments the UN-REDD Programme even more relevant: • safeguards related to stakeholder engagement, indigenous peoples rights, governance, protection

of natural forests...

Increased coordination between international REDD+ initiatives: • Avoiding overlap - comparative strengths – support country strategies

• Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: Joint templates, aligned processes, secretariat functions for the REDD+ partnership

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