Readiness Proposal for REDD+ Formal presentation

HONDURAS:

Washington, DC PC 14, March 20th , 2013

Vision: an inclusive REDD+ strategy, multi-sectoral approach, fighting poverty

REDD+ embeded in overarching climate change policy

REDD+ has high potential: High deforestation rate

• 30,000 – 60,000 ha/year

High degradation levels • High uncertainty

RPP- Honduras

REDD is fully part of Natl Climate Change Strategy

Honduras TAP Reviews

1a NATIONAL READINESS MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

1.a Government and Indigenous Peoples – new relationship

Far reaching agreement

New roles, new responsibilities

First time: collective land titles in

indigenous territories

1.a New: Indigenous Peoples Committee for Climate Change (MIACC)

Dialogue with Government

Political and technical platform

for IP issues.

Inclusive and open to new IP

organizations

1a. Improved Coordination: Manual of REDD+ Subcommittee in place

1b: Information Sharing and Early Dialogue with Key Stakeholder Groups

Improved Mapping

Exercise of Stakeholders

(May 2013)

Mapping specific IPs

capacity building

needs

National Capacity Building Program (October,

2013)

New: Participation Plan for major constituencies:

1c Consultation and Participation

Technical consultation and coordination between government, private

sector and associations

Consultation with Indigenous and Afro-Honduran People (MIACC)

Consultations with Civil Society incl: Private Sector, Agroforestry

organizations, Agriculture and Livestock Sector

Getting ready for FPIC

1.c Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

Preparing organizations at national, regional and local level,

Clear mandate for MIACC in preparing for FPIC

Aligning regulations and laws

2.a Clear link between FLEGT and REDD+

Voluntary Partnership

Agreement (VPA) under

negotiation.

Common denominator:

participation of local

communities and Ips

Convergent processes

that will eventually

complement each other

for improved governance

of forest resources

Identification of gaps Reforms Needs

REDD + strategy will respect and apply legal instruments of the Country.

Work Plan for the implementation of REDD + Readiness

“Analysis of the legal and institutional framework, Carbon Property and Land Propiety for REDD and other compensation

mechanisms in Honduras”

2c. REDD+ Implementation Framework

Impact Identification

Definition of impact indicators

ESMF Framework Development

Subcomité REDD+ MIACC

Special Group of Work

Develop a Work Plan for the

Implementation of SESA.

2d. Social and Environmental Impacts during Readiness Preparation and REDD-plus Implementation

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3: Reference Level

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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

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CONIFER FOREST

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20,000

40,000

60,000

1965 1985 1995 2001 2003 2009

BROADLEAF FOREST

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

1965 1985 1995 2001 2003 2009

NO FOREST

1965

1985

1995

2001

2003

2009

New: Historical Analysis of Land Use Change 1965-2009

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Implementation Process

Analysis of historical deforestation rate 2000 - 2005 and 2010.

Map of forest cover for 2013.

Development of predictive models of deforestation.

3: Reference Level…(cntd.)

Subnational Baseline

New: Development of a sub-

national baseline applying a

VCS methodology and covering

55 percent of the country area.

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Contributions from academia technical / scientific

New: National Level Organization for Implementation

Organization

4: Monitoring System

Report

Transparency

High resolution images

1:15,000 1:10,000

1:7,500 1:2,500

Example: Spot, Alos, RapidEye

4: Monitoring System…(cntd.)

New: Applying high resolution images to improve the

monitoring system (Tier 2) at the sub-national level

4. Monitoring System…(contd.)

Project

Honduras – Taiwán:

New: Monitoring forest

cover changes in near real

time, in areas highly sensible

to deforestation

New: Monitoring forest carbon to feed in the National Forestry Inventory

4. Monitoring System…(contd.)

Forest Inventory: REDD+ context

Pilot Project: intensive monitoring system

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5: BUDGET

Expected duration of R-PP

implementation (month/year to

month/year):

4 years

Total Budget estimated:

$ 8,649,000

Anticipated sources of funding

estimated:

From FCPF: $ 3, 759,800

other Funds: $ 4, 976,300

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Main partnershp: REDD+ Process

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Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente – SERNA

Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida

Silvestre - ICF

THANK YOU GRACIAS