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FTA event coverage: What does the Paris Agreement mean for the Asia-Pacific?

15 August, 2016

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On the sidelines of the 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit: Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Josh Frydenberg, Australian Minister for the Environment and Energy, and Dato Ali Apong, Brunei Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, talk about the importance of Asia’s forests for the climate.

Leaders in public, private and community sectors from across the Asia-Pacific gathered to discuss the future of the region’s forests at the Summit held from 3-5 August in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

The event was hosted by the Government of Brunei Darussalam, and supported by the Australian Government as the coordinating partner, with CIFOR as the science and engagement partner.

Visit the event website: http://www.cifor.org/asia-pacific-rai…
and join the conversation #APRS16

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FTA event coverage: Highlights from the 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit


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By Leona Liu, originally published at CIFOR’s Forests News

The Summit’s 300+ participants brought perspectives from across geographic and sectoral boundaries to discuss ways toward a more integrated approach to forests, people and the region.

Global momentum is building to sustainably manage forests and landscapes, as a key factor for mitigating climate change and promoting development.

The Asia-Pacific, a dynamic region with rich natural assets, will be a crucial focus of this movement going forward. Rainforests in the Asia-Pacific account for 26 percent of the region’s land area, and support the livelihoods of some 450 million people.

Building on global commitments under the Paris Agreement and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, brought together stakeholders from government, business, civil society and the research community to catalyze practical action on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and achieving sustainable development in the region.

The Summit, held from 3-5 August in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, was hosted by the Government of Brunei Darussalam and supported by the Australian Government.

In the video below, event participants including Peter Holmgren, Director General of CIFOR; Josh Frydenberg, Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Energy; and Dato Ali Apong, Brunei’s Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, discuss the importance of integration- both across the region and between the private and public sectors – to achieve impact.

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  • Local peoples’ perspectives on the effectiveness of REDD+ in changing land use behaviors

Local peoples’ perspectives on the effectiveness of REDD+ in changing land use behaviors

09 August, 2016

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  • Assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives by tree cover change analysis

Assessing the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives by tree cover change analysis

04 August, 2016

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This presentation was given by Astrid Bos Valerio Avitabile, Martin Herold, Amy Duchelle, Shijo Joseph, Claudio de Sassi, William Sunderlin, Erin Sills, Arild Angelsen, Sven Wunder at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation in Monpellier 2016.

Given the key role of forests in mitigating climate change, it becomes increasingly important to monitor the carbon effectiveness of policies and programmes for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Performance assessment is essential to check progress, verify accountability, and learn from REDD+ implementation in general, with important bearings on funding for REDD+ in the long term. This study presents a new framework to assess the effectiveness of subnational REDD+ initiatives from 2000 to 2014 using tree cover change trajectories with and without REDD+ since its implementation.

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  • Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets

Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry to global and national carbon budgets

25 July, 2016

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Authors: Robert J. Zomer, Henry Neufeldt, Jianchu Xu, Antje Ahrends, Deborah Bossio, Antonio Trabucco, Meine van Noordwijk & Mingcheng Wang

Agroforestry systems and tree cover on agricultural land make an important contribution to climate change mitigation, but are not systematically accounted for in either global carbon budgets or national carbon accounting. This paper assesses the role of trees on agricultural land and their significance for carbon sequestration at a global level, along with recent change trends. Remote sensing data show that in 2010, 43% of all agricultural land globally had at least 10% tree cover and that this has increased by 2% over the previous ten years. Combining geographically and bioclimatically stratified Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 default estimates of carbon storage with this tree cover analysis, we estimated 45.3 PgC on agricultural land globally, with trees contributing >75%. Between 2000 and 2010 tree cover increased by 3.7%, resulting in an increase of >2 PgC (or 4.6%) of biomass carbon. On average, globally, biomass carbon increased from 20.4 to 21.4 tC ha−1. Regional and country-level variation in stocks and trends were mapped and tabulated globally, and for all countries. Brazil, Indonesia, China and India had the largest increases in biomass carbon stored on agricultural land, while Argentina, Myanmar, and Sierra Leone had the largest decreases.

Published at Nature, July 2016 (open access)

Also see Trees on farms: the missing link in carbon accounting

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  • Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit invitation video

Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit invitation video


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Hon. Dato Ali Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism for Brunei Darussalam invites you to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit 2016.

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  • Asia Pacific Forestry Week: Tackling Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities

Asia Pacific Forestry Week: Tackling Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities

20 July, 2016

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Presentation by Christopher Martius – Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Christine Fung – GIZ Fiji, Pacific Community (SPC) @ Asia Pacific Forestry Week 2016

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  • REDD+ Benefit-sharing Knowledge Tree

REDD+ Benefit-sharing Knowledge Tree

14 July, 2016

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This video explains how to navigate the interactive tool, designed to find out more about benefit-sharing under REDD+.

For the last 4 years, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been learning about what works, what doesn’t work and what is crucial to consider when designing policies for sharing benefits from Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).

A newly launched knowledge tree synthesises that research: http://www.cifor.org/knowledge-tree

This tool is designed to help users navigate the complexity of sharing benefits from the mechanism reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

We have made it easy for users to explore different practical policy options and guidance, which we hope will improve the design, development and implementation of REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms in national and local government decision making.

The REDD+ Benefit Sharing Knowledge Tree was developed as part of the CIFOR project “Opportunities and challenges to developing REDD+ benefit sharing mechanisms in developing countries” funded by the European Union. This project builds on CIFOR’s Global Comparative Study on REDD+ and forms part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.

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  • Benefits, burdens and solutions to Indonesian Peatland Fires

Benefits, burdens and solutions to Indonesian Peatland Fires


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  • Equity, REDD+ and Benefit Sharing in Social Forestry

Equity, REDD+ and Benefit Sharing in Social Forestry

09 June, 2016

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Authors: Wong, G.; Brockhaus, M.; Moeliono, M.; Padoch, C.; Pham, T.T.

Key messages for the ASEAN Social Forestry Network

  • REDD+ and social forestry programs have both benefits and costs. Understanding who is bearing the costs of these policies and programs, and ensuring fair compensation, will be important to achieving effective and equitable outcomes.
  • Equity depends on the context and perceptions of the affected stakeholders. Including considerations of equity in the design of REDD+ and social forestry policies can positively influence the policies’ outcomes and sustainability.
  • REDD+ and social forestry requires an inclusive process. Purposeful multistakeholder participation throughout the decision-making process can increase the credibility and legitimacy of a program and enhance its chances of successful outcomes.
Published at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), 2016

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  • REDD+, transformational change and the promise of performance-based payments: a qualitative comparative analysis

REDD+, transformational change and the promise of performance-based payments: a qualitative comparative analysis


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Authors: Brockhaus, M.; Korhonen-Kurki, K.; Sehring, J.; Di Gregorio, M.; Assembe-Mvondo, S.; Babon, A.; Bekele, M.; Gebara, M.F.; Khatri, D.B.; Kambire, H.; Kengoum Djiegni, F.; Kweka, D.; Menton, M.; Moeliono, M.; Paudel, N.S.; Pham, T.T.; Resosudarmo, I.A.P.; Sitoe, A.; Wunder, S.; Zida, M.

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as a promising climate change mitigation mechanism in developing countries. This article examines the national political context in 13 REDD+ countries in order to identify the enabling conditions for achieving progress with the implementation of countries’ REDD+ policies and measures. The analysis builds on a qualitative comparative analysis of various countries’ progress with REDD+ conducted in 12 REDD+ countries in 2012, which highlighted the importance of factors such as already initiated policy change, and the presence of coalitions calling for broader policy change. A follow-up survey in 2014 was considered timely because the REDD+ policy arena, at the international and country levels, is highly dynamic and undergoes constant evolution, which affects progress with REDD+ policy-making and implementation. Furthermore, we will now examine whether the ‘promise’ of performance-based funds has played a role in enabling the establishment of REDD+. The results show a set of enabling conditions and characteristics of the policy process under which REDD+ policies can be established. The study finds that the existence of broader policy change, and availability of performance-based funding in combination with strong national ownership of the REDD+ policy process, may help guide other countries seeking to formulate REDD+ policies that are likely to deliver efficient, effective and equitable outcomes.

Published at Climate Policy, May 2016

Also available at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

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  • What really happens when peat swamp-forest is cleared?

What really happens when peat swamp-forest is cleared?


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Indonesian with English subtitles

Originally published by World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

When peat land is cleared for other uses it releases greenhouse gasses that cause air pollution and contribute to global warming. This animation describes the process.

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  • Launch of the Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS)

Launch of the Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS)

26 May, 2016

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The implementation of Indonesia’s National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS) was a success for the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, as FTA scientists were involved in the preparatory work. INCAS was launched at the Global Landscapes Forum 2015 in Paris, France, alongside COP21. Indonesia has set itself an ambitious target: lowering its greenhouse gas emissions by 41% by 2020. Now it has the powerful tool needed to keep track of its progress. High-level representatives from Indonesia and Australia launched a new system for tracking efforts to protect and restore forests and peatlands on the archipelago.

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  • Policy networks on climate change and ecosystem services in Peru and Brazil

Policy networks on climate change and ecosystem services in Peru and Brazil

24 May, 2016

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By Bruno Locatelli, Monica Di Gregorio, Emilia Pramova, Leandra Fatorelli at PECS 2015 Conference: Social Ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene

 

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  • A match made in Paris: Adaptation-mitigation synergies in the land sector

A match made in Paris: Adaptation-mitigation synergies in the land sector

19 May, 2016

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Authors: Stephen Leonard, Bruno Locatelli, Daniel Murdiyarso, Christopher Martius, Margaretha Quina and Himlal Baral

Key messages

  • Both mitigation and adaptation are of critical importance to the land sector, including forests and people depending on forests.
  • Mitigation and adaptation are two sides of the same coin’, but have often been treated separately, which reduces efficiency and effectiveness of policies and measures.
  • Links between adaptation and mitigation are being made in the 2015 Paris Agreement, in the Warsaw REDD+ frameworks and by the Green Climate Fund.
  • Research shows that there are many benefits to considering adaptation and mitigation jointly, for example in REDD+, and that an increasing number of synergistic projects are being implemented on the ground.
  • Capacities to establish programs and projects that integrate adaptation and mitigation remain a challenge
  • Policymakers can identify opportunities for harnessing the synergies between adaptation and mitigation and can also analyse trade-offs and put in place safeguards to reduce or avoid them
  • Incentivizing the necessary research to further elucidate links and trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation will be important.

Published by Center for International Forestry Research 2016

CIFOR Info brief 137

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