Programme

International seminar on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: “REDD+ expectations and experiences”

Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen 14 September 2011

Joint morning session (Plenary sal III)

A series of keynote speakers from international organisations involved in REDD+ including the World Bank and the UN-REDD programme as well as representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations and indigenous peoples will introduce the main topics of the seminar.

Chair: Mike Speirs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

Opening remarks

08.30-09.00	Registration, coffee and croissants
09.00-09.15	Opening remarks by Niels Elers Koch, Forest & Landscape Denmark
09.15-09.30	Ib Petersen, State secretary for Development Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Key-note speakers

09.30-10.00	Andreas Tveteraas, The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative
10.00 – 10.30	Yemi Katerere, UN-REDD Programme. Title: REDD+: A Unique Opportunity?
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30	Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank. Title: "Global Demands - Local Needs" - Widening the Scope of Forest-based Climate Mitigation Options in the Tropics.
11.30 – 12.00	Joji Carino, United Nations Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity. Title: Indigenous Peoples' experiences and expectation on REDD+.
12.00 – 12.30	Steven Panfil, REDD+ Initiative at Conservation International. Title: Linking REDD+ projects to emerging national REDD+ programs.
12.30 – 13.15	Lunch

Thematic afternoon sessions
Critical REDD+ concerns will be presented and discussed in three thematic afternoon sessions. Coffee and tea will be available during these sessions.

I. Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV)
The session will examine the challenges associated with monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of forest carbon emissions. A central building block of the REDD+ mechanism, considerable work has been carried out to design effective MRV systems. The role of different actors in these processes and the scope of MRV systems will be analysed based on experiences from different locations. F

Facilitator: Michael Kleine, International Union of Forest Research Organisations.

Presentations by:

13.15 – 13.20	Introduction by facilitator Michael Kleine, International Union of Forest Research Organizations.
13.20 – 13.50	Danilo Mollicone, UN-REDD Programme, Food and Agriculture Organisation. Title: Information, Monitoring and MRV in the context of REDD+.
13.50 – 14.20	Herizo Andrianandrasana, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Madagascar. Title: Effectiveness of local REDD+ monitoring in Madagascar.
14.20 – 14.50	Klaus Dons, Forest & Landscape Denmark. Title: Direct and indirect approaches to monitor forest degradation in dry forests in Tanzania.
14.50 – 15.20	Louis Verchot, Center for International Forestry Research. Title: Accounting for carbon emissions from tropical land use change: constraints with emissions factors required to operationalize IPCC equations.
15.20 - 15.30	Rounding up

II. Biodiversity co-benefits
The session will consider the conservation of biological diversity in connection with the establishment of REDD+ schemes. The challenges associated with enhancing biodiversity conservation using a mechanism which focuses on carbon sequestration will be explored.

Facilitator: Neil Burgess, World Wildlife Fund.

Presentations by:

13.15 – 13.20	Introduction by facilitator Neil Burgess, World Wildlife Fund.
13.20 – 13.50	Lera Miles, United Nations Environment Programme -World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Title: Safeguarding biodiversity under REDD+.
13.50 – 14.20	Jill Blockhus, The Nature Conservancy. Title: Designing a sub-national district-wide REDD program.
14.20 – 14.50	Ian Rowland, Royal Society for Protection of Birds. Title: Not just carbon: biodiversity's place in REDD+.
14.50 – 15.20	Annalisa Savaresi, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Title: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries Under the UNFCCC - Caveats and Opportunities for Biodiversity.
15.20 - 15.30	Rounding up

III. Livelihood co-benefits
Livelihood co-benefits are envisaged as part and parcel of REDD+ strategies. REDD+ design and operation should ensure that carbon finance and benefits reach often poor forest dependent people and indigenous people. Thus, the issues associated with payment mechanism, benefit sharing and opportunities for sustainable development will be considered.

Facilitator: Iben Nathan, Forest & Landscape Denmark.

Presentations by:

13.15 – 13.20	Introduction by facilitator Iben Nathan, Forest & Landscape Denmark
13.20 – 13.50	Wali Adeleke, International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Ghana. Title: Building Pro-Poor REDD National Strategies – Experience from Ghana.
13.50 – 14.20	Gernot Brodnig, World Bank. Title: Benefit Sharing and Carbon rights in REDD+.
14.20 – 14.50	Thomas Blomley, Acacia Natural Resource Consultants Ltd.. Title: Lessons not learned?: What three decades of community forestry experience can teach us about REDD+.
14.50 – 15.20	Jagdish Poudel, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal. Title: Contouring Forest Carbon Payment through Community Forestry.
15.20 - 15.30	Rounding up

Closing session

15.45 – 16.30

Panel discussion. Chair: Elsebeth Tarp, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Participants:

- Andreas Tveteraas, The Norwegian Climate and Forest Initiative

- Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank.

- Steven Panfil, REDD Programme Conservation International.

- Joji Carino, United Nations Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity.

- Yemi Katerere, UN-REDD Programme.

16.30 – 16.40

Closing remarks by Niels Elers Koch, Forest & Landscape Denmark

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