International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Location: Kuraszkiewicz, Basement, Collegium Maius

The inclusion of “Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries” (REDD) in the Bali Action Plan agreed at the UNFCCC COP-13 last year has raised high expectations for the role of forests in a new post-2012 climate regime. However, many questions and contentious issues surround the design and implementation of REDD systems at global, national and local levels. With support from Norway’s International Forest and Climate Initiative, a joint study is being undertaken by CIFOR, IIED and WRI to review lessons for REDD from payment for ecosystem service (PES) schemes in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America, and from relevant experience in sustainable forest management and land use planning. This side event will discuss the findings of the study and will contribute directly to the main objectives for Forest Day:

• How should forests be included in a post 2012 climate regime?
• How to ensure that REDD mechanisms are designed in such a way as to ensure projects not only reduce deforestation, but support the livelihoods for the rural poor.

Summary

Chair: Ivan Bond, IIED
Time	Title of presentation	Speaker & Institution	File(s)
14:30 – 14:40	Opening Session
14:40 – 15:00	Presentation: “Realising REDD: Some preliminary lessons for the design of Norway’s forest climate initiative”	Ivan Bond, IIED
15:00 – 15:40	Panel Discussions	Bruce Campbell, CIFOR
15:40 – 16:00	Closing and Summary	Representative from Norway’s Forest Climate Initiative & Ivan Bond, IIED