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Governance for REDD+Crystal Davis
Governance of Forests InitiativeWorld Resources Institute
REDD Civil Society Coordination SeminarCIFOR campus, Bogor
21 May 2010
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Overview
1. Why governance for REDD+?
2. Introduction to the Governance of Forests Initiative (GFI) Tool
3. Update on GFI pilot assessment in Indonesia
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REDD+ safeguards in the UNFCCC FCPF focus on
participation and assessing governance-
related drivers
UN-REDD Programme support for country-led
governance assessments and ‘policy enablers’
International collaboration
towards a framework
for monitoring and MRV of governance
Emerging consensus on the importance of
governance for REDD+
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Governance Considerations for REDD+
•Promoting stakeholder participation and consultation in REDD+ planning and implementation
•Building transparency and accountability into REDD+ systems and processes
•Ensuring government coordination for REDD+ strategies
promoting good governance of
REDD+ programs
•Reforming law and policy frameworks (e.g. tenure)
•Strengthening capacity for implementation and law enforcement
•Enhancing transparency and accountability of existing institutions
addressing governance-
related drivers of deforestation
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The GFI Tool
what
•a framework of indicators for assessing forest governance
why
•evidence-based information about governance strengths and weaknesses (and how they change over time) is necessary to leverage improvements
who
•local civil society organizations with support from WRI
how
•Independent, civil society led assessments tailored to the local context, with engagement of government and other stakeholders
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GFI Tool Deconstructed
“FRAMEWORK” = a conceptual diagram consisting of the key principles, components and issues that make up good governance of forests
“INDICATORS” = a set of 94 diagnostic questions about how decisions that impact forests are made
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Components of Governance
Actors
PracticeRules
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Principles of Good Governance
Transparency
Participation
Accountability
Coordination
Capacity
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Governance Issues
Forest Tenure Forest Management
Land Use Planning
Forest Revenues & Incentives
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Components of Governance
Actors Rules Practice
Accountability
Transparency
Participation
Coordination
Capacity
GFI FrameworkPr
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IssuesForest Tenure
Land Use PlanningForest Management
Forest Revenues & Incentives
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Revenues Incentives
GOVERNANCE COMPONENTS
Actors Rules Practice
Transparency
GovernmentForest expertise of the national budget authority
Civil society Capacity to work on forest revenue issues
Private SectorFinancial transparency of forest resource companiesEnvironmental policies of lending institutions
Legal/Policy Framework for Forest Fiscal ManagementRoles and Responsibilities for fiscal managementForest revenue sharing mechanismsLegal requirements for fiscal transparency
Forest Charge SystemEffectiveness of the forest charge systemQuality of processes to set forest charges
Economic IncentivesEffectiveness of economic incentives in the forest sectorQuality of processes to set economic incentives in the forest sectorConsideration of the environmental impacts of non-forest sector economic incentives
Forest Agency Budget ProcessTransparency of the annual budget processQuality of legislative oversight
Forest Fiscal ManagementEffective accounting system for public spending Comprehensive and timely reporting on fiscal activityTransparent management of resource fundsInternal controls and auditing of fiscal activityExternal auditing of fiscal activity
Forest Charge SystemEffective administration of forest chargesPublic awareness of forest chargesAccounting system for revenue collection
Economic IncentivesEffective implementation of incentive programsAccounting system for incentive payments
Participation
Accountability
Coordination
Capacity
PRINCIPLES O
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Sample Indicator: Transparent Management of Resource Funds
Elements of Quality:• Clarity over who manages the fund
• Broad stakeholder participation to determine spending priorities
• Clear and publicly available rules to guide spending
• Fiscal information regularly presented to the legislature and public
• Annual external auditing with publicly accessible reports
• Regular and publicly accessible reports on impacts of fund spending
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GFI Indonesia
• Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, HuMa, Sekala and
Forest Watch Indonesia
• One-year assessment launched in August 2009
• National assessment with case studies from West Kalimantan
and Riau
• National Advisory Panel includes government and other
stakeholders
• Recent workshop with GFI partners from Brazil and Indonesia to
review draft indicators