Duncan MarshThe Nature Conservancy

CIFOR-Forest DayDecember 8, 2007

NGO Support for REDD Readiness

Presentation Overview

• TNC – who we are• NGOs – Types and functions • Roles and Opportunities in the Readiness

Mechanism• TNC Ongoing REDD Activities

Why this matters to TNC

• TNC’s lead scientists have identified climate change as the number one threat

to the Conservancy’s mission

• Climate change is a clear priority across the organization

Forest Carbon Projects

$36 million ����1.7 million acres ���� 17.5 million tons CO2

Conservation & Restoration Projects in the US, Belize, Bolivia & Brazil• Research and project development in six other countries

Measuring carbon storage

Noel Kempff Climate Action Project, Bolivia

• Preventing further industrial timber extraction

• Avoiding slash and burn agriculture through community development projects

• Carbon Monitoring and Verification

• Long-Term Conservation Finance

•First forest emissions reductionproject to be fully certified usingrigorous standards based onthose used in the CleanDevelopment Mechanism

Roles of NGOs

• NGOs– Scale: Local, National, Intl– Roles: Research, implementation, advocacy,

watchdog

• Facilitator, convener– “Middle man” between donors, govts, local NGOs,

civil society– Can identify needs and coordinate research and

capacity building activities

• Coordinate mechanisms, ensure input of stakeholders, disseminate information, indentify gaps in the system

Opportunities for NGO Contribution in REDD

• Policy Advocacy– Demonstrate the credibility and importance of REDD as a climate change

mitigation strategy – Secure climate policies that provide incentives to protect standing forest

• Sound and credible approaches for carbon accounting – Define and test rigorous methodologies for carbon inventory and monitoring

at country and province scales

• Help build capacity in developing countries to:– Implement effective conservation programs to avoid deforestation– Accurately measure and certify carbon benefits– Spatial planning– Ensure community engagement, protection of indigenous rights– Distribute forest-carbon funding equitably– Facilitate sharing of REDD lessons between countries.

• Support development and implementation of performance-based pilot programs to compensate key countries for these efforts

Ongoing TNC Activities

• Development of methods – Work with GOFC-Gold, Winrock International and others to develop

Sourcebook on national REDD accounting methodologies • Side event tonight at 6:00

– Anticipate piloting methods in several locations • Brazil: supporting state-wide plan in Mato Grosso

– Helped facilitate multi-stakeholder Action Plan with state Environmental Agency, federal government, NGOs and private sector

• Indonesia: supporting development of a nation-wide framework– Contributing to Indonesia Forest Climate Alliance – Exploring opportunities to contribute during pilot phase

• Supporting Policy– Developed Forest Carbon Principles for US; expanded as base for

international policy platform– Advocating for forest carbon in US federal, state legislation

• Engaging through USCAP, Climate Action Network, other forums

Thank You

Duncan Marshdmarsh@tnc.org