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Mekong regional approach

to REDD

Pham Manh Cuong

Werner Kornexl


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Overview

1. General information2. Rationale for development of regional

REDD Prog. in the lower Mekong Basin

3. Work has been done4. Objectives

5. Activities

6. Budget and Institutional managementarrangement


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1. General information

Country Totalarea

(Mil. Ha)

Forestarea

(2006)

Forestcover

(2006 -%)

Cambo-dia

18.1 10.7 59.1

Lao 23.1 16.1 69.7

Thailand 51.3 15.9 30.9

Vietnam

33.1 12.6 37.7

Total 125.4 55.2 44.0


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Trends of forest cover changes

Ca mbodia La o Tha ila nd Vie tna m

1960 75 53.31990 26.8 27.2

1992 59.8 48.5 26 28.2

1995 25.6 34.3

2000 61.1 31.4 35.8

2005 59.1 9.8 30.9 37.7

75

59.8 61.1

48.5

9.8

59.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1960 1990 1992 1995 2000 2005

Forestcovr

(%)

Cambodia

Lao PDR

Thailand

Vietnam


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Rationale

Four countries are located in the lower Mekong Basin

with similar natural and socio-economic situation; Livelihoods of large parts of population rely on

agricultural production and exploitation of forestproducts;

Stable biodiversity in Central Annamite Range and in the

region

Environment protection and socio-economicdevelopment in the delta and International water area; Joined various regional progs: All of 4 are members of

ASEAN and MRC, and GMS Core Env. Prog; The 7th ASEAN+3 Environment Ministers Meeting and

the 8th

Meeting of the ASEAN+3 Ministers on Agricultureand Forestry (8th AMAF +3): Env. Declaration in Oct2008;

VN and Lao agreement on FLEGT, CC


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Rationale (Cont.)

Four countries are interested in implementing REDD;

Lao PDR and Vietnam was selected by FCPF, Laocompleted R-Plan, and Vietnam is a pilot country of theUN-REDD;

Cambodia and Thailand R-PINs;

All 4 countries: established the Climate ChangeCommittee and REDD Unit within FA and areimplementing pilot REDD-related projects;

SFM brings co-benefit to people of 4 countries and

regional environment benefit; Donors are interested in supporting regional cooperation

to avoid international leakage/displacement;


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Problems

Competing interests for land & resources:Natural forests have continuously cleared anddegraded in all countries caused environmentaland socio-economic probs;

Driving forces and cross-border illegal timbertrading?

A lack of capacity and data, and institutional

barriers; Risks of the REDD implementation in several

countries: Displacement of emission;


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Work has been done

Regional meetings and discussions amongForest Administration Agencies of four countries;

Consultation meetings and communication withstakeholders: research institutions (Queensland

Univ., ITC), NGOs (RECOFTC) and severaldonors (USAID, AusAID, ADB, GTZ, TheNetherlands, TNC, etc.);

Formulation of Concept Notes on regional

cooperation in the REDD implementation


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Work has been done

Regional meetings and discussions with FAs; Consultation meetings with non-gov.

stakeholders: research institutions, NGOs(RECOFTC), UN-REDD;

Organized pilot technical training workshops in 4countries under support of Australia, Germany(GTZ), Switzerland (SDC), The Netherlands(SNV, ITC), the Nature Conservancy;

Managing Forests in Mekong Countries for

Carbon Sequestration and REDD Projectfunded by the Asia Pacific Forestry Skills andCapacity Building program of Australian Gov andwith additional funding from SDC, GTZ, SNV.


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Work has been done

Workshop 1:Preparing for Mitigation of Climate Changein the Mekong Region, provided a broad overview ofREDD issues and the current status of REDD inVietnam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR;

Workshop 2: Preparing for the Technical Aspects of

REDD, 3

5 November 2008; Workshop 3: Role of Local Governance, Civil Society

and Forest Land Users in a REDD program from 5-6March 2009;

Next workshops will be organized in Lao and Cambodia;

ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF) & FLEGT;

Technical Working Group on FLEGT and regionalworkshops (EC, Germany, WB, AFP and others)


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Objectives

Overall goal: to mitigate CC by reducing GHGemission and to support for SD in the lowerMekong Basin.

Objectives: To support 4 countries in the region tobe REDD-Readiness by 2012 in a regionallycollaborated, coordinated and transparent

manner, respecting national sovereignty andindependence.


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Activities Establishment of a technical support facility;

Regional dialogue;

Support to institutional strengthening andcapacity building to mainstream REDD in Env,socio-economic development policies and

strategies;

Exchange information and experience: C projects(Cambodia and Lao), Tenasserim BiodiversityCorridor (Thai), PES (VN);

Support to technical capacity building, includingdevelopment of MAV, application of RS data, data-sharing and guideline, training manuals;


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Activities (Cont.)

Promoting the participation of relevantstakeholders, esp. indigenous people, CSO andprivate sector;

Facilitates policy formulation, and regionalnegotiation and cooperation by quantifying therisk of regional leakage;

Strengthening skills in international negotiations

in CC.


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Budget

USD 500,000 for 2009;

Total budget for period 2009-2012: USD 3.0

million


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Institutional management arrangement

Technical support body (TSB) including int. andnational experts;

Use an existing institutional platform: Underdiscussion with the GMS EnvironmentOperations Center (EOC), MRC and ASEANSecs with the following considerations:

- Legal legitimate

- Capacity to implement the program includingcoverage

- Sustainability (permanence);

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