COUNTRY

Quality and Completeness of the R-PIN

Ownership by both the government and relevant stakeholders

Consistency between national strategies & REDD Strategy

Completeness of information & data provided

Clear responsibility for execution of REDD

Bolivia

High Strong ownership by several ministries and indigenous peoples

In line with National Development Plan, sustainable forest management and benefit sharing by indigenous peoples

Complete Two coordinating committees created to start REDD activities

Costa Rica

Overall high quality. Slightly confused presentation of deforestation data.

Global leader. Extensive consultations.

In line with national system of payments for environmental services and national ban on conversion of forests.

Complete. Clear.

Guyana

High High political support, with strong intl NGO involvement. Consultations on R-PIN.

Strongly linked to national sustainable forest management strategy

Complete Should be further specified.

Mexico

High Strong buy-in from forestry and environment agencies, but no consultations beyond that

REDD is part of the National Climate Change Strategy. But potential conflict with ag. programs

Complete Clear within forest sector, but not across sectors. 

Latin America – Sheet 1

COUNTRY

Feasibility of proposal & likelihood of success

Relevance of country in REDD context

Variety of approaches Geographic and biome balance

Bolivia

Potential conflict between internal relocation of population and conservation policies. Good experience from Noel Kempff project.

Among the top deforesting countries in the world. Strong international proponent of REDD.

High indigenous focus. Mix of command and control and financial incentives. Tradable deforestation permits for soy industry.

Amazonian and Andean regions

Costa Rica

Builds on national system of payments for environmental services and first experience with forest carbon finance

REDD provides a complementary or substitute source of revenues for the domestic tax on hydrocarbons. Costa Rica built its tourism industry on forest protection.

Good chance to test REDD through payments to individuals and communities

Most varied forest types in Meso-America.

Guyana

Good track record in concession management. Also conservation concessions.

High forest cover and low deforestation country. Forest economy and high timber value. REDD could finance maintenance of existing carbn stocks and econ. dvlment

Guyana considering creation of carbon and biodiversity reserves

Amazonian and Guiana Shield

Mexico

Strong institutional and financial framework to build on, however governance issues still remain

Mexico loses 350,000 ha of forest every year. Second largest emitter from deforestation in Latin America.

Track record in community forestry. Payments for environmental services. Use of Mexican Forest Fund to guarantee projects.

Temperate and tropical forests. Endemic conifers. High diversity. 

Latin America – Sheet 2

COUNTRY

Quality and Completeness of the R-PIN

Ownership by both the government and relevant stakeholders

Consistency between national strategies & REDD Strategy

Completeness of information & data provided

Clear responsibility for execution of REDD

Nicaragua

Good attempt but disconnection between problem description and proposed REDD strategies

Adequate for this stage.

REDD strategy is beign designed as part of the new forest policy

Limited data available but national forest inventory is starting.

Description provided but unclear coordination

Panama

High High, as illustrated at the April 2008 international workshop

REDD directly builds on national environmental strategy

Complete ANAM has a clear mandate. Decentralization of protected areas to indigenous peoples.

Latin America – Sheet 3

COUNTRY

Feasibility of proposal & likelihood of success

Relevance of country in REDD context

Variety of approaches Geographic and biome balance

Nicaragua

Currently limited but could improve with international technical assistance for the new forest program.

Though Nicaraguan forests are small on a global scale, they are important on a regional scale and provide key livelihoods of some indigenous peoples

Very general description Meso-American corridor

Panama

Strong thanks to integration in current policies

Good demonstration country for REDD

Based on ongoing national programs, in particular watershed management. Leader in protected area management and devolution of forest management to indigenous communities

Meso-American corridor

Latin America – Sheet 4