To Contribute to Sustainable Development of the World through Sustainable Forest Management-Research, Development and Enhancement of Operational REDD-plus Systems-

Objectives of REDD
Research and Development
CenterBalancing Forest Conservation and Regional
Development / Conservation of the GlobalEnvironment
The REDD Research and Development Center is performing diverse activities such as collecting updated information on “REDD-plus”, technology development,capacity-building in developing countries, cultivating experts who will support REDD-plus activities, and disseminating information about REDD-plus. The goal ofthe Center is to help build a society balancing sound forests and regional development, and conserving theglobal environment through REDD-plus activities.

ApproachMultidisciplinary and Strategic Research,
Information Dissemination, and Development of
Human Resources
Collection, analysis, and dissemination of information
Development of analytic technology and methodology
using remote sensing
Strengthening of the REDD-plus implementation system
Cooperation with related organizations

Research and Development

Training for Experts

Information Collection and Analysis / Research Development from a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Training Experts who Meet the Needs of
Individual Countries

The REDD Research and Development Center is working on strengthening the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system of monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and developing thetechnologies required to establish reference levels of emissions, while also engaging in research topropose effective policy and measures to reduce deforestation and forest degradation by examining
the drivers and factors of land use change through socioeconomic methodologies. Based on theseresearch findings, the Center will further propose a system for developing an international framework for REDD-plus.
Forest Monitoring using Satellite
Imagery analysis
Collection of satellite imagery

Monitoring of historicalland-cover change

Imageanalysis

Forest Conservationfor addressing
Climate Change

Creation ofa base map

20062008

2008
Identification and verification ofland-cover from field survey

Suggestion for the MRVsystem

Selective logging, fires
Conversion to crop land
and industrial plantations

Acacia forest

Raising
PublicAwareness /Supporting
Activities
Capacity-building for REDD
plus implementation
Development of training
material

Training
forExperts

Proposal for policy
guidance on REDD-plus
in partner countries
Development of REDD-plus
methodologies
Development and proposal for
guidelines and methodologiesfor
REDD-plus
Issuance of an instruction manualfor monitoring

Seminars for facilitating
private sector participation
Setting up a help desk

Reflection of the results in theinternational framework for
REDD-plus

Training
in Japan
Hands-ontraining

Expertregistration

When intervals
between agriculturaluse extend formore thana few years

Secondary forest
Rubberplantation

Slash-and-bum
agriculture

Fires,
abandonment

Small tree forest

Fire prevention

Oil Palm
plantation

Short fallow

Fires, reuse
Shrub community

Research&Development

Experts Training by
the REDD Research andDevelopment Center

Assessment of Carbon Stocks
through a Ground-Based Inventory

Primary forest

With this in mind, the Center holds the following trainingcourses to foster specialists with knowledge of REDDplus. The Center is also developing a system to provide
information on human resources with expertise inREDD-plus.

Change detection of forest area
Development of methodology forestablishing the reference level

Estimating the ecosystem carbon
stock and changes therein using
ground-based-measurement

Development of methods for:monitoring GHGemission andremoval
estimating the reference
level

When implementing forest conservation activities within
the REDD-plus framework, it is imperative that REDDplus activities be performed in accordance with theguidelines agreed in the international negotiations. In
addition, individuals participating in REDD-plus activities must have a full grasp of knowledge of the scientificbackground of REDD-plus and ever-changing globaltrends.

Grassland

Clarification of the Process ofDeforestation and Forest Degradationfrom the Socioeconomic Perspective
DirectCauses

Agricultural expansion
Industrial plantation / Land
occupation for business
Small-scale land clearing
for livelihood

ForestDegradation

Deforestation
Infrastructure extension
Road construction
Development of industrialareas
Development of settlements
and urban areas

Wood extraction
Unsustainable logging
Unsustainable fuelwood production

Underlying causes
Political andgovernmental factors
Weak law enforcement
and governanceHasty development policy

Socioeconomic factors
Effects of domestic andinternational markets
Population growth, poverty
and economic inequality

Natural factors
Topography

Density of forest

Analysis of the effects of policy andmeasures on land use change

Raising Public Awareness /Supporting Activities
Disseminating Relevant Information andPromoting the Partnership for Enhancing
REDD-plus Activities by Various Institutes
In a bid to increase public awareness of REDD-plus andfacilitate private secter participation, the Center is working to promote international discussions and disseminate information about REEDD-plus activities throughpublic seminars and side events during the InternationalConference.
A helpdesk to answer inquiries and provide advice related to REDD-plus has been established in the Center.
The helpdesk updates the Center's website and distributes the Online Newsletter to share the latest information on REDD-plus, including the Center's activities.