Update on the international negotiations onREDD-plus under the UNFCCC key outcomes from Warsaw
International Seminar on REDD+ Implementation and Sustainable Forest Management
Tokyo, Japan, 6 February 2014

Jenny Wong, Programme Officer
Mitigation, Data and Analysis Programme, UNFCCC secretariat,

Content• Introduction: The road to Warsaw• Outcomes of Warsaw: The Warsaw Framework for REDD-plus• Key mandates and elements of Warsaw decisions: Actions by Parties and stakeholders
 Actions by Bodies of the Convention• Next Steps: Outlook for sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies in 2014

Introduction: The road to Warsaw• The COP adopted 6 decisions on REDD-plus between 2007 and2012 (basis for REDD-plus readiness activities)• Important milestones for REDD-plus in Bali (COP 13, decision
2/CP.13) and Cancun (COP 16, decision 1/CP.16)• At COP 19, 7 decisions adopted as the Warsaw Framework forREDD-plus

The 7 decisions of the Warsaw Framework for REDD-plus• 9/CP.19 Work programme on results-based finance toprogress the full implementation of the activities referred to indecision 1/CP
1/CP.16,16 para 70• 10/CP.19 Coordination of support for the implementation ofactivities in relation to mitigation actions in the forest sector bydeveloping countries, including institutional arrangements• 11/CP.19 Modalities for national forest monitoring systems• 12/CP.19 The timing and frequency of presentations of thesummary of information on how all the safeguards referred toin decision 1/CP
1/CP.16,
16 appendix I,
I are being addressed andrespectedWarsaw Framework• 13/CP.19 Guidelines and procedures for the technicalfor REDD-plus
assessment of submissions from Parties on proposed forest
reference
femissioni i llevels
l and/ord/ fforestt referencefllevelsl• 14/CP.19 Modalities for measuring, reporting and verifying• 15/CP.19 Addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest
ddegradationd ti

Decision 9/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 1 of 5)

Results-based finance to progress the full implementation of REDDplus• Sends an important signal that results-based actions taken in context
of adequate and predictable support (both financial and technologysupport) for all phases of actions and activities relating to REDD-plus• Guidance for obtaining and receiving results-based paymentso Actions should be fully MRV’ed
o Should have all elements in 1/CP.16, para 71, in place (e.g. FREL,NFMS))
o Provide most recent summary of information on how all safeguards
have been addressed and respectedDecision 9/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 2 of 5)

Guidance to entities financing activities relating to REDD-plus•

Key role for the GCF•

Financing from a wide variety of sources•

Collectively channel adequate and predictable results
results-based
based
finance in a fair and balanced manner•

W k withWorkith viewitto iincrease numberb off countriest i tto receive
i resultslt
based payments•

Apply methodological guidance of relevant REDD+ decisions

Decision 9/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 3 of 5)

Guidance to SCF
COP requests the SCF:
•To consider issue of financing of forests in its work on
coherence and coordination•

To focus its soonest possible forum on issues related to finance forforests, including REDD-plus•

To invite experts on REDD-plus to its forum on forest financing
issuesDecision 9/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 4 of 5)

Guidance for increasing transparency of information• Establish an information hub on REDD web platform to publish
information on results-based actions and corresponding resultsbased payments

Decision 9/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 5 of 5)• Hub to containo Results in tCO2eq/yr with link to technical reporto Assessed FREL(s)/FRL(s) with link to report of technicalassessment teamo Summary of information on safeguards
o Link to national strategy/action plano Information on NFMSo Information on quantity of results receiving payments and entity
payingi• Secretariat to insert information on hub once all of the information
is available through appropriate channels under the Convention

Decision 10/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 1 of 2)

Coordination of support, including institutional arrangements• Decision identified needs and functions to address issues related tocoordination of support
pp for implementation
pof REDD-plusp• The COPo Invites interested Parties to designate national entity or focal
point to serve as liaison with secretariat and bodies under theConvention, on coordination of support
o Encourages
g national entities /focal p
points,, Parties and relevant
entities financing REDD-plus to meet, on a voluntary basis, todiscuss needs and functions

Decision 10/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 2 of 2)

 Input from bodies under the Convention, international/regionalorganizations, private sector and civil society
 To meet in conjunction
jwith first sessional pperiod meetings
g ofSBs (on annual basis) First meeting in conjunction with SB 41 (Dec 2014)•SBI 47 to review outcomes of these meetings

Decision 11/CP.19 – Key elements

National forest monitoring systems (NFMS)•NFMS in line with IPCC guidance and guidelines, and in thecontext of adequate
qand ppredictable support
pp•

Provide data and information that are transparent, consistent overtime and suitable for MRVtime,•Building upon existing systems while being flexible and allowing
for improvement, reflecting the phased approachDecision 12/CP.19 – Key elements

Timing & Frequency of Safeguards Summary•

Opens a new channel to provide the summary (REDD WebPlatform))•Timing: after start of implementation of activities 1/CP.16,
paragraph 70•

Frequency: in line with national communications (and voluntarilyvia the REDD Web Platform)

Decision 13/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 1 of 2)

Technical assessment of proposed FRELs/FRLs• Recalls decisions 4/CP
4/CP.15,
15 1/CP
1/CP.16
16 and 12/CP
12/CP.17
17• Each submission of proposed forest reference emission level(FREL) and/or forest reference level (FRL) subject to a technicalassessment - Submission is on voluntary basis• Adopts guidelines and procedures for the technical assessment ofsubmissions from Parties on FRELs and/or FRLso Scope of technical assessmento Procedures for technical assessment
 Composition of assessment team/role and responsibilities
o Timing (assessments organized once a year)

Decision 13/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 2 of 2)• Objectives of technical assessment:o Information provided in accordance with guidelines in decision
12/CP.17, annex
o Offers a facilitative, non-intrusive, technical exchange of
information on construction of FRELs /FRLs• COP invites
i it Parties
P ti andd IGOs
IGO tot supportt capacity-building
it b ildi on
development and assessment of FRELs/FRLs• Assessment team will conduct thorough and comprehensive
technical assessment and prepare a report (publication on webplatform)• Technical assessment coordinated by the secretariat

Decision 14/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 1 of 2)

Modalities for MRV• MRV of emissions and removals,removals forest carbon stock and forest
area changes resulting from REDD-plus:o Consistent with 4/CP.15 and any guidance on the MRV ofNAMAso Data and information be transparent and consistent over time
and with established FRELs/FRLs
o Data and information improved over timeo Results expressed in tCO2eq/year

Decision 14/CP.19 – Key elements (slide 2 of 2)• Reportingo Data and information should be provided through biennial
updatepreportsp((BUR))o When seeking payments for results-based actions – supply
report through BUR + a technical annex
o Guidelines for elements in technical annex in annex of14/CP.19

Decision 15/CP.19 – Key elements

Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation•

Encourages Parties, organizations and the private sector to takeaction to reduce the drivers•

Also encourages to continue work to address drivers, and to share
information•

Further encourages developing country Parties to take note of theinformation shared

Outlook for 2014 - Next steps (slide 1 of 5)(a) Consideration of methodological issues relating to REDD-plus underthe SBs
SBSTA:• Consideration of the development of methodological guidance on nonmarket-based
marketbased approaches (SBSTA 40)• Consideration of methodological issues related to non-carbon benefits(SBSTA 40)• Consideration of the need for further guidance on issues relating toprovision of information on how all the safeguards are addressed andrespected (SBSTA 41)
SBI 41:• SBI to consider the report on the expert meeting on matters relating to theinformation hub on information on the results of REDD-plus activities andcorresponding results-based payments (decision 9/CP.19, paras 11-13)

Outlook for 2014 - Next steps (slide 2 of 5)(b) Submission of views by Parties and observers
For consideration at SBSTA 40:
o Views on methodological guidance for non-market-based
approaches (26 March 2014)o Views on issues referred to in decision 1/CP.18,, paragraphp g p 40(methodological issues relating to non-carbon benefits resulting
from REDD+ implementation) (26 March 2014)

Outlook for 2014 - Next steps (slide 3 of 5)• For consideration at SBSTA 41:o Views on types of information from systems for providing
information on how the safeguards
gare being
g addressed andrespected that would be helpful and that may be provided bydeveloping country Parties (24 Sep 2014)o Views (of developing country Parties) on experiences andlessons learned from their development of systems for providing
information on how all of the safeguards are being addressed
and respected and challenges faced in developing such
systems (24 Sep 2014)

Outlook for 2014 - Next steps (slide 4 of 5)(c) Ongoing sharing of experiences and information via webplatform• SBSTA encouraged developing country Parties and observerorganizations to share their experiences and lessons learned fromthe development of systems for providing information on how all of
the safeguards are being addressed and respected and thechallenges faced (SBSTA 38)• COP encouraged all Parties,Parties organizations,organizations the private sector andother stakeholders to share results of their work on addressing
drivers of deforestation and forest degradation (decision 15/CP.19)

Outlook for 2014 - Next steps (slide 5 of 5)

Expert meetings/other meetings
The secretariat to organize:• In-session expert meeting on matters relating to non-market-based
approaches for the implementation of activities relating to REDD-plus(SBSTA 40)• Expert meeting on matters relating to the information hub relating topayments
yfor REDD-plusp((before SBI 41))
results-based actions and p
The secretariat to facilitate the organization of:• Meeting of the national entities/focal points for REDD-plus, Parties andrelevant entities financing REDD-plus activities, on a voluntary basis (firstmeeting in conjunction with SB 41, thereafter annually in conjunction with
1st sessional period meetings of the SBs)

Concluding remark

Thank yyou for yyour attention!

Questions? jwong@unfccc.int
Websites:1) http://unfccc.int/redd2) http://www.unfccc-redd-forum.net/