DRC Forest Reference Emission Level Methodological Framework
François Kayembe (Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservationand Sustainable Development, DRC)

Session 1DRC Forest Reference Emission Level Methodological Framework
François Kayembe (Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and SustainableDevelopment, DRC)

That is a photo of our working group.

We are doing this work with NGOs and our partner;

JICA, FAO, Japan Forest Technology Association 1 (JAFTA), and some experts of FFPRI REDD.
Scale of FREL

Major milestones of the REDD+: six years roll-out in DRC.

In the national forest monitoring

system is where we put national forest monitoring system in the place. First step towards a nationalforest inventory was achieved for some provinces.
some work is done.

A national inventory of greenhouse gas emission,

Satellite-based forest monitoring system: national capacity is building. National

REDD+ strategy framework is in place.

Appropriation at the highest political level: wide

consultation at the national scale, local people, gender, civil society, and research centers anduniversities are involved in this strategy.

REDD+ projects implementation: identification of

REDD+ interest zones across the country, involvement of the private sector, and lessons learned forthe national REDD+ strategy.

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DRC forest reference emission level submission at the COP22: DRC forest reference emission
level will be submitted at the next COP under UNFCCC.

We have the methodology underfinalization possibly in March of this year, but it is really challenging for it because some work is in thefield for national forest inventory doing some work in the field at this moment to be in four provinces.
FREL quantification adjustment is under discussion, possible inclusion of the forest degradation andcarbon stock enhancement components.

Sub-national for forest reference emission level as an interim measure: set of objective criteria toselect the appropriate scale, the zones of REDD+ interest at the national scale, appropriation by local
governments, hot spots of forest cover loss, existing capacity for the implementation of REDD+activities, the opportunities for co-benefices, and national priorities strategy.
provinces of Bandundu, Equateur, and Orientale.

There are three

These are our choice to submit our forest

reference emission level because it is 1,205,200 square kilometers.

It is 51% of the national territory.

For the country forest, it is 58% of the country forest area, and 50% of country total forest cover loss
between 2000 and 2014.

Charcoal supply basins are for major DRC cities like Kinshasa, Kisangani,

Goma, and Mbandaka.

Exciting REDD+ projects are under implementation.

The opportunities toengage discussions with REDD+ project leaders, involvement of the private sector, and lessons
learned for the national strategy.

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This is the map for this part. We have three provinces.
non-forest.

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You see green is forest.

This one is

When we did this map, there were only two classes of forest and non-forest, but now wethink to do for four classes.

The first is a combination of primary forest and secondary forest.

That forest is secondary.

This one is the swamp called forest.

These categories are a clear

secondary forest, and so on.

This one is a clear or dry forest, so there are non-forests, and surface ofwater body.
Scope of the FREL

The choice of the scope is mainly data-driven, and deforestation data are obtained through thenational forest monitoring system.

The analysis period is 1990 to 2014.

already available, 1990 to 2010 and 2010 to 2014.

Two points of change are

These are down, but there is something to improve

our result or statistic. Now we are in process for 1990 to 2000.

This period is a big problem

because of I do not know what is open or what is remaining in this period. When we try to run with
the Google engine to use our methodology it is not working well, but we are going to search a
methodology that can be used for this period. FREL reference period followed for DRC is 2000 to2014.

Additional points of change will be integrated.

I think that, after this the analysis of 1990,

we can add another period to see how we can see our emission.

The transparent and the consistentmethodology for forest cover mapping and forest cover change detection.

As for transparency, as forthe national forest monitoring system, it is online.

It is very robust.

Everybody can see it.

why we say the transparent and consistent methodology.

That isForest degradation is an important activity

for the FREL, but now we search which methodology we can use to do it. We are only now just fordeforestation.

Degradation is our second task confirmed by grey literature.

An important gap is in

historical forest degradation data at the reference scale, current studies for retrieving forest degradation
data, forest logging data, household wood energy consumption, and etcetera.

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The choice of scope for our FREL is mainly data-driven.

Above and below ground biomass inthe sub-national forest reference level: existing data for all the other carbon pools and a need forconsolidation of these data at the reference scale.

Carbon is the only gas taken into account inaccordance with the national greenhouse gas inventory for the moment.
This is a map analysis to detect change.

Activity data are obtained from remote sensing.

That isshown in these two maps.

Existing capacity at the country level for remote sensing based forest

monitoring, that is our task.

Architecture for satellite imagery gathering, transparent methodology

for change detection, based on the Brazilian forest cover monitoring of INPE, that is the TerrAmazon
software and the Google Earth Engine, and ground-truthing validation.

Sometime we are going toset a draft for ground for validation.

This map is the photo of three years ago to produce this map.

I want to show some more hot spots.

Deforestation is very large.

Emission Factors

Emission factors are obtained through forest inventory.
big.

The wood is not enough.

In this part, I can say our country is very

I can say the project of JICA for JAFTA, they did three years goingin one province, but it is not finished to inventory this province of Bandundu.

It is showed that tocover our country is a big problem. Pre-inventory data for Equateur and Oriental Provinces, this oneis down.

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of JAFTA and JICA is focused on the Bandundu Province for now.
national inventory.

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There is some work in theData for all of the carbon pools are available, but there is a need forconsolidation at the three provinces level. Above biomass ground and biomass will be included.

Weuse the Chave 2014 as an interim measure of DRC conservation estimates of forest carbon emission.
In this one, we try to use the Chave 2005.

If possible, we want to decide for use the Chave 2014.

For example, in Bandundu, 124 square parcels of 60-meter by 60-meter circular parcels of 30-meter
diameters and 610, that is some result for these pools.

This one is above biomass for living wood andthis one is ground, and the result is the litter and the dead trees.

Emission factors are obtained for forest inventory.

You can see it now on the paper.

That is the same. Four forest strata derived

from the national scheme of forest stratification: that is what I have shown on the map for thisstratum, dense, moist, edaphic forest, secondary forest, open forest, and dense woodland.

Average of historical emission, reference period is 2000.

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FREL Improvement

The future of REDD-plus for DRC: DRC ask a general mobilization of the world states to fightagainst climate change.

There is great importance to adaptation actions and mitigation that takes into

account the principle of differentiation in relation to the historical responsibility of developedcountries.
2015.

The DRC submitted its intended national determined contributions (INDC) on August 18,

Despite its status as a weak transmitter, it has thus committed itself to reducing its emissionsof greenhouse gases by 17% between 2020 and 2030.

The priorities for the DRC are on adaptation,

on technology transfer, on capacity building, funding, and resilience to climate change, as well on
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by developing renewable energy sources.
for DRC because it asks funding. Our resources are limited to do this.
Thank you for your attention.

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That is a big challenge

INDC is very challenging.