JCM REDD+ Model Projects by Ministry of the Environment, Japan

REDD+ project in Luang Prabang Provincethrough controlling slash-and-burnJapan Forest Technology Association1. General information on the project site
The project site isHouaykhing village cluster(HK-VC), Phonsay district,
Luang Prabang Province(LPQ) in northern Lao PDR.
• Area: about 30,000 ha• Altitude: 667m to 1,657m

Figure 1. Location of the project site2

2. Changes in forest cover before the project
Year: 1996

After slash-and-burn

Year: 2010

Forest cover (% of land area) wasdecreased 72% in 1996 to 57% in2010.
Main driver is expansion of shifting
cultivation.

32. Changes in forest cover before the project (Cont.)

February

photo from airplane

Cutting of trees
MarchBurning
June ~
Rice planting
October ~Harvesting43. Project design The project aims to mitigate deforestation and forest degradation by
reducing the shifting cultivation.
Project activities

Deforestation &forest degradation• Transfer agricultural
technique or introduce
other off-farm income• Implement alternative
livelihoods

Mitigate
deforestation& forest degradation

Readiness by JICA project (PAREDD)
Capacity building including Livelihoods improvementPotential of GHG
emissions
reduction isapproximately
140,000 t-CO2/yr.
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5. Progress of the project – (1) Overview
JICA project (since 2011):
Readiness

Development ofmonitoring system
Others(data collection, etc…)

Development ofthe methodology for JCM

Development ofReference level

Development of Draft PDD& Peer-review

Development ofcommunity governance

Activities at central, provincial& village levels

JCM project (since 2014):
Demonstration & Full Implementation• Revision of draft PDD• Implementation of REDD+ activities
3 years ?

ForestResources &REDD+activities

Monitoring
Reporting
Verification
CreditingCredits are expected to issued
over several decades
65. Progress of the project – (2) Community governance In the project site, LFMC (Land andForest Management Committee)
was established to implement
following activities in a participatory
manner.
 Land use zoning Selection of alternative
livelihoods
 Implementing anddiffusing alternative
livelihoods by using
village fund7

5. Progress of the project – (3) Reference level Reference scenario• Continue to expand shifting cultivation area

YearReference level
GHG emissions(t-CO2/yr)

1994

249,000

2000

222,000

2005

289,000

2010

216,000

2015275,000

2016

286,0002017

300,000

2018

317,000

2019

337,000

2020

359,000• Decrease fallow period
 Method to estimate GHG emissions• Equation: Based on the 2006 IPCCGuidelines• Activity data (land area): Historical: Estimated by remote sensing Projected: Estimated by using model
which takes into account socialeconomic information• Parameters: Developed by field survey (afew data are obtained from the IPCC)

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5. Progress of the project – (4) Monitoring system
 Satellite imagery analysis• Use LANDSAT-TM to estimatechanges in area of each forest type Participatory forest carbon monitoring

Participatory forest carbon monitoring
enables local communities and peoples
to improve environmental awarenessand build a long-term forest
management system.

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6. Activities to be taken in FY 2015
Central level
Joint Steering Committee (JSC)

Theme 1:
Institutional arrangement

Diffusion andSustainabilityof JICA
Theme 2:
programJapan side
• Project members (whichinclude university, privatecompany and consultant)

Lao PDR side
• Central & Provincial
Government• National research institute• Village-level stakeholders

Province/District/Village level

Technical adviser (National research institute)REDD+ technical team(District officer, experts)

Implementing structure
LFMC(Village A)

LFMC(Village B)

LFMC(Village C)

LFMC(Village D)

LFMC(Village E)

LFMC(Village F)
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6. Activities to be taken in FY 2015(1) Institutional arrangement
Participation
TOR of the JSC• Discussion on technical and political issues
 REDD+ implementing structure among all of participants Activities/roles of each participants
 Others (project permission, benefits distribution systemamong stakeholders, etc.)• Development of draft REDD+ implementing strategy whichtakes into account sub-national REDD+

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6. Activities to be taken in FY 2015(2) Implementing structure Establish the REDD+ technical team

WS with villagers• Purpose of the REDD+ technical team

Our Reference level
 Manage and facilitate REDD+ activities by (1) Carbon stockvillagers(2) REDD+ activities
 Expand the REDD+ activities to other village(3) participation

 Provide technical advice to villagers

clusters.

• National research institute provides technicalsupports and training to the team.

Technical support(composting)Technical support(double cropping)• Villagers implement REDD+ activities in cooperation
with the REDD+ technical team.
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7. Future Plan Early issuance of JCM credits• JCM credits are expected to be issued in 3 years.

2015

ProjectDraft
PDD

2016
Proposemethodology

SubmitPDD

2017~ 2020Issuecredits

JC

Discuss
JCM-GL

Discuss
methodology

Discuss
Registrationof the project13

7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas for
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).
• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.
National level
Luang Prabang
province
Phonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Project site(HK-VC)
Sobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted by
METI in 2013
(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySix• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas for
district
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).

• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.
village
National level
Luang Prabang
provincevillage
villagePhonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Different socio-economic
and geographical
Sobchia village cluster
conditions
F/S was conducted byProject site(HK-VC)

METI in 2013(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySix• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas fordistrict
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).

• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.
village
National level
Luang Prabang
provincevillage
villagePhonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Project site(HK-VC)

Different Capacity
BuildingSobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted by
METI in 2013
(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySix• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas fordistrict
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).

Different socio-economic• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.
and geographical
National level
conditions
Luang Prabang
provincevillages

District Phonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Project site(HK-VC)
Sobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted by
METI in 2013
(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySix• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas for
district
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).

Cost• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province Different
level in 2020.
Performance
National level

Luang Prabang
provincevillages

District Phonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Project site(HK-VC)
Sobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted by
METI in 2013
(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySix• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to be potential areas for
district
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the project site (HK-VC).

• The project seeks to expand the boundary to provinceSame/Different
level in 2020.

Reference
Level
National level

Luang Prabang
provincevillages

District Phonsay district

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Project site(HK-VC)
Sobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted byMETI in 2013
(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

PhonsaySixLuang• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to bepotential areas fordistrict
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the projectPrabang
site (HK-VC).
Provinces• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.

National level
Luang Prabang
provincevillages

District Phonsay district
Project site(HK-VC)

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Different level of REDD+Sobchia village cluster
F/S was conducted bystrategy
METI in 2013(same methodology)

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7. Future Plan (Cont.)
 Expand the project to sub-national level

Phonsay
SixLuang• All territories of Luang Prabang province are assumed to bepotential areas fordistrict
villages
REDD+ because the conditions are similar as the projectPrabang
site (HK-VC).
Provinces• The project seeks to expand the boundary to province level in 2020.

National level
Luang Prabang
provincevillages

District Phonsay district
Project site(HK-VC)

Expand to sub-national
level in 2010

Amalgamated/integrated
Sobchia village cluster
ReferenceLevel
F/S was conductedbyMETI in 2013
(same methodology)

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