The Current Status of the REDD+(under the JCM)
Kosaku ONAKAInternational Forestry Cooperation Office
Forestry Agency, Japan

Outline of the Presentation
 History of International Negotiations on REDD+
 Progress of REDD+ Implementation
 Basic Concept of the REDD+ RBPs Programmes Global Architecture of REDD+ programmes/ Funds
 Key Principles and Current Status of the JCM-REDD+

History of International Negotiations on REDD+COP11（Montreal, 2005）

Original concept of REDD+ was proposed jointly
by PNG and Costa Rica.

2008

WB‐ Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) waslaunched by WB.

COP19（Warsaw, 2013）

Set of technical guidance (Warsaw Framework) wereagreed.

COP21（Paris, 2015）

Implementation and support of REDD+ is encouraged
in the Article 5 of the Paris Agreement.

GCF B.18（Cairo, 2017）

Terms of Reference of the pilot programme of REDD+
Results‐based Payment was approved.

Progress of REDD+ Implementation

Step-wised Approach
After few years

Phase1
Readiness

Phase 2
Implementation

Phase 3Results‐based Payment【UNFCCC/ GCF: Submission of the FREL】
Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D’lvoire,Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico,Nepal, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Tanzania, Viet Nam,Zambia(23 countries)+ Brazil, DRC, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar,Malaysia, Nigeria, India, Panama, Suriname,(12 countries)【FCPF: Approval of the ERPD (before the Purchase Agreement)】
Chile, Costa Rica, DRC, Ghana, Mexico, Congo (6 countries)+ Viet Nam, Mozambique (2 countries)

Global Architecture of REDD+ Programmes
Green Climate Fund：Total 100 billion USD
Readiness and Preparatory
Support Programme

GCF Project10-100 million USD/ Project

Pilot Programme for REDD+ RBPs
500 million USD

UN-REDD Programme, UNDP, FAO, UNEP
300 million USD
FCPF Carbon Fund
750 million USD

FCPF Readiness Fund
350 million USD
Forest Investment Programme
1,100 million USD

Bio-carbon Fund
350 million USD

Central Africa Forest Initiative
250 million USD

Amazon Fund(NW etc.)

GOJ’s Bilateral Assistance/ JICA
20 million USD

REDD Early Movers(Germany etc.）

Phase 1

Phase 2Phase 3

Readiness

Implementation

Results‐based Payments

Source：Green Climate Fund ”GCF support for the early phases of REDD+ (GCF B.17/16)”を改変

Basic Concepts of RBPs Programmes
Programmes/Elements

GCF REDD+ RBPs
Pilot Programme

WB‐FCPF
Carbon Fund

Operation Period

2018‐2022‐2025

Total Budget (USD) 500 Million

Approx. 850 Million

Unit Price

5 USD/ ton

Around 5 USD/ ton

Eligible Period

2014‐2018‐

Scale (Mainly)

National

Sub‐national

Title of ERs

No InternationalTransfer

International transfer
will be an options(To be utilized for the(Technical and legal matters
NDCs of REDD+ countries) are still under consideration)

Key Principles of the JCM-REDD+Japan

Partner Country

Private Sector

National Government
Local Government
Private sector etc.

GOJ’s
SupportSupport tothe implementationof REDD+ERs
Phase1

Phase 2Phase 3

ReadinessImplementation

RBPs

 Contributing to the sustainable development in thepartner countries Being consistent with the UNFCCC decisions/
the Warsaw Framework
 Avoidance of Double Counting of ERs

Current Status of the JCM-REDD+【Partner Countries】
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam【Process and Progress】
Agreement
about theimplementation

Setting

PDDProject

Guidelines

Development

Registration【Main Challenges】
Scale of the Implementation of JCM‐REDD+
Consistency among the REDD+ methodologies
Avoidance of Double countingProjectImplementation

What is the advantage of REDD+?
Potential of Private sector participation
 Advantage and Disadvantage of (JCM)REDD+
 Needs for coordination of supports
 Participating into the RBPs’ operations atcountry-level Focusing on ICAO/ CORCIAThe Forthcoming Agenda:【 UNFCCC 】
The rule book of the PA(+The coordination of the REDD+ support)【 GCF 】The mobilization of private finance【 ICAO 】
The rule book of the CORSIA

Thank you for your attention!