R-Package of Fiji REDD+ Readiness Self-Assessment Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 27th Participants Committee Meeting Washington DC March 19, 2019
Contents ▪ Country context, international commitment ▪ REDD+ Process in Fiji ▪ R-Package Self - Assessment Process ▪ Progress under four REDD+ readiness components ▪ Financial status and Disbursement ▪ Carbon Fund Emission Reduction Program Summary ▪ Conclusion and the way forward
Country Context • No. of islands: 330 • About one third are inhabited • Population: 865,611 (2014) • Forest area: 52% (2007) • Approx. 83% of area is under native land tenure • Native land belong to village groups
International Commitment and Political will Fiji joined UNFCCC in 1992 • First country to rectify the Paris Agreement on • Climate Change President of the COP 23 • National REDD+ Policy, National Climate Change • Policy, National Forest Policy, Green Growth Framework Fiji acknowledges the importance of Forestry Sector • as an approach to addressing the climate change Government budget and in-kind support for REDD+ • and related activities Multi-sectoral Steering Committee • Fiji Issued first developing country Green Bond, • raising $50 Million for Climate Resilience
REDD+ Process in Fiji REDD+ readiness phase 1 and 2 ER submission ER- Program to Carbon Fund Document R-PP Final 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 National REDD+ ER Program MTR & Additional R-PP ER PIN Strategy Implementation Funding Assessment Capacity Building
R-Package Self-Assessment Process Validation Representation Three Team Consist WS and from Divisional of TA and Finalisation Government, Level Government of CSOs, INGO, Consultation staff Readiness Donor Partners, s Assessment Land owners
Package overall valuation based on the self-assessment Summary of R-Package evaluation based on the self-assessment Sub Components Components Progress Status 1a. National Readiness Management Arrangement 1. Organization and Green Consultation 1b. Stakeholder Consultation and Participation Green 2a. Assessment of Land Use, Forest Policy and Governance 2. Prepare the REDD Yellow Strategy 2b. REDD Strategy Options Green 2c. REDD Implementation Framework Yellow 2d. Social and Environmental Impacts Green 3. Reference emission level/reference level Green 4a. National forest monitoring system 4. Forest monitoring Green systems and safeguard 4b. System of information on the multiple advantages, governance Yellow measures and safeguards Orange ‘Further development required.’ Green ‘Significant progress.’ Red ‘not yet demonstrating progress.’ Yellow ‘Progressing well, further, development required.’
REDD+ Readiness Financing FCPF Readiness Fund Disbursement Funding Grant Disbursement % Committe % of 1.00 0.95 d # (USD) Agency amount (USD) disbursem committed+ 0.90 (Mil. USD) ent (includes 0.80 disbursed 0.70 0.66 amount) Millions 0.60 0.50 0.45 FCPF 5.8 2.35 41 0.68 53% 0.40 GIZ 0.58 0.33 56.90 0 56.90 0.30 0.24 0.20 Government 0.10 0.05 0.68 0.50 73.5 0 75.5 of Fiji - 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 # committed amount includes contract signed Disbursement (USD)
Component 1: Organization & Consultation ▪ Feedback Grievance Redress ▪ REDD+ Policy 2011 Mechanism ▪ REDD+ Steering Committee ▪ Consultation Strategy – in ▪ Technical Working Group place ▪ REDD+ divisional working Group ▪ Consultation and Participation Plan – Aligned to existing traditional ▪ Civil Society Organisation Platform structures – Supported by line Ministries such as Ministry of iTaukei Affairs – Use of social media effectively
Component 1: Organization & Consultation National REDD+ Steering Forestry Board Committee National REDD+ Steering Committee: • Established in 2009 • Multi sectoral stakeholder platform • Discusses issues, progress, iTaukei Development Government Private Sector/ Academic NGOs and CSO Landowner mainstream REDD+ into Partner agency institution Industry Members-4 representative Members -2 members-8 membe-3 members-2 members-2 development dialogue • x 4 Technical Committee to support REDD+ SC decision making Ministry of Forestry: • Chairperson of the REDD+ SC Members: • Established REDD+ Unit 2016 - MoE -MoF • REDD+ Unit spearheads Readiness -Ministry of iTaukei Affairs Phase -TLTB -Ministry of Lands
Component 1: Organization & Consultation • Institutional mechanism has been established Major REDD+ Stakholders Consultations to ensure the participation of key stakeholders 450 400 400 • Fiji follows self selection process to identify 340 350 300 right holders and stakeholders 300 250 220 • About 90% of the land of Fiji is under 200 customary practices hence various kinds of 150 institution exist and consultation process fully 80 100 utilizes these institutions 50 11 17 21 14 4 0 • A CSO platform is established for outreach and 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 transparency No of Consultations No of stakeholders involved
Component 1: Way Forward: Organization & Consultation Proposed Activities Time Line Current status • Mainstream REDD+ and ensure key ministries to In discussion with all REDD+ include REDD+ workplan relevant ministries, CSOs, April 2019 Private Sector • Implementation of FGRM process for REDD+ • Upgrade REDD+ website March 2019 Hired a consultant to design and develop user friendly website
Component 2: REDD+ Strategy Preparation ▪ Key Studies completed : ▪ Other studies to complete: – Drivers of Deforestation, Forest Degradation and – Carbon rights assessment (April underlying causes 2019) – Assessment of Land use and land use change – Benefit Sharing Mechanism – Legal and Policy Analysis, Forest Law, Policy and (April 2019) Governance – REDD+ Strategy Options – Final SESA & ESMF (June 2019) – Cost-Benefit Analysis of Strategy Options – REDD+ Strategy (June 2019) – Draft SESA – Fiji REDD Policy (2011) – Fiji National Forest Carbon Stock Assessment (2011) – REDD+ and Forest Carbon Rights (2013)
Way Forward: REDD+ Strategy Preparation Proposed Activities Time Line Current status • Validate assessment of the Drivers of Deforestation April 2019 and Forest Degradation with spatial and economic In progress models. Feb – Dec. 2019 • Continue to Raise Awareness on the REDD+ Strategy Option • Upgrade the database management system April 2019 In progress • REDD+ system registry operational by 2020 Dec 2019
Component 3: Forest Reference Level ▪ Constructed FRL covering three major islands; Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and Taveuni ▪ The FRL covers approximately 90% of Fiji’s landmass and about 94% of Fiji’s forest area ▪ Reference period for forest reference level: 2006-2016.
Component 3: Forest Reference Level Areas for improvement Strength of the FRL • Sub-national level FRL • Only two pools of carbon are included • The activities covered under FRL include • Improved methods for estimating forest deforestation, forest degradation and enhancement degradation of forest carbon stock • The design of the FRL consistent with recent IPCC • To extend the sub-national FRL to guidelines and guidance national FRL • A stepwise approach adopted to improve the FRL by incorporating improved data and methodologies and additional pools
Component 3: The improvement of the FRL • A stepwise approach is used • A multi-temporal approach using digital classification used to generate forest activity data • Annual time series of forest cover and change produced using supervised classification methods
Activities Planned to Improve the FRL (under Additional Financing) SN Activities Time Line(Year) Current status 1 Produce multi-temporal forest activity data using the 2019 Near completion semi-automatic method 2 Develop biomass and volume allometric equations for 2019 Developing a ToR 10 important tree species 3 Improved methods to assess forest degradation using 2019 Undergoing in remote sensing approaches collaboration with CSIRO 4 Estimate emission/removal factor of litter, deadwood, 2019/2020 Developing ToR and soil organic carbon, forest fire 7 Upscaling of sub national FRL to national FRL 2019 Image processing 8 Design a New NFI and its Implementation 2020 Developing ToR
Component 4a: National Forest Monitoring System What we have done What we are planning to do • Use combination of remote sensing and • Operationalize REDD+ national ground based forest carbon inventory forest monitoring system approaches • Proposed NFMS is consistent with national and international guidance • Sources of uncertainties are identified and their management proposed • Improvement of NFI and allocation and design of PSPs
Component 4a: National Forest Monitoring System What we have done What we are planning to do • Improved capacity for RS/GIS analysis • Continue training on RS/GIS analysis • Separate organization responsible for forest • Institutionalize roles for inventory and assessment implementation of NFMS • Capacity development plan to address capacity • Enhance technical capacity of needs to operationalise the NFMS staff in conducting MRV • Hardware and software systems in support of NFMS established
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