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| Available methodologies, approaches and initiatives | Actions (already planned item in blue, national level implementation in italic) | Who? | When? |
CB general
| Raise REDD awareness and motivate countries to implement operational forest monitoring programmes | UN-REDD Programme | 2008Q4 |
| CD-REDD initiative, global workshop | GTZ, FAO, CfRN, etc | | |
| Organize similar workshops as global CD-REDD workshop at regional and national level to motivate countries and understand their needs | UN-REDD Programme | 2009Q1 | |
| Assemble and disseminate information about ongoing training programs, their purpose and timing. Decide whether strategic regional centres or local centres are a better model. | UN-REDD Programme Forum on Readiness for REDD, WHRC others? Discuss with donor organisations who have extensive experience | 2008Q4 | |
| Develop national strategies and multi-stakeholder consultation process for monitoring in the REDD context | National governments UN-REDD Programme others? | start 2008Q4, due 2009Q3 | |
| Assess national-level training needs | National governments UN-REDD Programme others? | 2008Q4 | |
| Define a planning schedule and process for countries’ national needs | National governments UN-REDD others? | 2008Q4 | |
| CB on IPCC GPG and Guidelines and training materials No currently available approaches? | Provide dedicated, consistent REDD training programme linking science with technology transfer | GOFC-GOLD/FAO/IPCC and others Link to UNDP training programme on GHG inventories others? National governments support for governments?University-to-university collaborations | 2009Q1 |
| Install fast and reliable internet connections at forest monitoring centres so they can download and manage data | |||
| Provide formal academic training in developing countries (e.g. USAID), possibly at two levels (one for basic and one for advanced users) | Link to UNDP training programme on GHG inventories others? National governments support for governments? | 2009Q1 | |
| Training of trainers for GHG inventories | IPCC provides only training materials others? | 2009Q1 | |
CB on remote sensing for REDD
| Strengthen regional centres in the application of RS for REDD | GOFC-GOLD | 2009Q1 |
| Develop manual/tutorials/standards for data collection, monitoring, use of remote sensing, estimating carbon stocks with regard to REL and future monitoring for REDD | GOFC-GOLD others? | 2009Q1 | |
| Implement training on software usage for data processing, data collection/processing/management for national/international monitoring | FAO CfRN National governments others? | 2009Q1 | |
| Draw lessons from existing experiences | GOFC-GOLD FAO others? | 2008Q4 | |
| Brazil Amazon Fund from Norway – 20% (about 20 mil $) for transferring Brazilian REDD monitoring system to other countries | Brazil | | |
CB for field sampling for REDD
| Develop cost-effective and simple methodologies that provide credible field data available | FAO National governments support for governments? Countries assisting other countries supported by donors others? | 2009Q1 |
| Promote south-south cooperation | 2008Q4 | ||
| Assess CDM to gather information and lessons learned | 2008Q4 | ||
| Provide contributions to LULUCF Sourcebook (Winrock) | 2009Q1 | ||
| CB on community approaches (Ghana, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, Nicaragua, Phillippines) | The International Monitoring Matters Network and collaborators | 2009Q2 onwards (pending funding) | |
| CB on legal support No currently available approaches? | Provide legal support for monitoring systems to speed up the process | 2008Q4 | |
| Organize trainings on legal support based on needs assessment | National governments others? | 2009Q2 | |
| CB on GIS No currently available approaches? | Provide GIS trainings at national level (carbon inventory as starting point, also useful for integrating cobenefits etc.) | National governments others? | 2009Q2 |
| South-south cooperation | Convene follow-up meeting to focus on south-south dialogue, exchange of experience and collaboration | ITTO could initiate/convene others? | 2009Q1 |
Indigenous people
| Provide training for governments on implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) (e.g., prior informed consent, resource rights, etc) | 2009Q2 | |
| CB at national level (general) | Establish carbon accounting system | National government | |
| Set up policies for REDD | National governments | ||
| Strengthen institutional capacity for REDD | National governments | ||
| Strengthen law enforcement and cooperation and coordination between national agencies and links to regional and international enforcement bodies, local communities, indigenous groups, and NGOs. | National governments | ||
| Carry out remote sensing and field inventories, information management and analysis, and statistics services, for both national and sub-regional levels. | National governments | ||
| CB at national level (stakeholders process) | Inform stakeholders of monitoring and verification in the broader REDD context | National governments | |
| Raise awareness (for e.g., traditional knowledge) and gather information | National governments | ||
| Build constituency and confidence | National governments | ||
| Consider payment structures | National governments | ||
| Create mechanism/process to link policy makers, resource users/dependents, and scientists/experts to address nationally specific questions and commission relevant studies (e.g., linking land tenure, land management and monitoring, participatory measurement) | National governments | ||
| Explore establishment of national REDD consultation groups | National governments | ||
| Plan inter-sectoral cooperation landscape | National governments | ||
| Explore further opportunities for linking research and policymaking regarding forest degradation | National governments | ||
| Guarantee overarching actions, including support for implementation of a third party monitoring and verification process, at national and international level, to achieve transparency of the process | National governments | ||
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