Forest Peoples Programme
25 November, 2011
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24 November, 2011
• Low likelihood that Durban will deliver a binding and comprehensive agreement on GHG reductions
• No agreement on long-term climate financing while Green Climate Fund talks proceed with difficulty
• Limited progress on a Safeguards Information System in REDD+
• UNFCCC considers non-carbon values of REDD+
• Indigenous Peoples adopt “Oaxaca Action Plan” on climate
Governments gathering in Durban in late November for COP17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) face a daunting task. They will have to make progress on crafting an agreement on greenhouse gas emissions reductions within an effective, monitorable and binding legal framework, while securing the necessary financial resources needed to support developing countries on their path towards low carbon development. The survival of the Kyoto protocol is at stake. Some countries will not support the second commitment period: the United States is advocating for a “pledge and review” system, while other countries propose a broader instrument that would engage both developed and developing countries.
24 November, 2011
As covered in the Global Climate Talks article in this bulletin, it seems that State Parties to the UN Climate Convention, meeting in Durban 28 November to 9 December 2011, are unlikely to reach a decision on the use of public and private finance for REDD+ and that this will seemingly be left to the discretion of governments[i].
However, while that may be the official ‘non-position’ that is strengthened at Durban, there are four key factors regarding REDD+ financing that need to be borne in mind. These were discussed extensively and very usefully at the recent Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) 11th Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change[ii] held in London on 12 October 2011. To differing degrees, these four issues are influencing the emerging REDD+ negotiations and preparations at international, national and project level.
Forest Peoples Programme
23 November, 2011
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Forest Peoples Programme, Indigenous Peoples' Network of Malaysia (JOAS)
23 November, 2011
This background note updates and expands a previous memorandum prepared in April 2011 by Francesco Martone and Jennifer Rubis for the first meeting of the Transitional Committee and is meant to provide a summary of key issues related to the Green Climate Fund and the discussions held at the Transitional Committee in recent months.
Read the background note here in English.
AIDESEP
17 November, 2011
Summary of agreements reached between AIDESEP and MINAM (Ministry of Environment) regarding modifications to the Peru RPP, March 2011. Read them here in Spanish.
FPP, Pusaka, HuMa, Yayasan Petak Danum, Jasoil, Yayasan Merah Putih, Yayasan Rumpun Bambu, Scale Up
11 October, 2011
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Baka document their land use inside Nki Forest, which has become Nki National Park, south-east Cameroon, April 2006
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Sal forest, South Ranchi District, Jharkhand, July 2004
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