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The REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards Initiative consists of principles, criteria, and indicators to define the necessary conditions to achieve high social and environmental performance in REDD+ programs. The standards were developed through a participatory process involving workshops and consultations with governments, indigenous groups, NGOs, and others in several REDD+ countries. The standards provide a framework for multi-stakeholder assessment of REDD+ programs' social and environmental impacts and benefits. Countries can use the standards to design their REDD+ programs, assess performance over time, and report their results.
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- 1. REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards Initiative Joanna Durbin, Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance Phil Franks, CARE International
- 2. REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards What are they? • Consist of principles, criteria and indicators which define the necessary conditions to achieve high social and environmental performance • Provide a framework for reporting social and environmental performance using a multi-stakeholder assessment process • Support the design, implementation and evaluation of government- led REDD+ programs • Aim to enhance benefits as well as avoid harm.
- 3. Development process and governance • A ‘bottom-up’ participatory and inclusive process • A series of workshops and consultations in REDD countries (Nepal, Tanzania, Ecuador, Liberia) from May 2009 • Two 60-day public comment periods • Version 1 released June 2010 • International Standards Committee approves standards and guidelines on how to use • Governments • Indigenous Peoples organizations • Community forestry associations • Social and environmental NGOs • Private sector • From developing (REDD) and developed countries • CCBA and CARE are the international secretariat
- 4. Content of the standards • Principles define the objectives • Criteria are the conditions (processes, impacts, policies) needed to deliver a principle • Indicators are quantitative or qualitative information that show progress meeting criteria Includes: – Recognition and respect for statutory and customary rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including free, prior and informed, consent – Equitable benefit sharing – Benefits for local people & broader sustainable devpt – Maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services – Full and effective participation – Access to information
- 5. Participating countries Criteria: – Significant progress towards a government-led REDD+ program – Strong government commitment to demonstrating social and environmental performance of REDD Participating Interested Ecuador Cambodia State of Acre (Brazil) Philippines Province of Central Democratic Republic Congo Kalimantan (Indonesia) Liberia Nepal Tanzania Peru (San Martin) Guatemala State of Chiapas (Mexico)
- 6. Using the standards at country level 1. Governance: a multi-stakeholder country-level Standards Committee is created to approve indicators, process and reports 2. Interpretation: public consultations (workshops, public comment periods) to develop country-specific indicators and assessment process 3. Assessment: i. Collection of information to evaluate performance ii. Review of draft report by stakeholders to ensure the information is accurate and credible iii. Approval of the report by the country-level Standards Committee and publication International Standards Committee will ‘peer review’ the process used in each country
- 7. Design - Readiness Implementation SESA Participatory, iterative, strategic assessment of +ve /–ve impacts, ESMF feeds back into design Designs and monitors mitigation action Guidance on Governance Participatory Governance Assessment Participatory, identifies indicators, ongoing assessment of governance REDD+ SES Participatory, identifies indicators,ongoing assessment of governance and +ve/-ve impacts
- 8. Contribution of REDD+ SES • Consistent and comprehensive reporting framework developed through international consensus • Indicators and assessment process are tailored to the country context • Multi-stakeholder approach (government, civil society and private sector) enhances quality, credibility and joint ownership • Supports reporting on higher social and environmental performance beyond ‘no harm’ • Enables participating countries to communicate performance to national and international stakeholders • Enables donors/investors to reduce risk and recognize/reward higher performance
- 9. For more information: www.REDD-standards.org Joanna Durbin Phil Franks Director Global Coordinator Climate, Community & Biodiversity CARE Poverty, Environment and Alliance Climate Change Network jdurbin@climate-standards.org pfranks@careclimatechange.org