Friday, December 2, 2011

TFG's recommendations on reference levels for SBSTA

The Review Process for REDD+ NFRELs/NFRLs

Source: FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.7

Summary

Document “FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.7” aggregates 16 submissions representing views of 69 countries concerning REDD+ methodological guidance. Of these submissions, 10 of them, representing the views of 56 countries, asked SBSTA35 to establish a process by which national NFRELs/NFRLs would be subject to an independent, transparent review under the auspices of the UNFCCC. Paragraph 14 in version 1 of draft text for SBSTA 35 agenda item 4 delays the decision for establishing a review process until SBSTA36 despite substantial support for a SBSTA35 decision. Although version 1 draft text contains strong language for NFRELs/NFRLs modalities, a delay in establishing this review process would undermine efforts by all Parties to ensure robust technical underpinnings of REDD+ NFRELs/NFRLs and ensure that any eventual positive incentives for REDD+ are made on the basis of adequate environmental integrity.

Recommendation

The Tropical Forest Group recommends SBSTA 35 add language that establishes an independent and transparent review of NFRELs/NFRLs by a team of independent experts. This recommendation is supported by 56 of 69 contributing countries.

Para 14. “Agrees to establish a process of independent, expert, and transparent review of country’s national forest reference emission level and/or national forest reference level coordinated by the Secretariat, and requests SBSTA 36 to develop guidance for the review.”

Countries with submissions regarding REDD+ Reference Level methodological guidance for SBSTA 35

(Bold = countries with explicit support for a review process )


1. Australia

2. Belize

3. Cameroon

4. Central African Republic

5. Congo

6. Costa Rica

7. Côte d’Ivoire

8. Democratic Republic of the Congo

9. Ecuador

10. Gabon

11. Ghana

12. Guyana

13. Honduras

14. Kenya

15. Panama

16. Papua New Guinea

17. Solomon Islands

18. Togo

19. Uganda

20. Botswana

21. Brazil

22. Colombia

23. Mexico

24. Costa Rica

25. Dominican Republic

26. El Salvador

27. Panama

28. Austria

29. Belgium

30. Bulgaria

31. Cyprus

32. Czech Republic

33. Denmark

34. Estonia

35. Finland

36. France

37. Germany

38. Greece

39. Hungary

40. The Irish Republic

41. Italy

42. Latvia

43. Lithuania

44. Luxembourg

45. Malta

46. The Netherlands

47. Poland

48. Portugal

49. Romania

50. Slovakia

51. Slovenia

52. Spain

53. Sweden

54. United Kingdom

55. Brunei Darussalam

56. Cambodia

57. Indonesia

58. Lao People’s Democratic

Republic

59. Malaysia

60. Myanmar

61. Philippines,

62. Singapore

63. Thailand

64. Viet Nam

65. Japan

66. Norway

67. Philippines

68. Switzerland

69. United States of America


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