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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