tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83381896932170758242024-03-12T20:48:45.951-07:00Tropical Forest GroupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-26029802078001173142013-08-16T15:25:00.002-07:002013-08-16T15:37:40.221-07:00TCA course underwayOn Monday the first of its kind advanced Terrestrial Carbon Accounting course got underway on the campus of UCSD.The certificate course is the result of a Collaboration between TFG,SSI,UCSD extension and WWF.Twenty three students from around the world are in attendance and were welcomed last night with a house party hosted by the course director John O. Niles and his wife Elsa.The party included a local GREEN food truck out front and an Americana style band in the backyard.A great time was had by all with a very low level of uncertainty.<br />
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jjacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910316839285216949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-90907698973556478352012-12-20T10:35:00.001-08:002012-12-20T10:35:27.080-08:00COP 18 Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Follow the link to watch an <a href="http://climatechange-tv.rtcc.org/cop18-redd-most-immediate-positive-development-in-climate-talks-says-wwf/">interview from Doha</a> with John Niles, Director of Climate and Forests at WWF. Mr Niles discusses the progress of the REDD+ mechanism as well as the upcoming accredited course in terrestrial carbon accounting to be offered through the University of California, San Diego in collaboration with WWF and TFG. This course will address the necessary and complex work of measurement and verification of forest carbon stocks and flows.</div>
gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-4001652542926890072012-12-02T14:24:00.000-08:002012-12-02T20:57:05.130-08:00Commit and Verify<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sunday, December 2, 2012 – 6:33pm (GMT +3)<br />
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The major issues that prevented an agreement at the Doha REDD+ SBSTA meetings were finance and verification. Norway and other donor nations want robust verification. Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and other G77 nations want commitments of funding from these donor nations.<br />
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During the final REDD+ SBSTA session on December 1st, parties representing the G77, an intergovernmental organization of developing nations, made concessions regarding finance-related text. This effort resulted in short-lived exuberance that an agreement was close. The U.S. stated that it could work with the proposed changes, but shortly after, Norway stated that unless acceptable verification language was in the final text, the nation could not be part of an agreement. After a discussion between Norway and Brazil, the countries reported that their positions were too far apart and it became clear no agreement would be reached during the meeting. The session ended with the decision deferred to next week’s COP. <br />
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Both sides have legitimate positions. Donor nations want robust verification to ensure that the funds they provide result in real protection. The G77 nations do not see why they should commit to strong external verification requirements when the donor nations themselves are major greenhouse gas emitters and are not yet subject to similarly stringent verification. On November 29th, major REDD+ donor countries including the U.K., U.S., Germany, Norway, and Australia met in London and agreed to support the implementation of REDD+, but they only defined a small amount of funding. If donor nations want G77 nations to commit to verification, then they will likely need to make the first move and commit to funding REDD+ initiatives at scale. This could solve the current impasse. <br />
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After the session closed, Jeff Metcalfe, Executive Director of the Tropical Forest Group (TFG) stated that, “Getting agreement on REDD+ is critical for climate and forest protection efforts and now the ball is in the donor nations' court.” Culley Thomas, also of TFG, stated that “The G77 representatives provided concessions in order to reach an agreement. The donor nations now need to step up and make explicit funding commitments or, at minimum, provide firm dates when such funding will be made available.” <br />
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Next week during the COP, we will see if the both the donor and G77 nations can make REDD+ become a reality. If so, it would be a major victory for tropical forests, COP 18, and the larger climate protection effort. Fingers crossed.</div>
gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-23780708323853320002012-12-01T16:27:00.001-08:002012-12-02T08:55:29.378-08:00Agreement...Almost... at REDD+ SBSTA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Going into the final REDD+ SBSTA meeting today, Brazil and U.S. appeared to be too far apart as they could not agree on finance and monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of this rift in perspectives, it looked like the draft decision would have to be sent to COP bracketed, where it could be punted to the next SBSTA, or solved politically next week with ministers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">THEN…Papua New Guinea said they would like to caucus in the back of the room with other developing nation representatives. After the caucus and some procedural moves, Brazil said on behalf of Papua New Guinea that it could move the finance-related text that it was concerned with to the preamble [a <u>major </u>concession, and the right thing to do since finance is an LCA thing]. The U.S. said it could work with the G77 nations’ proposal and was thankful [At this time it looked like a major VICTORY for REDD+].<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">AND THEN… Norway said it needed verification to stay in the final text and if that was going to be questioned it would waste everyone’s time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brazil then huddled with Norway [they have a $1B REDD+ deal, the largest in world], and after some discussion, the countries reported that their red lines were too far apart. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581740666936578539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-44530824317422447322012-11-30T20:16:00.001-08:002012-12-02T09:03:06.385-08:00BREAKING NEWS - Last minute progress gets blocked<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
(Doha, Qatar - 5:10am - GMT +3) UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Doha, Qatar broke down early this morning as Brazil blocked progress in last minute discussions to provide billions of dollars in finance to save rainforests. This failure in the talks could potentially jeopardize the trajectory of the UNFCCC, an already wounded United Nations effort to prevent catastrophic climate change.<br /><br />Brazil objected to the requests of many nations by refusing to allow verified emission reductions for reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries (REDD+). Earlier, other stubborn nations stalled talks for hours based on a different interpretation of the word “the”.<br /><br />Culley Thomas of the Tropical Forest Group, a leading US research and conservation organization stated “Donor nations sent the signal loud and clear that finance to save forests would require verification. Catastrophically for our planet, Brazil refused to listen.” These key environmental talks broke down despite a promising agreement yesterday between major REDD+ donor countries: the U.K., U.S., Germany, Norway, and Australia. These five wealthy countries have invested billions of dollars in efforts to save rainforests despite a global recession, key elections and record unemployment. In London yesterday, during talks headed by HRH Prince Charles, these large donors privately resolved to maintain momentum for the UN efforts on REDD+. The donors made it clear that if rainforest countries want help, they will need to go through some form of international verification process.<br /><br />Some parties suggested that Brazil’s obstinance during SBSTA resulted from its objections to REDD+ text in a separate track, the AWG-LCA (Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action). Since SBSTA is set to close today, December 1st, negotiations on key provisions including monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and reference levels will be punted to the intercessional SBSTA meeting in Bonn in midyear 2013.<br /><br /><div>
What will result of yesterday’s major donors’ joint statement remains unknown. However, REDD financing could potentially collapse as countries lose faith in the UNFCCC’s ability to limit the increase in global temperature to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.<br />
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It's nearly 5 am in Doha, Qatar, and we've just received word from TFGers Jeff Metcalfe, Jeff Jackson, Culley Thomas, and Megan Byrn who are on the ground at the Qatar National Convention Center that critical <a href="http://unfccc.int/bodies/body/6399.php">SBSTA</a> (subsidiary body for scientific and technical advice) negotiations have just broken down. Technical text advancing the verification component of MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) faced fatal blockage from Brazil, related (or so we hear) to its objections to REDD+ text in a separate track, the <a href="http://unfccc.int/bodies/body/6431.php">LCA</a>. </div>
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This occurred despite a <a href="http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/tackling-climate-change/international-climate-change/7126-joint-statement-tackling-deforestation.pdf">promising agreement</a> yesterday between the major REDD+ donor countries, the U.K., U.S., Germany, Norway, and Australia, that resolved to move REDD+ rapidly towards large scale development for verified emissions reductions (VERs) and a performance-based system. Who knows if this support and promised finance for REDD+ will evaporate. A UNFCCC-based plan to limit the increase in global temperature to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels probably can't be achieved without addressing tropical deforestation, which accounts for 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the IPCC. </div>
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Here's to hoping that the parties can magically (but rather unlikely) reverse Brazil's obstinancy. Or deal with this in the intercessional SBSTA meeting in Bonn roughly 6 months from now. This may very well be the UNFCCC's last chance to take ownership of REDD+.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-59560421080480628652012-11-30T16:32:00.002-08:002012-11-30T16:37:29.240-08:00SBSTA is still at it...We heard SBSTA is working on the V in MRV. It's 3:30am Qatar time...we tried to send them pizzas, turns out late night delivery in Doha is an issue.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-17118588849016698442012-11-30T09:49:00.003-08:002012-11-30T09:54:20.473-08:00Big Breaking REDD+ News! - Joint Statement from UK, Norway, US, Germany, and Australia<br />
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<b>JOINT STATEMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, NORWAY, UNITED STATES, GERMANY AND AUSTRALIA ON TACKLING DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION</b></div>
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The urgency of tackling climate change is clear. We agree to continue our efforts to address climate change and recognise the need for increased mitigation ambition in the period to 2020, with a view to doing our part to limit the increase in global temperature below 2oC above pre-industrial levels, consistent with science. Significant reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries before 2020 will be critical in this context. Accelerated action on REDD+ has significant potential to contribute to climate objectives while securing co-benefits for rural economies, providing ecosystem services, contributing to poverty reduction, and fostering the rights and livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities.</div>
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We have made some good progress on REDD+ to date, based on the decisions of Cancun and Durban and various multilateral and bilateral partnerships. We recognise the need to maintain momentum to move to implementation at scale, and the potential to work together as we move ahead. We are committed to practical action to show that REDD+ can work at scale, with benefits for developing countries and the global community.</div>
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5. Work together to coordinate our REDD+ support, and explore opportunities to collectively support the implementation of REDD+ at scale, for example jurisdictional REDD+ initiatives that address readiness, supply chains, and payments for verified emission reductions, and to demonstrate good examples of how forests can play a key role in a green economy and low emission development strategies.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Yesterday morning Megan and I represented Tropical Forest Group at the meeting of the RINGOs, not aficionados of the fifth Beatle, but the research and independent non-governmental organizations. Attendees at the meetings include professors and students from universities around the world, including Georgetown, University of Colorado, University of Zurich, and University of Botswana, as well as NGOs whose main activities involve scientific research. RINGOs provide scientific information for COP parties but do not make recommendations for action like environmental NGOs may. TFG fits into this category because of the Terrestrial Carbon Accounting extension course it is offering at UC San Diego with WWF. The course will surely bolster TFG's RINGO participation in future COPs.</span></div>
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climate change conferences have </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:35">been
historically known to </ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">generate
tons of pollution, both as an event that requires local resource consumption
and heavy emissions from international travel as tens of thousands of
stakeholders flood the region. COP 15 emissions reached a massive 72,374 tons </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:27">of </ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">C02
as Copenhagen hosted an undeniabl</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:28">y</ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
influential conference. Paper usage was an unquestionable contributing factor
to the waste generated as environmentally conscious minds gathered to use heaps
of paper outlining agendas, participant lists, and summarizing information
documents. As a refreshing change of pace</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:30">,</ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
COP18 in Qatar has implemented the PaperSmart initiative, which effectively reduces
paper waste by an impressive 96%. The first two days of this paper conservation
policy proved successful, as it’s already saved an</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:31">
equivalent of</ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> 90 trees! By the end of the
conference, which can usually be noted by not only environmental foresight but </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:32">also
</ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">by a considerably negative
environmental footprint, the PaperSmart program is on track to save 4,875,000
sheets of paper during the 2-week climate conference. In a city with both the highest GDP per
capita and the highest carbon footprint per capita, the insight to reduce waste
and protect forest resources should be seen as a success for COP 18 and the UNFCCC
future. Let’s hope this</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:34"> positive</ins></span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">step <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8338189693217075824" name="_GoBack"></a>to
reduce the overall environmental impact of conferences continues</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:34">.</ins></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:34">K</ins></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">udos</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="msoIns"><ins cite="mailto:Stephanie%20Au" datetime="2012-11-29T20:34">,</ins></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
Doha!</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03707757044667219976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-18050570949804434042012-11-30T01:05:00.005-08:002012-11-30T01:05:53.338-08:00BIG SPIDER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />jjacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910316839285216949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-69781973923383369922012-11-29T01:48:00.001-08:002012-11-29T01:48:31.438-08:00TFG at COP 18TFG has a dynamic team here at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar including John-O Niles, Jeff Metcalfe, Megan, Kate Ziemba, Jeff Jackson and Culley Thomas. We have been busy tracking the REDD+ related negotiations, promoting the upcoming Advanced Terrestrial Carbon Accounting course at UCSD, and networking with colleagues. <br />
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Thus far, REDD+ negotiations have been slower than hoped for, stalled in discussions related to monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV). We hope negotiators will have time to have meaningful discussions about reference levels too. Decisions about reference levels and MRV are both very important to terrestrial carbon accounting. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ou4SXr3E8g0/ULcva9djNrI/AAAAAAAAAKw/laOeETWsaUA/s640/blogger-image-1551049713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ou4SXr3E8g0/ULcva9djNrI/AAAAAAAAAKw/laOeETWsaUA/s640/blogger-image-1551049713.jpg" /></a></div>Culleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581740666936578539noreply@blogger.com0Qatar National Convention Centre PO Box 34195 Doha - Qatar25.321352 51.437394tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-85879586351816583812012-11-26T10:06:00.000-08:002012-11-26T10:06:26.527-08:00A Crash of Rhinos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
No, there are no rhinos in Qatar, but TFG has sent a few of their own to the Arabian Peninsula. As always, there is a lot to accomplish in a limited amount of time. TFG affiliate spoke with SBSTA co-chair, Peter Graham, prior to the conference's inception. Based on that conversation it seems that the Parties are keen to maintain progress on REDD in Doha and send a positive signal to sustain interest and political will outside the process. However, there appears to be a formidable amount of work needed to finish what was begun in Bonn in May. Negotiators will start where they left off and try to deliver a COP decision that includes guidance for national forest monitoring systems as well as modalities for MRV of results of REDD+ actions. We are hopeful that this will also include a process for technical review of reference levels. Doha is not an endpoint, but the next two weeks should mark the closure of the AWG-LCA and the beginning of the AWG-ADP that emerged out of Durban. Further work will be needed post-Doha on safeguards and drivers as well elements of the MRV modalities, particularly where there are dependencies on the outcome of the greater finance discussions. Bring on the megafauna.</div>
gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-61991444452997532932012-11-20T16:46:00.000-08:002012-11-20T19:01:38.684-08:00TFG and WWF head to Qatar and COP18<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Promoting the Advanced Terrestrial Carbon Accounting Course that TFG and WWF are co-developing with the University of California, San Diego. Here is WWF US Forest and Climate Director (and former TFG Director) John-O Niles, and current TFG Director, Jeff Metcalfe. </div>
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John-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191292295226529261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-68433459420939567812012-10-15T11:46:00.000-07:002012-10-15T11:46:30.342-07:00Shake of the Month<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">As of our last
pilfered view of the REDD text coming out of SBSTA36, the inclusion of the
technical assessment of forest reference levels (RLs) reads only as concept to
be revisited in future conferences. It’s a decision to decide to be undecided
until further decisions are in place. Patience we will have to have. The draft
reads as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The SBSTA, in
recalling decision 12/CP.17, paragraph 15, agreed to initiate work on
developing guidance for the technical assessment of the proposed forest
reference emission levels and/or forest reference levels at its thirty-seventh
session with the aim of reporting to the COP at its eighteenth and nineteenth
sessions on progress made, including any recommendations on a draft decision
for this matter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are
disappointed that there was not more time or consensus to make the assessment
of RLs a reality in Bonn. For REDD+ to become a functional mechanism, RLs must submitted by countries and properly assessed by a balanced team of
experts from the UNFCCC Secretariat. Said assessments are the key to overcoming
major technical hurdles to implementing REDD+. According to our legal reading
of the Durban package, the COP had asked the SBSTA to outline this guidance for
the assessment process. We fear that as time fills in around the Durban decision
on RLs, their importance will be buried. Had there been true progress on this
issue, the framework for assessment could have been put in place last week with a
clear mandate. To this we will circle back and circle back again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">As
of April, the directorship of the Tropical Forest Group officially changed
hands in an honest shake. The incoming director, Jeff Metcalfe, <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">was an original founder of TFG and ran the organization previously
from 2006-2008. Welcome back, Mr. Metcalfe, to the glittering conference halls.</span>
The outgoing (the very outgoing) director, John-O Niles, has stepped into a new
position as the Director of Forests and Climate at WWF. Of his replacement at TFG, Mr. Niles says, “There
is no one better suited than Jeff to take the reins of this unruly
rhino.” Mr. Niles will retain a place on TFG’s board of directors and has
promised to devote the hours between 3 am and 5 am PST every other Thursday to
relevant matters. Whether or not he is awake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-3715672387209570322012-05-18T07:22:00.000-07:002012-05-19T03:29:23.643-07:00Assessment<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The thirty-sixth
session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
is well underway Bonn, Germany. While still productive, this ever-evolving
drafting of the text is starting to feel more like an unraveling than a
compiling. As if the entire process were a scrambled mass of threads, Earth
sized, that needs to be disentangled. The more you pull on some strings the
tighter they knot. The <span class="apple-style-span">SBSTA was established in
1995 to provide the COP advice on scientific, technological and methodological
issues. It is a key nexus for REDD as it is charged with the improvement
of guidelines and reporting mechanisms for emission inventories. In the
end, any effective climate policy from the COP must rest squarely on a
foundation of hard data. Exactly how much carbon dioxide from exactly how many
trees. </span>The Tropical Forest Group is still following closely the particulars
of the inclusion of forest reference levels in the text. In Durban, developing
country parties were requested to submit REDD reference levels. COP 17 also agreed
to establish a process for assessing the proposed reference levels and asked
for SBSTA 36 to develop guidance on said assessment. We are still waiting to
see if the delegates can extricate the language to address this assessment
guidance in a way that will allow countries to move forward. All that is
needed is a sentence or two drawn out of the snarled negotiations in a cohesive
thread. <o:p></o:p></span></div>gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-83354176964796581572012-04-26T11:40:00.000-07:002012-04-26T11:40:33.085-07:00Pressure Drop<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">My daughter
has maintained from a very young age that trees make wind. Which is
understandable for the childmind since one cannot see wind, only its
repercussions in the trees. Waving branches, shaking leaves. Thus the most
noticeable effect is conflated with the likeliest cause. But turns out she
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2007, two
Russian physicists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva, put forth the “biotic
pump theory” which postulates that forests, not temperature differentials, are the
driving force behind wind patterns and, in turn, precipitation over land masses.
A recent interview with these physicists can be found on Mongabay.com.</span> <a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0201-hance_interview_bioticpump.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0201-hance_interview_bioticpump.html</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The biotic
pump theory transcends conventional meteorology while further emphasizing the
vital functions of forests in climate change mitigation. In the wind-generating
forests of this still controversial model, water vapor from coastal forests and
oceans turn to clouds. As the gas changes to liquid, the air pressure is
lowered. The low pressure over the forest sucks moist air in from over the
ocean generating wind, which drives moisture further inland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In terms of climate change, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva
argue that it is the preservation of the water cycle over land – through the
preservation of forests - that will have an even greater stabilizing effect
than reducing carbon emissions. They say in the interview that, “</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Such climate stabilization can be
performed by natural forests that control the hydrological cycle on land and
the adjacent ocean, provided they are allowed to occupy a significant area.
Conversely, destruction of forests leads to disruption of the hydrological
cycle, which expectedly causes significant fluctuations of the magnitude of the global greenhouse effect, up to complete loss of climate stability and transition of Earth’s
climate to a state incompatible with life.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Given that the
distinct interactions between forests and weather are the results of epic years
of evolution, this proposed biotic pump functions most optimally in natural
forest communities, and not monoculture plantation. In an intact ecosystem, “The
root system of forest trees facilitates both storage and extraction of moisture
from soil; biogenic aerosols produced by trees control the intensity of water
vapor condensation over the forest; the large height of trees determines the
vertical temperature gradient under the canopy, keeping soil evaporation under
biotic control . . . Thus, natural forests not only create an ocean-to-land
moist air flow, but also stabilize this flow at an optimum level and prevent
its extreme fluctuations like hurricanes, tornadoes, severe droughts or floods.”
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The critical
role forests play in terms of carbon emission and sequestration is already
situated at the heart of the climate debate. But if forests are also directly
responsible for climate stability, the implications for global policy are vast.
Take a look at the interview, reader, and tell us what you think.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indigenous Peoples local communities, CSOs, and other stakeholders participate effectively in national and international REDD+ decision making, strategy development and implementation.<br />5. Multiple benefits of forests are promoted and realized in REDD+ strategies and actions.<br />6. REDD+ strategies and related investments effectively catalyze shifts to a green economy.<br />7. Knowledge is developed, managed, analyzed and shared to support REDD+ efforts at all levels.<br /><br />The report also highlights country-specific outcomes and lesson learned from work in partnerships in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year. The full report can be linked to in the title.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><br /></span></span>gjkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14356393303926792197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-23536786785036256432012-01-25T19:34:00.000-08:002012-01-25T19:36:36.523-08:00New online tool tracks deforestation (countries, states/provinces, municipalities)Enormous greenhouse gas emissions are generated by deforestation, mostly in tropical countries. It follows that any viable effort to mitigate climate change will have to address tropical forest clearing, and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs are focusing on this problem. However, implementation of many REDD+ programs has been hampered by the lack of timely information on local forest clearing. CGD’s Forest Monitoring for Action (FORMA) system has been designed to help fill this information gap. <br /><br />After three years of development work, we're pleased to announce the first global implementation of FORMA, which tracks monthly tropical forest clearing since December 2005 in 27 countries, their 280 states and provinces, and over 2,900 subprovinces and municipalities. We’ll soon release a companion GIS database that tracks monthly clearing in each square kilometer of tropical forest land in the countries covered by FORMA. <br />We have posted our first global report, which introduces FORMA and provides summary data and graphics, athttp://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1425835/John-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191292295226529261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-24289314686766585172012-01-14T14:06:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:07:48.530-08:00Mongabay's post-Durban REDD+ wrap upJohn-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191292295226529261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-3609884774968852692012-01-14T13:59:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:40:54.841-08:00Ban Ki Moon notes progress on REDD+ reference levels & safeguards<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QcN9l2AFOU/TxIEcuYSJfI/AAAAAAAAAM0/whs_5WTVhxw/s1600/BKM%2BADP.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QcN9l2AFOU/TxIEcuYSJfI/AAAAAAAAAM0/whs_5WTVhxw/s320/BKM%2BADP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697621370109830642" /></a><br />At the amazing <a href="http://adpartners.org">Avoided Deforestation Partners event in Durban</a>, South Africa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon noted that the talks had made progress on REDD+ reference levels and safeguards.<br /><br />"Last year, in Cancun, countries agreed to take the REDD+ agenda forward.<br /><br /> It was a collective pledge to slow, halt and reverse deforestation.<br /><br /> This was an important recognition of the win-win that forests represent for mitigating climate change and benefiting people, ecosystems and biodiversity.<br /><br /> And here in Durban, Parties have agreed on a way forward on the important issues of safeguards and reference levels.<br /><br /> I am encouraged to see that forest countries are acting to reduce deforestation, and that donor countries are pledging to support these activities."John-Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16191292295226529261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338189693217075824.post-89675031818337087242011-12-22T14:58:00.001-08:002011-12-22T14:58:52.391-08:00Open Happiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is hard work
to cut down a tree, let alone an entire forest. Swidden agriculture, the
slashing, felling, and burning of forests for the conversion of land, requires
epic sweat. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Every year as
the treaty is renegotiated, the reasons for and potential restraints on deforestation
are both elaborated and clarified. When we talk about forested land, we are
also talking about agricultural expansion and food security for a growing
population. While an excess of carbon dioxide haunts our atmosphere, we have
more than one problem to proactively and reactively solve. We are talking about
livelihoods, family planning, land sparing, sustainable farming, the intensification
of yield.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ban Ki-moon</span><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> arrived in
Durban late in the second week of the conference. As Secretary General of the United
Nations, he is the man in charge of haloing 194 nations around the singular agreement
on climate change. When I saw him speak, he was deferent to his own stature, understating
his vast importance to the world. Ban Ki-moon spoke of the forests and the
noted improvements to the REDD text. Recently retuned from a visit to
Kalimantan, Indonesia, he lauded the success of their pilot program for REDD.
In particular, he praised </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kuntoro
Mangkusubroto, </span><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chairman
of the Indonesian REDD+ Taskforce. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kuntoro
himself was also at this talk. Later in the evening, a question was posed to
him about Indonesia’s REDD program. “How far are you from being able to count
the value of a tree standing as being more than the value of a tree cut down?”
To which the minister of ministers replied, “It is not about each tree. It is
about poverty. If you alleviate poverty, no tree will be cut down.” The
ambition of this treaty is that it must address both the causes and the effects
of global warming. </span><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Which makes it, perhaps, the most important international
accord ever to be signed.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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