Publications

Development and Natural Resources & Environment to introduce mechanisms to operationalise REDD+ biodiversity safeguards and a participatory monitoring framework as part of the national Safeguard Information System. Lessons learnt will be fed into on-going international climate negotiations at the UNFCCC and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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The Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) Programme aims to strengthen the capacity of target countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in GHG emissions from the forestry-land use sector while assisting them in benefitting from the emerging international REDD+ framework. LEAF employs a regional approach to promote best practices, build technical capacity, facilitate regional platforms for information sharing, and develop scientifically-based forest monitoring systems.

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Thailand and Vietnam have lost half their mangroves over the past 30 years, primarily as a result of clearing for shrimp ponds.  This has serious consequences: mangroves protect against tidal waves and storm surges; they are vital fish nursery-grounds, provide timber, honey, and other products; and raise land level by trapping sediment.

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This new MB-REDD leaflet gives an overview on the VNFOREST-SNV project, which understands multiple benefits as pro-poor rural development, better forest governance and protection of basic human rights as well as biodiversity conservation and enhanced ecosystem service provision, directly linked to and contingent upon national REDD+ programme implementation and design.

Tờ rơi MB-REDD đưa ra cái nhìn tổng quan về dự án để người đọc có thể hiểu về nhiều lợi ích về phát triển nông thôn vì người nghèo, quản lý rừng tốt hơn và bảo vệ các quyền cơ bản của con người cũng như bảo tồn đa dạng sinh học và tăng cường cung cấp dịch vụ sinh thái, được liên kết trực tiếp và dựa vào việc thiết kế và thực hiện chương trình quốc gia về REDD +.

The purpose of the project is to examine how different options for REDD+ design at international, national and local levels will affect the achievement of emission reductions and the co-benefits of sustainable development and poverty alleviation. It will identify the design elements needed for REDD+ to be pro poor and examine the cost implications. Partners in Brazil, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam will examine the in-country distribution of REDD+ revenues and costs under different design option scenarios.

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This brochure presents the key areas and objectives of the SNVs new REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme (REAP). REAP has been launched in April 2013 and will be conducted by 4 experts in South East Asia and West Central Africa. Tackling challenges in sustainable agriculture and renewable energy this programme seeks to improve livelihoods through the interface between those two sectors and REDD+ mechanisms.

Agriculture and forests are intrinsically linked because the expansion of the former is traditionally at the expense of the latter, making agriculture one of the leading drivers of deforestation. One of the most important challenges for the success of REDD+ is to develop approaches that can satisfy the demand for agricultural products and maintain the livelihoods of the many individuals that depend on agriculture, in a manner that does not require the clearing of forests.

This briefing paper shows the key policy options with high potential to meet the dual objectives of REDD+ and agriculture and SNV's current activities on REDD+ and agriculture.

REDD+ could provide important opportunities to reduce poverty and enhance equity by delivering signifi cant fi nancial flows to rural areas. The way this finance may flow down to local actors in the form of cash or in-kind benefi ts will rely on carefully designed Benefit Distribution Systems that include local stakeholders in the decision making process.

This briefing paper illustrates the SNV's approach to pro-poor Benefit Distribution Systems (BDS), the key themes for pro-poor BDS design and the SNV's current activities related to pro-poor BDS.

A major challenge to the success of REDD+ is how to balance the goals of rural economic growth through agricultural and infrastructure development with better protection and management of forests. With the competition for land there is real potential for confl ict and continued deforestation and degradation, unless a balance can be found. Introducing more open, integrated and effective planning through the development of Low Emission Development Plans provides a blueprint for this to be achieved.

This briefing paper illustrates the SNV's approach to Low Emission Development Plans (LEDPs), its activities with LEDPs and its guiding principles for the project.

SNV believes that the success of any REDD+ scheme will ultimately depend on how effectively it is designed and introduced. REDD+ could contribute to a range of policy goals above and beyond climate change mitigation. These include pro-poor rural development, better forest governance and protection of basic human rights as well as biodiversity conservation and enhanced ecosystem service provision.

This briefing paper illustrates the SNV's approach to delivering multiple benefits, its current activities and a case study on "Piloting integration of multiple benefits into national policy in Vietnam".

REDD+ offers an opportunity to capitalise on communities’ experience of forest monitoring while presenting new technical challenges on how data can be generated for a national REDD+ programme. Participatory forest monitoring presents a multifaceted approach to engage local people in REDD+ and contribute to the livelihoods of forest-dependent people.

This briefing paper shows the SNV's approach to Participatory Forest Monitoring (PFM) and its current activities in PFM.

An estimated 40% of the global population (2.7 billion people) rely on the traditional use of biomass for energy. Wood fuel is the major source of energy in many parts of Africa and Asia. IEA (2011) estimates that the number of biomass users in Africa will rise by more than 40% to about 922 million by 2030, and in Asia it will be 1.75 billion by 2030. Extraction of wood for fuel can lead to encroachment and degradation of forested areas, representing a major source of carbon emissions.

This briefing paper shows the SNV's work on renewable energy and its current activities on REDD+ and renewable energy.