This document summarizes Pham Thanh Nam's presentation on "Forest Sector MRV: From Carbon to Safeguards" given in Tokyo, Japan in October 2011. The presentation covered an overview of the UN-REDD Programme and its activities in Vietnam, including developing safeguards and implementing free prior informed consent (FPIC) processes. It also discussed lessons learned from UN-REDD's work in Vietnam for monitoring, reporting, and verifying safeguards and ensuring local community participation.

1. Pham Thanh Nam
Independent Consultant
Forest Sector MRV: From Carbon to Safeguards, IGES, Tokyo,
Japan, October, 2011

2.  UN-REDD Programme Overview
 UN-REDD’s activities in Vietnam
 UN-REDD’s safeguards and Free Prior
Informed Consent (FPIC)
 Lessons from UN-REDD’s work in Vietnam for
MRV of safeguards.

3.  Supports countries to benefit from REDD+
 Established in 2008 by FAO, UNDP & UNEP
1.Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) and
monitoring
2.National REDD+ governance
3.Transparent, equitable and accountable management
of REDD+ funds
4.Engagement of Indigenous Peoples (IP), civil society
and other stakeholders
5.Ensuring multiple benefits of forests and REDD+
6.REDD+ as a catalyst for transformations to a green
economy

4.  Goal: By the end of 2012 Viet Nam is REDD-
ready and able to contribute to reducing
emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation nationally and regionally
 Objective: To assist the Government of Viet
Nam in developing an effective REDD+
regime in Viet Nam and to contribute to
reduction of regional displacement of
emissions

5.  UN-REDD Programme Social and Environmental
Principles and Criteria
 Draft MRV, Information, and Monitoring
Framework Documents
 Benefit Distribution System, BDS local
consultation
 FPIC
 Participatory Carbon Monitoring
 National REDD+ Information System (Draft UN-
REDD phase 2)
 Recourse mechanism (Draft UN-REDD phase 2)

6.  UN-REDD Programme Social and
Environmental Principles and Criteria, Draft
Version 3, September, 2011
◦ The Principles and Criteria are coherent with and
draw from the broad guidance provided by the
Cancun agreement
◦ Emerge from the existing rich body of knowledge
and literature on safeguards, standards and
certification

7. 1. Apply norms of democratic governance,
including those reflected in national
commitments and Multilateral Agreements
2. Respect and protect stakeholder rights,
including human rights, statutory and customary
rights, and collective rights
3. Promote and enhance forests’ contribution to
sustainable livelihoods
4. Contribute to low carbon, climate resilient
sustainable development policy, consistent with
national development strategies, national forest
programmes and commitments under
international conventions and agreements

8. 5. Protect natural forest from degradation or
conversion to other land uses, including
plantation forest
6. Maintain and enhance multiple functions of
forest to deliver benefits including
biodiversity conservation and ecosystem
services
7. Minimise adverse impacts (direct and
indirect) on non-forest ecosystem services
and biodiversity

9.  The UN-REDD Viet Nam programme has
pioneered the application of FPIC in two
districts, Lam Ha and Di Linh of Lam Dong
province.
 Respecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples
and other forest dependent communities is
vital for the UN-REDD Programme to
successfully carry out its activities.

12.  RECOFTC conducted evaluation and
verification (E&V) of the FPIC process
◦ Some information could not be provided to local
people
◦ Lack of time for internal discussion in the village
◦ Lack of a complaint and review mechanism

13.  Preparation for the FPIC process
（FPICプロセスへの準備）
◦ Age profile
◦ Facilitation skills
◦ Use of civil society organizations
◦ FPIC process design
 International legal framework
（国際的な法的枠組み）
◦ National guidelines related to FPIC
◦ Governance contexts
◦ Limitations to the process
◦ Feedback and documentation mechanism
◦ Time for internal discussion
◦ Capacity building for villagers

14.  Implementation of the FPIC process
（FPICプロセスの実施）
◦ Initiation of consultation processes
◦ Decision-making processes
◦ Information and communication strategy
◦ Transparency and good faith
 Grievance and review mechanism
（抗議とメカニズムの検討）
◦ The outcomes of the FPIC process
◦ Public announcement of the outcomes

15.  MRV, Information and Monitoring is an important
element of implementation of safeguards.
 Existing legal framework in country
 Country specific safeguards development
◦ UN-REDD Social and Environmental Safeguards
Principles and Criteria
◦ FCPF – Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment
◦ CCBA – REDD+ Social and Environmental safeguards
 Lessons from FPIC, BDS, PCM for local people
engagement in designing, implementation, and
monitoring phases

16. Thank You!
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