1. Presented by:
Ms. Rithiny Teng, REDD+ Policy Monitoring
Project Coordinator
The NGO Forum on Cambodia
CSOs Engagement in Cambodia
REDD+ Readiness Process and
Implementation
Green Inclusive Growth Conference South
East Asia
Siem Reap Province, 25-26 March 2014

2. Contents
 Introduction to REDD+
 REDD+ at Global Level and Phases of REDD+
 Cambodia REDD+ Program
 Why Engagement?
 CSOsEngagement in Cambodia REDD+ Roadmap
development
 CSOs Participation in REDD+ Readiness
implementation
 Stakeholders Engagement and
Representation

3. Introduction to REDD+
 REDD: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Degradation in developing countries
 Plus (+) includes activities that contribute to
removal of emissions through
conservation of forest carbon stocks
sustainable management of forests
enhancement of forest carbon stocks

4. Introduction to REDD+ (cont’)
Why REDD+?
 REDD+ has potential to do a lot of good
– Provides economic incentives for reducing
emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation (Considered one of the most
cost-effective options to mitigate climate
change)
– Improve land use planning, better forest
management, more efficient use of forest
resources.
– Food security
– Co-benefit (socio-economic
benefits/livelihoods improvement,
biodiversity conservation, ecosystem

5. REDD+ at the Global Level
 ‘Reducing emissions from deforestation (RED)’
became an agenda item at COP 11 (2005) through
submission by the Governments of Papua New Guinea
and Costa Rica
 During COP 13 (Bali Action Plan, 2007), Parties
agreed to consider the inclusion of a REDD
mechanism in the post-Kyoto agreement
 During climate talks in Ghana (2008) the term REDD+
was coined to emphasize the ‘conservation,
sustainable management of forests and the
enhancement of carbon stocks’

6. Phase 1: REDD+ Readiness (development of national
strategies and design of action plans)
Phase 2: Implementation of REDD+ strategy (policies,
measures and action plans)
Phase 3: MRV (measuring/ monitoring, reporting, and
verification)
Phases of REDD+
Phase 1:
Readiness
Phase 2:
Implementation
Phase 3: MRV

7.  Where is Cambodia now?
In the Readiness Phase
Phases of REDD+
REDD-Plus
Roadmap
Implementation to
develop National
REDD-Plus Strategy
(2012-2014)
REDD-Plus
Implementation
(2015-
REDD-Plus
Roadmap
Development
(2009-2011)

8. Cambodia REDD+ Program
 The country began implementing REDD pilot
projects in 2008 (Oddor Mean Chey 2009 and
Seima)
 Member of UN-REDD and Forest Carbon
Partnership Facility (FCPF) in 2009.
 In 2010, the country developed and submitted its
Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) to UN-
REDD and FPCF of World Bank to implement the
R-PP.
 REDD+ Readiness implementation started in
2011 by funding support from UN-REDD and
FCPF in 2014.

9. CAMBODIA REDD+ TASKFORCE
- Chair: FA
- Deputy Chair: GDANCP
- FA, GDANCP, MLMUPC, FiA, MEF, MoI, MRD,
MIME
UN-REDD PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE BOARD
(= Key Taskforce members + REDD+ Advisory Group)
- Chair: Chair of REDD+ Taskforce
- Co-Chair: UN Resident Coordinator, or designate
- NPD (FA) and Deputy NPD (GDANCP), FiA
- FAO, UNDP, UNEP, Civil Society and Indigenous
People
- Donor representative(s) (invited to join)
TASKFORCE SECRETARIAT
(= UN REDD Programme Management Unit)
- Chief: FA
- Vice-Chief: GDANCP
- Government Representatives (FA, GDANCP, FiA)
- Other supporting staff
NATIONAL PROGRAMME DIRECTOR (FA)
DEPUTY NPD (GDANCP)
MRV/REL Technical Team
FA, GDANCP, MLMUPC,
FiA…
Benefit-sharing Technical
Team
FA, GDANCP, MEF, FiA, …
Consultation and
Safeguards Technical
Team
FA, GDANCP, MRD…
REDD+ Demonstration
Technical Team
FA, GDANCP, FiA, …
Cambodia REDD+ structure
arrangement
REDD+ CONSULTATION
GROUP
INGOs, National
NGOs, CSOs,
Academic, Private
Sectors, IPs, CF, CFi,
and CPA

10. Why Engagement?
CSOs
Engagemen
t
Projects &
Other
Benefit
Sharing &
Safeguards
Finance &
Accountabilit
y
Relationshi
p, Process
&
Manageme
nt
Arrangeme
nt
Green Inclusive
Growth

11. CSO Engagement in REDD+
Roadmap development
 IP/CSO participated in consultation of REDD+ roadmap
development since 2010 up to early 2011.
 The consultation was focus on two main parts of REDD+
roadmap:
1. Structure arrangement (CSOs requested to have
their representatives in each group)
2. Consultation process (CSOs requested to have
awareness raising on REDD+ with materials in
Khmer and request to included FPIC principle.
 A group of CSOs Participated meeting with Forest Carbon
Partnership Facility (FCPF) team to present on CSOs
concerns over Cambodia Readiness-Proposal Preparation
(R-PP) in Dalat, Vietnam, in March 2011.
 The Facility Management Team (FMT) of FCPF endorsed
the 5 key issues raised by CSOs/NGOs which need to
address by the Cambodian state.

12. CSOs Participating in REDD+
Roadmap implementation
 The NGOF’s activities:
o CSOs (CDA, NTFP-EP, EWMI,
NGOF, CPN, CIYA, IRAM and other
NGOs based in provincial level)
joined with groups to conduct REDD+
awareness raising at provincial and
regional levels in 11 provinces in
Cambodia since 2010 :
OddarMeanchey, PreahVihear,
Kampong Thom, Streng Teng,
MondulKiri, Rotanakiri, Pursat, Khos
Kong, Battambong, KamongSpeu and
Kraite.

13. CSOs participating in REDD+
Roadmap implementation
(Con’t)
 Under the REDD+ Policy Monitoring Project, NGOF is
facilitating CSO REDD+ Network for sharing the
information, knowledge and build capacity of network
members.
 The CSO-REDD+ consist of 26 members from national,
international NGOs, academia, IPs, CBO who work related
to REDD+ such as natural resource management, climate
change, biodiversity.
 The objective of the CSO-REDD+ is participate in the
implementation of REDD+ roadmap for development of
National REDD+ Strategy and promote the implementation
of REDD+ with transparency and good governance.
 Activities of CSO-REDD+ (awareness raising, capacity
building to network members and policies consultation)

14. CSOs participating in REDD+
Roadmap implementation
(Con’t)
 Awareness Raising:
o Information sharing related to REDD+ activities
in Cambodia and in other countries from
newspapers, radio, website…etc
o Organize radio and TV program.
o Information share via social media, facebook.

15. CSOs participating in REDD+
Roadmap implementation
(Con’t)
 Capacity building to members:
o CSO REDD+ Network capacity building to
engage in REDD+ on social and environmental
safeguards.
o ASEAN Social Forestry Network Forum and
Conference. The ASFN forum was conducted to
strengthening ASEAN civil society engagement
on social forestry and climate change.

16. CSOs participating in REDD+
Roadmap implementation
(Con’t)
 Policy Consultation:
o Facilitate network members to provide
recommendation on related policies, law and
regulations such as NSDP, EIA…etc.
o Meeting and consultating with members to
identify the main issues and how to address the
issue from local to internation levels related to
forestry and social inclusion.

17. Stakeholders Engagement and
Representation
 CSO and IPs have been
selected as representatives in
UN-REDD Program Executive
Board (PEB) to provide
guidance to, and oversight of,
the UN-REDD programme in
Cambodia.
 The different stakeholders (NGOs,
Academia, Communities, IPs,
Private Sector) have been selected
to be members of REDD+
Consolation Group to provide
comments to REDD+ Task

18. CAMBODIA REDD+ TASKFORCE
- Chair: FA
- Deputy Chair: GDANCP
- FA, GDANCP, MLMUPC, FiA, MEF, MoI, MRD,
MIME
UN-REDD PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE BOARD
(= Key Taskforce members + REDD+ Advisory Group)
- Chair: Chair of REDD+ Taskforce
- Co-Chair: UN Resident Coordinator, or designate
- NPD (FA) and Deputy NPD (GDANCP), FiA
- FAO, UNDP, UNEP, Civil Society and Indigenous
People
- Donor representative(s) (invited to join)
TASKFORCE SECRETARIAT
(= UN REDD Programme Management Unit)
- Chief: FA
- Vice-Chief: GDANCP
- Government Representatives (FA, GDANCP, FiA)
- Other supporting staff
NATIONAL PROGRAMME DIRECTOR (FA)
DEPUTY NPD (GDANCP)
REDD+ CONSULTATION
GROUP
-NGOs
-Academia
-IPs
-Communities
-Private Sector
MRV/REL Technical Team
FA, GDANCP, MLMUPC,
FiA…
Benefit-sharing Technical
Team
FA, GDANCP, MEF, FiA, …
Consultation and
Safeguards Technical
Team
FA, GDANCP, MRD…
REDD+ Demonstration
Technical Team
FA, GDANCP, FiA, …
Stakeholders Engagement and
Representation

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