Introduction to REDD+ and the Little REDD+ Book, presented to journalists by Charlie Parker of the GCP at the UNFCCC meeting in Bangkok in October 2009.

1. The Little REDD Book Charlie Parker October 2009

2. Why is REDD important Deforestation accounts for 16% of global GHG emissions Combating Climate Change Total = 49 GtCO2e Source: The Terrestrial Carbon Group. GtCO2e per year, 2005 Data taken from McKinsey (2009) Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy

3. Why is REDD important Over a fifth of global mitigation potential is in REDD+ Combating Climate Change Source: The Terrestrial Carbon Group. Abatement potentialGtCO2e per year, 2030. Data taken from McKinsey (2009) Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy

4. Why is REDD important Half of mitigation potential in developing countries is in AFOLU. Combating Climate Change Source: The Terrestrial Carbon Group

5. Why is REDD important 1.2 billion of the world’s poorest depend on the forests for their survival Local communities depend on forests as a source of fuel, food, medicines and shelter Forests are home to 90% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity Indigenous and forest-dependent peoples are stewards of their forests. Forests provide ecosystem services on local to global scales More than just carbon

6. Understanding REDD A framework for understanding

7. Comparative Analysis Scope

8. Comparative Analysis Reference Level: Evolution of thinking

9. Current state of play December 2008, AWG-LCA 4, Poznan (11/121 pages) Revised note by the Chair, FCCC/AWGLCA/2008/16/Rev.1 March 2009, AWG-LCA 5, Bonn (2-3/23 pages) Focus document, FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/4 June, 2009 AWG-LCA 6, Bonn (20/199 pages) Revised negotiating text, FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/INF.1 October 2009, AWG-LCA 7.1, Bangkok (?) Reordering and consolidation, FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/INF.2 Revised annex III C to document, Non-paper No. 11 (9 pages) REDD negotiations in AWG-LCA

10. Current state of play 2. Means of implementation 9. Option 1 a) (ii)Forest reserve fund for conservation 9. Option 2 a) access to and use of markets … through issuance of carbon credits .. for emission reductions resulting from reduced deforestation and forest degradation, [and for conservation] 9. Option 3 a) A fund [additional to ODA] for [conservation, enhancement of carbon stocks … 3. [Measurement, reporting and verification of actions] [Measurement and monitoring system] 10.[When establishing national reference emission levels [and][or] or national reference levels, taking into account [the application of a correction factor to reflect] national circumstances [,historically low deforestation and forest degradation…] Revised negotiation text: Distribution

11. Road to Copenhagen UNFCCC Calendar November 2nd-6th 2009, AWG-LCA 7.2, Barcelona Further condensing of text. What is required from Copenhagen? December 7th-18th 2009, COP 15, CMP 5, Copenhagen Agreement on REDD may be just ½ a page of text. Life beyond Copenhagen “Marrakech phase” from 2010 – 2012. What are the details? Capacity building Early action. What is happening?

12. Charlie Parker Global Canopy Programme www.litteREDDbook.org