Sustainable Management of Peatland Forests in Southeast Asia (SEApeat)

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1 Sustainable Management of Peatland Forests in Southeast Asia (SEApeat) 2nd REDD+ Project Coordination Meeting 3-4 July 2012 Presentation by Sing Yun Chin, Tong Yiew Chee and Faizal Parish

2 Sustainable Management of Peatlands in Southeast Asia Organization: Global Environment Centre (GEC), Malaysia Main target groups: Multistakeholder Main area of work: 1) Multiple benefits (social and environmental) 2) Capacity building and local awareness Location: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam (regional and pilot activities); Brunei Darussalam and Singapore (regional activities)

3 Sustainable Management of Peatlands in Southeast Asia Associated Partners: The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and ASEAN countries Date of implementation: 15 Dec Dec 2014 Budget: 1,789, EUR Funding Partners: IFAD and GEF

4 The project is co-supporting the ASEAN Peatland Forests Project and it s not designed specifically for REDD+. It is strengthening governance on peatlands in S.E.Asia and developing opportunities for REDD+ options. This is related to; a) assessments for peatlands, b) protection & conservation of remaining peatlands including developing FDRS through regional & national efforts, c) rehabilitation & Best Management Pratices for integrated management, c) stakeholder engagement to reduce conflicts, d) developing incentive options

5 Institutional Frameworks agreed on by all ASEAN Member States Regional efforts (ASEAN arrangement) ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution ASEAN Peatland Management Initiative (APMI) & ASEAN Peatland Management Strategy (APMS) National efforts (National policy directions and actions) National Action Plan on Peatland (NAP) four countries completed Development of appropriate projects and national allocation to support country activities

6 Associated Partners ASEAN Secretariat Brunei Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation Cambodia - Department of Wetlands and Coastal Zones, Ministry of Environment Indonesia - Ministry of Environment/Riau Province Lao PDR - Water Resources and Environment Administration Malaysia - Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/Selangor Myanmar - National Commission for Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Forestry Philippines - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Singapore National Environment Agency Thailand - Department of National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Viet Nam - Viet Nam Environment Administration, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

7 Media Coverage

8 Key elements of the national REDD+ process Selected country: Malaysia State of Play: Developing National Framework for REDD+ under the NRE/EPU/UNDP project Institutional arrangements: Lead by Ministry of National Resource and Environment (NRE) Stakeholders involvement: A series of stakeholder consultations have been planned to involve the government agencies, states government, NGOs, private sector through the NRE/EPU/UNDP project (National REDD+ Rediness in Malaysia) Lessons learned: Malaysia is one of the last countries in the region to develop National Framework For REDD+, experiences gathered and lesson learned from other countries have been taken into consideration in the planning process. Challenges: Malaysia hopes to complete developing the National Framework for REDD+ within 18 months and the project supports its development

9 How does the project influence/inform the national REDD+ process in Malaysia? Capacity building & awareness raising Supporting the development of NAP of peatland to promote sustainable management of peatland Strengthen the capacity of relevant department in peatland management Peatland has been highlighted as an important carbon store and biodiversity hub and to be included into the National Framework for REDD+ during the stakeholder consultation. Exploring potential incentive options for peatland management indirectly supporting the development of funding mechanism for REDD+

10 How does the project influence/inform the national REDD+ process in Malaysia? Stakeholder engagement with local community and stakeholders Private sector is being activity engaged in the rehabilitation and protection of peatland in Raja Musa Forest Reserve. Proposal on carbon funding has been developed and is currently under review by the State government. Local community group is formed and empowered to develop their own action plan to conserve the peat swamp forest and manage the peatlands sustainably. They will be the representative of the villages in the REDD+ consultation when opportunities arise.

11 Pilot & Demo Sites

12 Conclusion REDD+ has been initiated in some of the ASEAN countries through various country/project initiative but process is slow in implementation. It is challenging and time consuming. Lot of awareness raising, campaigning and stakeholder engagements particularly institutions are needed.

13 Thank You