Updates on Tanzania s National REDD Framework Implementation and MARV process

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1 Updates on Tanzania s National REDD Framework Implementation and MARV process SUPPORTING REDD February, READINESS 2010 IN TANZANIA The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in the this presentation submitted by Tanzania and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this presentation do not imply on the part of the World Bank any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

2 INTRODUCTION Tanzania has an area of 94.5 million ha Forestland of 35.3 million ha 18 million ha reserved forests & NPs 17.3 million ha unprotected general land Forest Reserves (National & Local Government) Nature Reserves Game Reserves Less cultivation National Parks Conservation Area More cultivation

3 INTRODUCTION Tanzania has a high deforestation rate Deforestation is the highest and most widespread on unprotected village lands REDD can provide support and incentives for expanding community-based Village Land Forest Reserves through Participatory Forest Management (PFM); ~34,000,000 ha of forest in Tanzania 412,000 ha of forest lost per year

4 INTRODUCTION PFM started in 1980 s To date only 13% of the forestland is under PFM due to lack of incentives PFM has reversed deforestation and forest degradation Local institutions for strong land and forest tenure and governance are in place; REDD can build on and help expand and improve PFM benefit sharing mechanisms; Area of Forests under PFM in Tanzania

5 KEY STEPS TO ACHIEVING REDD-READINESS Tanzania established its National REDD Framework in early 2008 Rural Key areas steps comprised to achieving of over REDD-Readiness 10,000 villages which identified are governed in the by National Village Councils REDD elected Framework every are: five years which are accountable to the Village Assembly Land laws Formulating (1999) vest a authority National over REDD village strategy lands with developed these village governance through organs effective policy/stakeholder consultation PFM in Tanzania process. is The based strategy on these should corporate address village policy institutions and land management elements (governance, bodies in delegating incentive local scheme, communities drivers with of authority deforestation, over forests land tenure, benefit sharing mechanisms) Designing a financing mechanism and establishing a National Carbon Trust Fund Designing and implementing a forest assessment and monitoring system. This includes establishment of a National Carbon Monitoring Centre. Establishing a REDD reference scenario Baseline for crediting REDD

6 KEY ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY ISSUES 1. Preparation of National REDD Strategy is underway. 2. Stakeholders consultations have been completed and a report has been prepared. 3. In-depth studies will soon be commissioned to document issues related to key policy elements: Governance Incentive schemes Drivers of deforestation Land tenure Benefit sharing mechanisms 4. The draft National REDD Strategy will soon be produced. 5. NGO demonstration projects are commissioned to 9 NGOs 6. Research component in support of the REDD implementation is underway 5. A National Forest Assessment is being undertaken by the Forest and Beekeeping Division

7 Setting up a system for MARV

8 Introduction Carbon trade involves the sale of carbon credits. Carbon benefit of any forest carbon project = carbon changes to known levels of precision. Determination of carbon changes requires baselines Baseline: historical trends against which additional carbon benefits as a result of carbon project can be determined. Baseline and monitoring schemes individual project, Eco-regional e.g Eastern Arc, and national levels Requires reliable data on forest extent and stocking. 8

9 Establishment of Baseline at National Level NAFORMA will: Training on national forest inventories and remote sensing Determine land use cover changes for the past Determine the rate of deforestation Identify drivers of deforestation Produce a map showing different forest types and their detailed stocking parameters Conduct case studies to quantify emission factors for different forest types Design a forest monitoring system using PSP With this information National REDD baseline will be established NAFORMA will be completed in The construction of the REDD baseline will start as the data becomes available. 9

10 Establishment of Baseline at Project Level Since data from different projects will add-up to the National Baseline, there is a need for harmonization of the inventory procedures through: Review and synthesis of existing studies on degradation/ growth rates Development and testing of methodologies to measure and monitor enhancement and/or forest degradation Development of tools, guidelines and manual for forest assessment and monitoring Carryout assessment and monitoring by the demonstration projects for establishing forest carbon stocking trends including cost implications, and accuracy level 10

11 Coordination of MARV The National REDD Implementation Framework identified the need to establish a National Carbon Monitoring Centre (NCMC) responsible for coordinating MARV in the country Specifically MCMC will: Develop, maintain and update of national carbon database, Develop tools, guidelines and manual for forest assessment and monitoring Train stakeholders on the approved carbon assessment methods Analyse carbon data Verify carbon data using appropriate guidelines Submit results to the National REDD scheme and stakeholders The process of establishing the MCMC is underway 11