Multistakeholder Engagement in Developing SIS in the Philippines

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1 Multistakeholder Engagement in Developing SIS in the Philippines Alaya de Leon Ateneo School of Government International Workshop for REDD+ Safeguard Tokyo, Japan 31 October 2014

2 Philippine context Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy Philippine REDD-Plus Safeguards Proposed Framework and Guidelines

3 Philippine situationer Land area: about 30 M ha Forest land / timber land: 15.8 M ha (53%) Alienable & disposable: 14.2 M (47%) Forest Cover: 6.84 M ha or about 23% of land area as of 2010

4 Forest cover change Philippine Forest Cover Forest Cover ( in million hectares) Forest cover decreased by 328,682 ha: from 7,168,400 ha in 2003 to 6,839,718 ha in 2010 Annual Forest Cover Loss of 46,954 ha

5 Policy framework Philippine Constitution Environment al Impact System Local Governmen t Code Special environmenta l laws Forest policies Indigenous Peoples Rights Act Right to balanced & healthful ecology Right to public participation, access to justice & information; public accountability & transparency Rights of indigenous cultural communities to ancestral lands Social acceptability Local consultation on national programs & projects Air, water, w ildlife, prote cted areas, wast e managemen tetc. Revised Forestry Code Communitybased Forest Managemen t Strategy Logging moratorium Ownership of ancestral domains Free and prior informed consent

6 Climate-related laws and policies NFSCC National Framework Strategy and Program on Climate Change ( ) Climate Change Act National Framework Strategy and Program on Climate Change (NFSCC) National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) PNRPS Philippine National REDD- Plus Strategy ( ) NCCAP National Climate Change Action Plan ( ) People s Survival Fund Philippine National REDD+ Strategy (PNRPS) REDD+ Safeguards Proposed Framework and Guidelines

7 Philippine National REDD-Plus Strategy (PNRPS)

8 Developing the PNRPS NGOs were at the forefront of the debates and discussions on REDD+ since Bali Philippine civil society led by NGO network CoDe REDD expressed urgency of developing guideposts for country engagement in REDD+ Civil society and government agreed on need for a framework for developing REDD+ actions in the country, to be embodied in a strategy Multi-stakeholder consultations and workshops were organized from Strategy finalized and endorsed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources to Climate Change Commission Technical working groups organized to work on various components of the strategy, including budget and action plans

9 CoDe REDD - Philippines Community Development through REDD (Community) Communities Developing REDD (Carbon) Conservation and Development through REDD (Biodiversity) A loose coalition of civil society organizations (NGOs, academe, indigenous peoples, peoples organizations) and individuals pursuing community empowerment, biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of forest through a responsible REDD-Plus mechanism. Roles of CoDe REDD Advocacy Engagement with government in the implementation of the PNRPS Providing support to members including informationsharing and facilitating linkages Complementation of expertise and sharing of resources

10 COMMUNITY PNRPS Triple Currency CARBON BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE SAFEGUARDS Policy measures Mechanisms Gender and Rights

11 PNRPS Timeline

12 REDD+ readiness initiatives Initial readiness and capacity building (FMB, CoDe REDD, development partners, ) Establishment of demonstration sites Policy studies: forest policy, carbon rights and ownership, drivers of deforestation, FPIC process REDD+ Hour, COLOR IT REDD+ (REDD+ Roadshows) Capacity-building (REDD+ 101, Forest Resource Assessment, safeguards implementation) UN-REDD Philippines Programme Corruption studies Corruption-Risk Assessment for REDD+ in the Philippines & Development of REDD+ Anti-Corruption Measures (UN- REDD) The Political Economy of Corruption and REDD+: Lessons from the Philippines Pilot Sites (U4) National REDD+ System Philippines (DENR-GIZ) B+ Wiser (DENR-USAID)

13 Philippine REDD-Plus Safeguards Proposed Framework and Guidelines

14 Objectives of developing the framework and guidelines Objectives of the Process Identify environmental, socioeconomic, and governance risks associated with implementation of REDD-Plus in the Philippines. Identify existing norms, policies, and programs as well as corresponding institutions and processes than can serve as basis for the Philippines safeguards system. Develop Philippine-specific safeguards principles, criteria, and indicators to serve as guidelines for implementing REDD-Plus in the Philippines that limit undesirable impacts on the environment and society. Ultimate Objectives Policy Reform Enhancement or amendment of existing policy, program, measure, o r mechanism towards climate-readiness and REDD-Plus responsiveness. Policy Formulation Formulation and enactment of policy, program, measure or mechanism to fill gaps in addressing and fulfilling REDD-Plus safeguards.

15 Developing the framework and guidelines Literature Review and Stocktaking of existing frameworks and guidelines related to REDD+ Draft Safeguards Framework and Operational Guidelines Workshops on Proposed Safeguards Framework and Guidelines in demonstration sites Philippine REDD-Plus Safeguards Proposed Framework and Guidelines endorsed to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Workshop revisiting biodiversity safeguards for REDD-Plus

16 Developing the framework and guidelines LITERATURE REVIEW AND STOCKTAKING EXERCISE 1 PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL WORSKSHOPS 3 Second round of consultations in demonstration sites Revised proposed framework and guidelines SAFEGUARDS FRAMEWORK 2 SAFEGUARDS GUIDELINES 4 Developing the Framework and Guidelines Matrix List of Principles, Criteria, Indicators, Appropriate Actions, and Implementors REDD-Plus Risks and Proposed Safeguards: Infokit for Philippine REDD-plus Community of Practitioners National review and validation of the framework and guidelines Enhanced proposed framework and guidelines

17 Principles, criteria and indicators Risks Principles Criterion Criterion Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator Risks Governance Socio-economic Environmental 8 Principles SAFEGUARDS Policy Program Measure Mechanism Appropriate Actions 26 Criteria Implementors 52 Indicators Proposed Safeguards Framework and Guidelines

18 Challenges, Lessons Learned and Moving Forward on the SIS

19 Challenges Identifying or creating (as appropriate) a focal government institution or agency to take charge of developing and maintaining SIS Finding in-country expertise in developing SIS knowledge of data and information systems, data management, as well as background on REDD+ and safeguards How to scale up information systems being piloted at demonstration sites to (sub-national and) national level

20 Lessons learned Relevant government agencies must be identified and ensure complementation Need for coordination among government and nongovernment actors to combine expertise and learn from one another while developing the system Since 2009, many REDD+ initiatives have produced very valuable outputs and outcomes SIS must draw from and build on these to avoid duplication of efforts and maximize the results Community-based forest management Indigenous Peoples Rights Act Any system regulating the utilization, harvest and management of timber and non-timber forest products by indigenous peoples and local communities should promote and protect indigenous knowledge, systems, and practices

21 Moving forward Establishment of National Multi-stakeholder REDD-Plus Council (NMRC) Finalization and adoption of proposed REDD-Plus Safeguards Framework and Guidelines Development and testing of safeguards information system Strengthening government capacity and enhancing coordination among actors (institution-building) Innovative and creative sources of financing, including involvement of private sector Clarity from UNFCCC on information to be provided

22 Thank you!