As of: October 2016
REDD+ HIMALAYAS: DEVELOPING AND
USING EXPERIENCE IN
IMPLEMENTING REDD+ IN THE
HIMALAYAS
OBJECTIVE AND ACTIVITIES
The project is cooperating closely with the International
Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
and government bodies of the four partner countries:
Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal. The project aims to
prepare these partners in the Himalayas for results-based
REDD+ approaches, and is also supporting them in the fields
of ecological restoration and sustainable use of biodiverse
forest ecosystems. One priority area is supporting the
national REDD focal points to continue developing national
REDD strategies and work plans. This is being combined
with piloting REDD+ in conjunction with local forest users
and indigenous groups. Cooperative agreements are being
established with actors involved in the voluntary carbon
market as well as other donors to fund compensation
payments. The results are being translated at national level
into policy recommendations and are being used to raise
awareness (Communication, Education, and Public
Awareness - CEPA). The results and recommendations are
being fed into international negotiations in cooperation with
the participating national REDD+ focal points.
PROJECT DATA
Country:
Bhutan, India, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal
Partner institution:
Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, REDD
Forestry and Climate Change Cell (Nepal); Ministry of
Agriculture and Forests (Bhutan); Ministry of
Environmental Conservation and Forestry
(Myanmar); Ministry of Environment and Forests
(India)
Implementing organisation:
International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development (ICIMOD) and Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
BMUB grant:
€ 4,225,000
Duration:
12/2013 till 03/2019
Website:
http://www.icimod.org/?q=19109
http://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/26913.html
STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION/RESULTS
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In May/June, Nepal and Bhutan each signed a Letter of
Agreement (LoA), and the implementation of activities
began in both countries. Capacity building measures also
started in Myanmar. At the end of August, a four-day
training workshop (gender issues, FPIC and safeguards)
took place.
In early June 2015, a kick-off workshop was held for the
project’s activities in Nepal. The planned project measures
in Nepal are focused on developing capacity for
implementing REDD+ at subnational level. During the
kick-off workshop, the terms of reference for creating a
national coordination and management body for the
project as well as financial issues were discussed by
ICIMOD and the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
(MFSC), which is responsible for the project. In addition,
the participants agreed on the planned project activities
and budget allocation issues.
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community based forest management are now developing
synergies with the Norwegian forestry and peace building
programme.
REDD+ safeguards are being actively addressed by
regional ICIMOD countries
(http://www.icimod.org/?q=23022, external).
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