engaging logging concessions in redd+
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Engaging logging concessions in REDD+Case study in Mai Ndombe, DRC
IIED eventEngaging men and women in REDD+ business
Adeline Dontenville, European Forest InstituteParis, 4 December 2015
Outline
1. The logging industry in Mai Ndombe province
2. Using legality as a safeguard for REDD+
3. Incentivising REDD+ participation and improved forest governance
1The logging industry
in Mai Ndombe
The DRC logging sector
• 115 Mha of forests, twice the size of France
• Low historical deforestation rate, but increasing
• About 10% of forests designated for logging
• 10 companies – 90% of export timber• Up to 87% of logging is illegal (CH,
2014)• Serious governance issues and non-
compliance
International processes• FLEGT VPA negotiations started in
2010• Limited progress while cases of
illegality increasingly under the spotlight
• Illegal logging one of the main drivers of deforestation and degradation
• Since 2009, DRC also getting ready for REDD+
• Industrial logging reduces carbon stocks through selective logging and related infrastructure + links with artisanal logging
The Mai Ndombe ER program
• 12.3M ha, including 9.8M of forests
• 29 MtCO2 ER estimated, up to USD 60M from FCPF Carbon Fund
• More than 20 partners• 25% of area are industrial forest
concessions• First test case for integrated
approach to tackle illegal logging and its underlying drivers
Source: CN REDD
Source: Moabi
20 logging concessions
3 REDD+ projects 15 (++?)
artisanal permits (2014)
Challenges and opportunitiesat the intersect of legality and REDD+
• 20 concessions in Mai Ndombe, several illegalities observed
• Reference levels based on intermediary management plans, adjusted
• Illegal artisanal logging: main source of emissions from timber sector but unaccounted for
How can we ensure that industrial logging is not jeopardizing the environmental and social integrity of the REDD+ program?
How can we incentivise logging companies to take an active role in REDD+?
2Using legality as a
safeguard for REDD+
Baseline 4
Baseline 2
Baseline 1Baseline 3
REDD+ activity
REDD+ activity
Full compliance with legal framework
Minimum REDD+ compliance standard
Concession 1 Concession 2 Concession 3 Concession 4
The REDD+ compliance standard• Step-wise, simple and
realistic approach needed
• 3 principles – 23 verifiers • Annual MRV by program
manager• Progressive thresholds• Demonstrate that logging
companies are on a sustainable business path
Legal entity
SFMSocial safeguards
Forest mangementvs emissions reductionsIndicators Verifiers Impact on
ERImpact on safeguards
Legal basis
Company engaged in SFM
Approved forest inventory
√ Arrêté 36/CAB/MIN/ECN-EF/2006;
Respect of cutting allowances
Coherence between cutting permit and management doc.
√ √ Arrêté 34/CAB/MIN/ECN-EF/2015
Social clauses vs safeguardsIndicators Verifiers Impact
on ERImpact on safeguards
Legal basis
The company respects community rights
Social clauses negociated and signed with communities
- FPIC (criteria 6,2), respect of customary rights (criteria 6,3)
Arrêté 23/CAB/MIN/ECN-T/JEB of 17 June 2010; Forest code; Article 56 of the Constitution
Labour rights are respected
Workers contracts existing and compliante with labour law
- Workers rights are respected (criteria 7,1)
Arrêté 6/CAB/PVPM/ETPS/2010 du 1 avril 2010, Code du travail
Annual baseline
3Incentivising REDD+
activities
Barriers and opportunities to private sector engagement in REDD+ in DRC
Lack of understanding and unclarity re. national framework
Mistrust of government initiatives
Limited financial attractiveness
Short-term program
Reputational aspects
Economic benefits
Support to increased compliance and market access
Improvement of the business climate
Developping REDD+ activities
• Reduced impact logging– USD 60/ha/year for the
logging area• Conservation
– USD 3/ha/year• Performance-based
REDD+ activity
Compliance support
Compliance support
Baseline 4
Baseline 2
Baseline 1Baseline 3
REDD+ activity
REDD+ activity
Full compliance with legal framework
Minimum REDD+ compliance standards
Concession 1 Concession 2 Concession 3 Concession 4
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REDD+ compliance measures
• TA or co-financing of companies key compliance measures
• E.g.: Training on forest inventories or socio-economic impact assessment; co-financing of inventories, support to define rural development area for communities
• Progress measurement
Improving the enabling environment• TA to forest administration for
processing of management plans
• Support to control of forest inventories
• Support to forest control and tracability
• Rural development zoning to reduce informal logging
Conclusion
• REDD+ compliance standard, incentive framework and proposals to improve the enabling environment featured in draft ERPD
• 13 concessions engaged, 6 unpronounced, 1 against
• Test case of trust building with private sector
