Forest management and REDD+ participationin Thailand

Ms. Ratana lukanawarakulDirector of Forest Environment Division

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation,ThailandInternational symposium on REDD+ in JAPAN ; on15 July 2016

Forest Policy and PlanTarget Activities

National Policy

40 % -Protected forest (25 %)-Production forest(15 %)

Concession Ban 1989 ,1996

-No harvesting the forest timber-promote reforestation-increase the no. of PAs.-Forest Plantation Act. 1992 -promote private plantation

• Forest Area in 2013 :31.57% ( 16,199,041 ha. )

Forest Policy and PlanTarget Activities

Green Growth Policy in 2013

40 % -Green Economy-Intensive law enforcement-Climate Change strategy

Government policy in 2016 (MONRE)

Increase forest area from 31,57 % to 35 % in 2036

-Forest Plantation by Private sector -Community forest-Urban forest-Agroforestry-Green Area/encourage to planting tree in bared land -Reforestation in watershed area

• Forest Plantation Act 1992 Plantation Registry Permit and control the harvesting Species lists• Forest Reserve Act. 1964 Permit to use the forest degradation area for plantation

by private sector and community.

Law and Regulation

Readiness Preparation phase : begin July 2016• National REDD plus strategies• SAFEGAURDS /SESA/ESMF• FREL / FRL• MRV /NFMS• Benefit sharing framework

REDD+ status

Alternatives for Private sector/Community No. Activities Partner Issues/Remark1 Reforestation (in forest

degradation and deforestation area 1,376,000 ha

Government /Private sector

-Carbon right and benefit sharing-law/policy

2 Tree Bank in Land title or permitted forest area

Community/Privateland owner

-Payment for services-negotiate with owner

3 Private Plantation Private land owner/Company

-Forest Plantation Act

4 Community forest Government /Private sector

-Carbon right and sharing/payment

5 Ecosystem services : tourism/Water etc.

Government/Community/Private

-payment for protect the forest - 5% of National Parks’ entrance fee

Issues

• Tenure and Rights• Incentives and Benefit sharing • Data based system , monitoring and control.• sustainable payments and fund to support• Policy , Law and regulation • etc.

The end /Thank you very much