Valuing Forest AssetSTATE OF ACRESTATE OF ACRE

Governors Climate and Forest Task Governors Climate and Forest Task ForceForce

May 18 – 20, 2010May 18 – 20, 2010Banda Aceh, IndonesiaBanda Aceh, Indonesia

PAYMENTS FOR ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES – CARBON PROJECT

PES-CARBON PROJECT

The Land-Use ContextThe Land-Use Context

PERU

BOLIVIA

• 164,221164,221 km km22

• 4% 4% of the Brazilian of the Brazilian AmazonAmazon

• 655,385 655,385 inhabitantsinhabitants

(190,705 rural - 30%)(190,705 rural - 30%)

State of Acre State of Acre

Contribution to deforestation in the Amazon (Inpe 2008)

The Policy Context The Policy Context

Led by Chico Mendes, rubber tappers and other forest-based populations struggled to conserve forest, their livelihoods and their culture.

The Legacy of Chico Mendes The Legacy of Chico Mendes

1970s : Federal policies for road expansion and fiscal incentives for forest clearing.

A decade of diverse progressive policies promoting the value of standing forests and social inclusion.

Since 1999, the legacy of Chico Mendes has been assimilated by the state government.

Valuing Forest AssetRecuperation of altered

areas ProgramValuing of Enviromental Assets Program

Reforesting Project(planted forest)

Replacement of alteredareas Project

Accreditation of propertyProject

Payment for Enviromental Services

Forest Managing Project

Agroforest PropertiesForest management

of multiple useManagementof non-wooden productsFull protection

Agricultureand extensive livestock

Regularization of Passives Project

Project Time LineProject Time Line

Jan2009

Feb2009

Set2009

Nov2009

Jun2010

Action Plan

Concept Development(meetings with NGOs)

Consultation Process

Meettings with grassroots movementsWorkshops with Potential beneficiaries

Workshops with NGOs

Workshops with National and International NGOs and scientist

Law Draft analysis Decision Making over recommendations

Final approval by Councils

Apr2010

1st call for consultation by internet

Final Version

Value Acre’s Forest Assets so as to assure the provision of environmental services through: Value Acre’s Forest Assets so as to assure the provision of environmental services through:

ObjectivesObjectives

• Encourage intensive and sustainable use of altered areas and forests, thus generating income and reducing substantially the pressure on the forest.• Provide private and public financial flows and promote benefit sharing amongst stakeholders conserving, preserving and recovering forest assets.• Guarantee effective and lasting reductions in deforestation.

PES-Carbon Project PrinciplesPES-Carbon Project Principles

• The Inclusion of all forests The Inclusion of all forests (protected areas, indigenous lands, settlement projects and private properties)•The respect for different cultures The respect for different cultures and realities.and realities.•The development of mechanisms The development of mechanisms to estimulate the conservation of to estimulate the conservation of the forest.the forest.•Transparency and participation.participation.

PSE carbon ProjectPSE carbon Project

Implementation Strategy

• Incentives for Environmental Services– Support for sustainable practices in and outside forests

• Structural Actions– Territory management tools, Technical Assistance,

Strenghtening communities’ organizations

• Priority Areas– Areas that include vulnerable forests to deforestation,

low deforestation and different stakeholders

ENFORCEMENT

ENFORCEMENT

Productive restructuring of the property

Productive restructuring of the property

Forest Valuing and Sust

use

Forest Valuing and Sust

use

Forest Protectio

n

Forest Protectio

n

Increase of productivity and income

in agriculture and forest

chains.

Increase of productivity and income

in agriculture and forest

chains.Environmental

Services Provision

Environmental Services Provision

Reduction of

pressure over

Forest

Reduction of

pressure over

Forest

Carbon CreditsCarbon Credits

Selling Credits in

Market

Selling Credits in

Market

Payment for Environmental Services

Payment for Environmental Services

INCENTIVES

Incentives for Environmental Services Incentives for Environmental Services

PES carbon ProjectPES carbon Project

6 Priority Areas6 Priority Areas

PES Carbon ProjectPES Carbon Project

8 Priority Areas (recommendations from consultation process)8 Priority Areas (recommendations from consultation process)

8 Priority Areas:8 Priority Areas: Size:• 5.4 milllions ha • 33% of the State• 4,4% deforest

People : 12.000 families• 5.083 extractivists• 5.700 settled• 1.170 indigenous+ 100 medium/large properties

~USD 400 mi (15 years) -86% direct to 86% direct to recipients 14% recipients 14% transactional costs and transactional costs and govermental servicesgovermental services

Size:• 5.8 millions ha • 35% of the State• 4% deforest

People: 7,500 families• 3,400 extractivists• 3,500 settled• 600 indigenous• + 100 medium/large

properties

~USD 250 mi (15 years) 87% direct to 87% direct to recipients 13% recipients 13% transactional costs transactional costs and govermental and govermental servicesservices

6 Priority Areas:6 Priority Areas:

PES Carbon ProjectPES Carbon Project

Total emissions reduction in the State = 164 million ton CO2

= 132 million ton CO2

Emission reductions outside Priority Areas

= 32 million ton CO2

Emission reductions in Priority Areas 75% of the target

25% of the target

Acre REDD Program Architecture (under construction)

PublicDimensions

Instances

Role

Environment Secretary

Env. ServicesAGENCY

1) Regulation of the Law

2) Call for REDD actions

3) Program Monitoring4) Carbon Registry

Private

E.S. DevelopmentENTERPRISE

Mixed Capital

1) Fundraising2) Implementation3) Reporting

ParticipationScience

Committee

Multistakeholder Commission

1) Carbon accounting orientation

Reknown Scientists

Members of 4 Public Policy Councils

1) Approval of REDD action plans and reports

2) Program Overseeing

Priority Areas Commssion

Local Stakeholders

1) Implementation

• Consultation involving different segments of society in meetings and workshops tottaling 174 persons :

– Indigenous: 30 – Small households and extractivits: 50– Civil Society Organizations technical staff: 85– Class organizations’ representatives: 9

• Result: A total of 357 recommendations received. Main groups:

– Structural Actions: 70– Incentives for Environmental Services: 63– Regarding the Project’s Concept: 39– Priority areas: 36– Governance: 29

Consultation Process

Final remarks• We don’t want only REDD, but REDD+• REDD+ is not final goal. It is one of the means to

make Acre Sustainable Development Plan happen• REDD+: effective of land use for the continuous

provision of environmental services with social and economical inclusion

• Collective effort: Acre society and technical and financial support from governments (federal and abroad) and private sector

FLORESTANIA ARCHTECTUREFLORESTANIA ARCHTECTURE

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