JICA's Efforts for REDD+

Mr. SHISHIDO Kenichi

Deputy Director General for Nature Conservation

Global Environment Department,

Japan International Cooperation Agency

July 14th, 2016

Toward “A Strategic Implementation of REDD+

for Green Economy by Private Sector”

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JICA’s Activities for REDD+ 1

READINESS SUPPORT

1. National Strategy (Advisor)

2. MRV (Forest Map, Inventory etc)

3. Sub-national/Project Formulation

DEMONSTRATION

1. Pilot Project for Capacity Development

2. Collaboration with Other Resources

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

1. Research

- Carbon Stock in Peatland (Indonesia)

- Degradation (Brazil) etc.

2. Early Warning System of Forest Change

IMPLEMENTATION

1. Yen Loan

- Vietnam, India, Peru (under preparation)

Training Program Public-Private

Partnership

1. Lineup of JICA’s Cooperation for REDD+

2. Collaboration with Private Sector (JCM)

3. Collaboration with other fund etc.

Country Status

Period

Readiness Demonstration R&D

National

Strategy MRV

Project

Formation Pilot Activities

Possible Financial

Resources till 2020

Indonesia On-going

-2018 X Sub-

National X Private fund (JCM) -Peat land Carbon

Lao PDR On-going

-2020 XX National Sub-

National X Private fund(JCM)

Vietnam On-going

-2020 XX National Sub-

National X

FCPF(WB) /Yen-Loan

Private fund(JCM)

Cambodia On-going

-2016 XX National Project

Level X Private fund(JCM)

Papua New

Guinea On-going

-2019 X National

India Under

Formulation

Sub-

National X Yen Laon

2. List of Technical Cooperation for REDD+ (Asia-Pacific)

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Country Status

Period

Readiness Demonstration R&D

National

Strategy MRV

Project

Formation Pilot Activities

Possible Financial

Resources till 2020

Brazil Approved Early Warning System

Degradation

Peru On-going

-2021

Sub-

National

Sub-

National X

Yen-Loan

(under Preparation)

Ethiopia On-Going

-2018 X FCPF(WB)

[Private fund(JCM)]

Kenya On-going

-2021 XX National Project

level X [Private fund(JCM)]

-Tree Breeding for

Drylands

Botswana On-going

-2018 X National

Mozambique On-going

-2018 X Sub-

National

DRC On-going

-2017

Sub-

National

Gabon On-going

-2017 National

Cameroon Formulation X Sub-

National

Sub-

National X

2. List of Technical Cooperation for REDD+ (Latin America, Africa)

JICA’s Activities for REDD+ 1

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3. Regional Cooperation Project (SADC)

Title Project for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Management of

Forest Resources in Southern Africa

Project

Purpose

To develop the capacity of the SADC Secretariat and Member States

for promoting forest conservation and sustainable management of

forest resources.

Project

Period June 2015 ～June 2020

Outputs

1. The capacity of SADC Member States to enhance Forest

Information System is improved.

2. The capacity of SADC Member States to enhance Integrated Forest

Fire Management is improved.

3. The capacity of the SADC Member States to enhance Participatory

Forest Management is improved.

4. The capacity of the SADC Secretariat to coordinate the above 1 to 3

is improved.

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※Member States: Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,

South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

3. Regional Cooperation Project (COMIFAC)

Title Project for Promotion of Conservation, Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

and Climate Change Issues in COMIFAC Countries

Project

Purpose

Implementation of Convergence Plan is promoted through institutional

capacity enhancement of COMIFAC

Project

Period August 2015 ～August 2020

Outputs

1. The activities related to the Climate Change Working

Group(GTCCC) and the Forest Governance Working Group(GTGF)

are enhanced

2. The activities related to the Biodiversity Working Group(GTBAC) are

enhanced

3. The capacity of the COMIFAC National Coordinators(CNC) is

enhanced

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※Member States: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central Africa, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo,

Rwanda, STP

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4. Training Courses in Japan

More than 70 of Engineers C/Ps took training courses in Japan

Ready-made Course No. of Trainee

2013 2014 2015

Capacity Building for NFMS to Promote REDD+ and

SFM 11 11 13

Remote Sensing of Forest Resources 27 22 18

Forest Resource Monitoring for French Speaking

Countries Centering on Countries around Congo Basin 9 9 11

Total 47 42 42

Besides the above-mentioned training programs, “custom-made” training course (Ex.

Related RS/GIS, Database, GPS and NFMS) in Japan (mostly 2-3 weeks) are organized

under several JICA REDD+ projects.

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4. Training Courses in Japan

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Title Period Contents

Capacity Building for NFMS

to Promote REDD+ and

SFM

8 weeks

NFMS will be developed based on the technical knowledge and

institutional arrangement which are learned through the course.

The NFMS shall be appropriate one considering the condition and

situation of each country.

Remote Sensing of Forest

Resources 6 weeks

Participants are expected to acquire the basic skills and

knowledge for using remote sensing with the aim of understanding

forest resources in their own countries on the basis of international

discussion of REDD+.

Forest Resource Monitoring

for French Speaking

Countries Centering on

Countries around Congo

Basin

4 weeks

This Program aims at setting out the problems and making

concrete measures for the forest resource monitoring in order to

SFM and poverty reduction in French Speaking Countries

centering on Countries around Congo basin.

5. Early Warning System of Tropical Forest Change

Providing forest change images of tropical forest

- 50m Resolution, Every 1.5 months

Observing all time (day/night) and all weather

- Using ALOS-2 with PALSAR-2

Free access on tablet, smart phone

~ Test Operation start from Nov., 2016 ~

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Landsat 5 Image on

2011/09/07

Forest Density Difference by ALOS

Between 2009 and 2011

Almost the half period

of the year, Amazon

Forest is covered with

Cloud.

ALOS SAR sensor can

detect deforestation

even in rainy season or

night time.

Year Detection of

Deforestation Illigal Logging

2010 1,007 140

2011

(stopped at April) 176 11

ALOS

During the Project Period in Brazil…

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JICA Tropical Forests Early Warning System

1) Coordination among participated countries

and the private sector

2) Planning on collaborative system including

web-site designs

3) Cost sharing of project cost and fund raising

from the private sector

JAXA

Coordinating

1) Coordination among participated countries &

Private sector

2) Organizing “International Conferences”

Human Capacity Development

1) JICA Trainings in Japan for senior technical

experts in Japan

2) JICA Regional trainings in South America,

Southeast Asia, and the Congo Basin which

have strong needs for this system

Tropical Forests Early Warning System

1) System Development

2) Basic process (ScanSAR, ortho-rectification,

slope correction)

3) Deforestation detection (50 m resolution,

frequency: 1.5 months)

4) Producing deforestation polygon

5) Feedback based on field surveys and

validation for accuracy improvement

Disclose on the Web site

1) Uploading data by JAXA

2) Uploading reports from participated countries

and the private sector

Contributing to “ Improvement of Forest Governance

in Tropical Forest”

Target Area: Approximately 16.6 million km2

Concession

management

by private companies

Illegal deforestation

monitoring

by Government agencies

User can observe the deforested areas on Smart

Phone/Tablet (~sample next slide)

Training 500 persons until 2020

for extension of the system

“Forest Governance Initiatives”

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Promotion of Understanding of

REDD+ WG

Business Model

Development WG

Information& Knowledge

Sharing WG

Major Activities

- International Symposium

- Seminar for Private Sector

- Public Relation (web site)

6. Public Private Partnership

• Established in November, 2014

• 85 Members from Private sector, Research Institute,

NGO, Ministries etc.

• Secretariat: JICA, FFPRI (as of July, 2016)

• 3 Working Groups

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Next Steps

toward full-implementation of REDD+ 2

1. Various option of REDD+ implementation

～ JICA’s effort at REDD+ implementation stage

1) Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)

- JICA is supporting formulation of sub-national REDD+ project and capacity

development Project in many countries

- JICA is implementing Loan Project in collaboration with FCPF to fill the gap of

result-based-payment (RBP) in Vietnam

2) Green Climate Fund (GCF)

- JICA is formulating REDD+ Project(s) in some countries (JICA is applying GCF

to be Accredited Body)

3) Amazon Fund (mainly from Norway Gov’t)

- JICA is preparing “Loan Project” and “Technical Cooperation Project” in Forest

Sector to fill the gap of RBP by Amazon Fund in Peru

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Next Steps

toward full-implementation of REDD+ 2

4) Central African Forest Initiative (mainly from Norway Gov’t)

- JICA is considering to join CAFI as a REDD+ implementer (sub-national

REDD+ Project) in DR Congo…

5) Private Investment thorough Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM)

- JICA is promoting JCM-REDD+ in collaboration with both Public-Private sector,

to contribute

- JICA has an “Japanese Private Business Program(BOP, SMEs, Finance etc)”,

which can be use for promoting Low-Carbon Development, Green Economy

and so on.

1. Various option of REDD+ implementation (cont’d)

～ JICA’s effort at REDD+ implementation stage

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Case study

“JCM-REDD+ project for Green Economy” 3

Name Boalemo REDD+ Project

Implementer Gobel Group & Kanematsu Corp.

Location Gorontalo Province

1. Project in brief

Started from District level,

scaling up to Provincial level (sub-national)

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Case study

“JCM-REDD+ project for Green Economy” 3

1990 2000 2010

2. Deforestation and GHG emission in the Province

1) Emission from Forest and Land Use

About 1 million t CO2-e/ year

2) Major Driver of deforestation

Slush and burn agriculture

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Case study

“JCM-REDD+ project for Green Economy” 3

3. Promoting Green Economy…

To reduce deforestation….

Local Gov’t and Private sector jointly worked

together to promote cacao planation as a high

value commodity.

1) Activities

(1) Distribution of seedlings

(2) Agricultural extension (Demo farm etc.)

(3) Value chain (export to Japan /Europe)

2) Cacao Production Target

year 2014 5,000 t

year 2020 8,500 t

3) Contribution to Local Economy

about 8 million USD (estimated)

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Case study

“JCM-REDD+ project for Green Economy” 3

4. As a REDD+ Project

1) Potential of Emission Reduction

about 500,000 t-CO2e/year

2) Co-Benefit

- Local economy

- Bio-diversity

- Watershed Management,,,,

3) Credit thru JCM

assuming 200,000 t-CO2e/year going to Private Sector

> equivalent to 1 million USD ? ⇒ more Profitable business model

“ A Strategic REDD+ implementation

for promoting Green Economy by Private sector”

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Case study

“JCM-REDD+ project for Green Economy” 3

5. Support from Japanese Public sector etc…

1) Support from Ministry of Environment

- Feasibility Study of REDD+ Project (2011 JFY~)

- Subsidy for REDD+ Pilot Implementation (2015 JFY~)

2) Support from JICA

- BOP Study for Cacao Business (2015JFY~)

- Technical Cooperation for local government staff (plan)

3) Support from “Japanese Private- Public Platform for REDD+”

- Working Group for “Business Model”

- Working Group for “Knowledge Sharing”

to realize “A Strategic REDD+ implementation

for promoting Green Economy by Private sector”

Thank you for your attention!

JICA

Inclusive and Dynamic Development

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