Climate change and REDD Sample Clauses

Climate change and REDD. + process After the original formulation of the project in 2007 the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC in Bali in 2007 brought sustainable forestry development to the centre of the international development agenda. There are high expectations for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) in ongoing UNFCCC COP negotiations. REDD+, and carbon markets in general, are perceived as having significant potential for increasing funding for the forestry sector in developing countries. However, the perspective of a XXXX mechanism is also highlighting the need for more accurate information on forest resources and for appropriate methods for achieving SFM in these countries. The Bali meeting called for member countries and the international community to demonstrate on REDD+ alternative methodologies. Additionally, XXXX-related initiatives, such as UN–XXXX, the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) or Forest Investment Programme (FIP) by the World Bank, and the voluntary carbon trade market and private financing in XXXX will require commonly agreed and reliable monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems. The scope and quality of the required forest resources information remains a major challenge for developing countries that account for a large proportion of the world’s most vulnerable forests. National forest monitoring and assessment and remote sensing studies and reports will be increasingly important information sources for policy and decision makers and managers at national, regional and international levels. In this changed environment with increased REDD+ MRV needs and in accordancy with the recommendations from the June-July 2009 stakeholder consultations, workshops and consultancies for assessing the information needs for the outputs NAFORMA – it was decided to revise NAFORMA’s approach during the inception phase of the project in 2009 – 2010. Metla (Finnish Forest Research Institute) was contracted by FAO to assist in designing the inventory and proposing alternative designs with budgets (Appendix 6).