Transcript EN ATTENDANT LE FORUM* - REDD+ for the Guiana Shield

REDD+ FOR THE GUIANA SHIELD
Technical Cooperation Project
REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Anne Martinet, ONF International
6th August 2013
1st Steering Committee, Paramaribo
Overview: Guiana Shield Regional Initiatives
Regional platforms:
 Guiana Shield Facility (GSF) (replaced Guiana Shield Initiative (GSI))
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Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA)
Projects:
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AMAZALERT research project on impact of climate change &land use in Amazonia
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Monitoring of forest cover in the Amazon area
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Regional Modelling Project
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SarVision Projects for the Guiana Shield
Guiana Shield Initiative (GSI)
Aim: Build an eco-regional approach to conservation and sustainable development of the Guiana
Shield.
Time frame: 2000-2004 (exploratory phase); 2006-2010 (testing phase). Replaced by Guiana Shield Facility
Coordinator: UNDP Guyana / IUCN NL
Partners: Iwokrama (GY), SEMA (BR), ACATISEMA (CO), European Commission
Government of Suriname, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NL).
Selected Objectives:
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Testing phase - set up pilot projects in
representative ecosystems of the
Guiana Shield eco-region to test
mechanisms of compensation for the
provision of ecosystem services
(climate regulation, biodiversity,
freshwater services).
Pilot projects in North Saramacca
(SR), Iwokrama (GY), Iratapuru (BR),
Matavén (CO)
Activities directly related to the project objectives
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Land cover and vegetation type (change)
mapping using MODIS optical imagery at 250m
Integrated framework for monitoring at
different scales
Tools to verify ecosystem integrity based on a
system of monitoring indicators
Guiana Shield Facility (GSF)
Aim: Support conservation and sustainable development of the Guiana Shield and enable the
six Guiana Shield countries (and their local communities) to finance, develop, manage and
benefit from their natural resources.
Budget: € 4,698,477
Time frame: August 2010 to December 2014
Coordinator: UNDP Guyana
Participating countries: Brazil (Amapá and Amazonas State), Colombia, Guyana,
Suriname, French Guiana
Relevant objectives:
 Long-term mechanism to address national and regional environmental issues related to
management of ecosystems
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Enhance knowledge / improved capacity of stakeholder institutions to conserve and
sustainably develop eco-region
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Develop integrated eco-regional policy and sustainable financial mechanism that
compensates local ecosystem managers and environmentally responsible businesses for
the environmental goods and services they deliver
Guiana Shield Facility (GSF)
Activities directly related to the project
objectives
Map credit: Guiana Shield Facility
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Strengthening of Guyana’s technical
capacity to implement MRVs and other
REDD+ related activities
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National support for REDD+ RPP in
Suriname
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Regional events (Congress for
biodiversity…)
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Studies (Assessment of small scale gold
mining impacts in the transboundary
areas of northeast Brazil, French Guiana
and Suriname…)
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
(OTCA)
Aim: Treaty promotes joint actions for equitable results towards sustainable development and the
rational use of the Amazonian natural resources while committing to environmental preservation.
Time frame: 3 July 1978 to date
Participating countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Strategic lines :
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Conservation and sustainable use of renewable natural
resources
Knowledge management and technological exchange
Regional integration and competitiveness
Institutional strenghtening
Example of activities directly related to the project objectives :
Training courses in partnership with INPE on remote sensing, digital
image processing and interpretation, geoprocessing and radar
mapping techniques, and INPE’s Terramazon system
AMAZALERT: Research project on impact of
climate change & land-use change in Amazonia
Aim: Examine how global and regional climate and land-use changes will impact
Amazonian forests, agriculture, waters, and people
Time Frame: September 2011 to August 2014
Budget: € 4.7 million
Coordinator: Alterra (NL)
Partners: INPE (BR), MetOffice (UK), CNRS/IPSL (FR), VU (NL), EMBRAPA (BR), UGENT (BE),
JR (AT), UEDIN (UK), FAN (BO), PIK (DE), UNIVLEEDS (UK), USP (BR), UNAL (CO)
Relevant objectives:
 Modelling of interactions between societal and natural contributors to land use /cover
 Improve modelling and understanding of complex interactions between natural systems,
including impacts on these systems caused by socio-economic forces, policies and
programs
Monitoring of forest cover in the Amazon area
Aim: Develop the ability to monitor deforestation, changes in land use and forest use in
member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA)
Budget: R$ 27.670.630,00
Time frame: 5 years (from 2013)
Coordinator: OTCA (Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization)
Partners: OTCA member states, Amazon Fund (BR), GiZ (DE), ITTO
Relevant objectives:
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Installation and strengthening of national observation
systems, through the acquisition of physical
infrastructure and the hiring of human resources
Elaboration of national plans for monitoring
Capacity building in technologies for forest cover
monitoring
Regional Modelling Project
Aim: Predict future deforestation and suggest strategies for avoiding deforestation
and forest degradation in the Guiana Shield by modelling regional scenarios
Time frame: Started 2012
Coordinator: Conservation International - Suriname (SR)
Partners: Clark Labs (US), Imazon (BR), German Development Bank KfW (DE),
Government of Suriname (SR)
Relevant Objectives:
 Provide advanced training on spatial modelling for estimation of emissions baselines
 Model a business-as-usual deforestation scenario in the Guiana Shield
 Model a future scenario of the Guiana Shield in 2030 with REDD+ implementation
SarVision Projects for the Guiana Shield
Aim: Pioneer the operational application of systematic satellite and airborne monitoring and
mapping systems for forest management in the Guiana Shield, and provide partners with the
latest maps and updated information on changes in land and forest cover.
Time frame: Active in region since 1980s
Coordinator: SarVision (NL)
Partners: Various governmental and NGO partners in the Guiana Shield for different projects
Relevant projects:
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Community empowerment for forest MRV in Guyana (2010-2012)
Forest cover map and biomass stratification in support of the
government of Guyana (2009) and government of Suriname (2010-11)
New biomass mapping methods using advanced radar in Guyana
(2009-2010)
Guyana case study: Biodiversity Mainstreaming through Avoided
Deforestation (2008-2009)
Remote sensing research of tropical rainforests for development of
satellite monitoring systems and advanced airborne radar survey,
Guyana, Suriname and Colombia (1988-1995)
Some synergies to investigate
GSI and GSF
Component 1
Component 2
X (eg : support to
MRV capacities
in Guyana, …)
X (eg : studies
on mining
impact…)
Component
3
X
OTCA
X
Amazalert
Monitoring of forest cover in the
Amazon area
X
X
X
X
X
Regional modelling project
SarVision project
Platform for
exchanges,
promotion of
results…
X
Important to explore synergies with existing regional initiatives, facilitate knowledge sharing,
prevent overlap, identify emerging gaps in implementation and opportunities for technical
support…
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