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FIP Pilot Country Meeting - April 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil
*** See below for program and presentations ***
The third meeting of pilot countries participating in the Forest Investment Program (FIP) took place on April 2-3, 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil. There was also a field trip organized by the Government of Brazil on April 4, 2012.
The objectives of the meeting were to share innovative approaches to REDD+ investments and working with the private sector, indigenous peoples and local communities; and to exchange views on the design and implementation of systems to monitor results from REDD+ investments.
Presentations and Related Documents
Pilot Country Updates - Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
- Burkina Faso (English, French) - Samuel Yeye, Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Successes, Challenges) - Victor Kabengele and Vangu Letete, Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Tourism
- Lao PDR - Khamsene Ounekham, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Peru - Eduardo Durand, Ministry of Environment
Innovation in the FIP
Introduction - Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank
REDD+ Case Study: Forestry and Charcoal Sectors in Brazil - Fabio Marques, PLANTAR Carbon
REDD+ Case Study: Silvo-pastoral Landscapes in Colombia (Spanish, Portuguese) - Andres Zuluaga, FEDEGAN
Breakout Group Reports:
Linking Sustainable Agriculture and REDD - Daniel Nepstad, IPAM
Commodity Round Tables for REDD+, GHGs and Sustainability - Carlos Alberto de Mattos Scaramuzza, WWF-Brazil
Breakout Group Reports:
Working with the Private Sector - Joumana Asso, CIF Administrative Unit
Measuring Results from REDD+ Investments
Introduction - Guido Geissler, CIF Administrative Unit
Monitoring in the Context of REDD+ Readiness Preparation - Alexander Lotsch, Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Measurement and Evaluation Methods for FIP - David Skole, Michigan State University
Revising the FIP Results Framework - Guido Geissler
Working with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Introduction - Fisseha Abissa, CIF Administrative Unit
Ghana: Dedicated Grant Mechanism for IPs/LCs and the FIP Investment Plan - Raphael Yeboah, Forestry Commission
FIP Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indegenous Peoples and Local Communities - Andrea Kutter, CIF Administrative Unit
Past FIP pilot country meetings:
June 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa
- The objective of this meeting was to provide input to countries in support of the preparation of their investment plans. The program of the meeting included, among others, targeted discussions on the involvement of stakeholders, cooperation with partners and donors, synergy with national processes and results frameworks.
November 2010 in Washington, DC
- The objective of the FIP Pilot Country meetings was to provide a common space for representatives from pilot countries to share experiences on CIF activities, learn from each other and discuss issues of common interest. The meeting focused on preparations of joint missions, expectations regarding investment plans, and included a half day session dedicated to a technical workshop on the challenges for FIP implementation.
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