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International Technical Seminar on REDD+ - Knowledge sharing and discussion from practices and experiences
Report
It is essential to have a Measurable, Reportable, and Verifiable (MRV) system for promoting REDD+. This seminar aimed to share the technical conceptions including MRV methods with stakeholders of REDD+, based on the results of international negotiations held in COP16. This seminar was comprised of sessions and panel discussions focusing on REDD+ initiatives and MRV methodologies. It reported efforts from various sectors and countries. Presenters included those from the developing countries, international organizations, representatives from private sector, environmental NGOs and research institutes. 242 participants have gathered for the seminar.
- Date
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- Venue
- Tokyo International Forum, Hall D7
- 5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
- Organizer
- Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute
- Supported by:
- Forestry Agency Japan
Programme
| Time | Agenda/Presentation |
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| Opening Ceremony | |
| 09:30-09:35 | Opening Remarks: Kazuo Suzuki (President, FFPRI) |
| 09:35-09:40 | Guest Speech |
| Introduction | |
| 09:40-09:55 | Introduction Mitsuo Matsumoto (Director, REDD Research and Development Center, FFPRI) |
| 09:55-10:15 | Recent movements surrounding REDD+ Satoshi Akahori (Director, Forest Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) |
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Session 1: Various international organization initiatives Moderator: Mitsuo Matsumoto (FFPRI) |
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| 10:15-10:40 | Global Comparative Study on REDD+ Daniel Murdiyarso (Senior Scientist, CIFOR) |
| 10:40-11:05 | ITTO Thematic Programme on Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services - REDDES Eduardo Mansur (Assistant Director, ITTO) |
| 11:05-11:30 | JICA initiatives on REDD+ Hiroki Miyazono (Executive Technical Advisor, Global Environment Department, JICA) |
| 11:30-11:50 | Discussion |
| 11:50-13:00 | Lunch |
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Session 2: REDD+ efforts by South-East Asian countries Moderator: Nophea Sasaki, University of Hyogo |
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| 13:00-13:20 | REDD+ INDONESIA: progress to date Nur Masripatin (Director, Center for Environment Standardization of Indonesia) |
| 13:20-13:40 | REDD+ IN VIETNAM Pham Quoc Hung (Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Vietnam Administration of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) |
| 13:40-14:00 | EFFORTS OF REDD+ IN CAMBODIA Omaliss Keo (Deputy Director, National REDD Focal Point, Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity, Forestry Administration, Cambbodia) |
| 14:00-14:20 | Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) - Malaysia Samsudin Bin Musa (Program Head, Climate Change Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Discussion |
| 14:40-14:55 | Break |
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Session 3: REDD+ efforts by Latin America, Africa, and Oceanian countries Moderator: Kana Yamashita, Conservation International |
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| 14:55-15:15 | National Strategy for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation REDD+ Thais Linhares Juvenal (Director, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment, Brazil) |
| 15:15-15:35 | Efforts of REDD+ in Mexico Bernardus de Jong (Investigator, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico) |
| 15:35-15:55 | UN-REDD National Joint Programme Paraguay Damiana Mann (Director, Direccion de Relaciones Internacionales, Instituto Forestal Nacional, Paraguay) |
| 15:55-16:15 | REDD+ Efforts in PNG Gewa Gamoga (Officer, REDD & Climate Change Branch, Forest Policy Planning Directorate PNG Forest Authority) |
| 16:15-16:35 | Discussion |
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Eduardo Mansur, ITTO |
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| 16:35-17:55 |
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| 17:55-18:00 | Closing |
| 18:00-20:00 | Welcome Party |
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Session 4: Initiatives through private sector Moderator: Hiroki Miyazono, JICA |
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| 10:00-10:20 | Efforts for advancing REDD+ by Conservation International Kana Yamashita (Manager, Conservation International, Japan) |
| 10:20-10:40 | The VCS Program: REDD Developments David Antonioli (CEO, Voluntary Carbon Standard Association) |
| 10:40-11:00 | REDD+ Feasibility Study in Indonesia Koji Tanigaki (Manager, Environmental Solutions Section, Global Environment Projects Dept, Marubeni Corporation) |
| 11:00-11:20 | REDD+ initiative and challenges to be addressed Example of REDD+ feasibility study in Peru Yuko Watanabe (Manager, Emissions Reduction Business Unit, Global Environment Business Development Group, Mitsubishi Corporation) |
| 11:20-11:40 | Brazil "Halitina" REDD Project - 2009 CDM/JI Research Report by Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) Shinsuke Yazaki (Environment and material Department, Kanematsu Corporation) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
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Session 5: R & D trend about MRV methods for REDD+ Moderator: Gen Takao, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of Japan |
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| 13:30-13:50 | JAXA's MRV - current status and future envision Masanobu Shimada (ALOS Science Manager, Earth Observation Research Center, Office of Space Applications, JAXA) |
| 13:50-14:10 | R & D Trend about MRV methods for REDD+ in THAILAND Anuchit Ratanasuwan (Director of Geoinformatics Division, Protected Area Rehabilitation and Development Office, Thailand) |
| 14:10-14:30 | A Case Study on a MRV System for REDD+ in Lao P.D.R. Mitsuru Nasu (Cooperate Adviser, Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.) |
| 14:30-15:10 |
Yasumasa Hirata (FFPRI) Tamotsu Sato (FFPRI) Motoe Miyamoto (FFPRI) |
| 15:10-15:30 | Break |
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Panel Discussion Moderator: Mitsuo Matsumoto (FFPRI) |
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| 15:30-16:40 |
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Conclusion Moderator: Mitsuo Matsumoto (FFPRI) |
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| 16:40-16:55 | Conclusion Mitsuo Matsumoto (Director, REDD Research and Development Center, FFPRI) |
| 16:55-17:00 | Closing remarks: Isamu Okochi (VicePresident,FFPRI) |