Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
REDD-plus and Forest-DRR Research and Development Center.

Report

On October 15, 2014, the RRED Research and Development Center organized a side event at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. Three guest speakers including Dr. Ian Thompson from Natural Resource Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Ms. Lucy Goodman from UNEP-WCMC, and Dr. Yoji Natori from Conservation International Japan, and Dr. Kimiko Okabe from our Center made a speech at the event. A total of around 50 people took part in the event to share the information on the biodiversity criteria and indicator for REDD+ and to discuss about them.

Furthermore, H.E. Heru Prasetyo, Head of the National REDD+ Agency, Republic of Indonesia, gave a speech about the biodiversity conservation efforts in Indonesia as a special guest at the beginning of the event.

Speakers / Presentations

Introduction: Kimiko Okabe (FFPRI)

1. Ms. Lucy Goodman (UNEP-WCMC; current address Global Canopy Programme)
UN-REDD Programme Support on REDD+ Safeguards
2. Dr. Yoji Natori (Conservation International Japan)
REDD+ safeguards from field experiences
3. Dr. Ian Thompson (Natural Resource Canada, Canadian Forest Service)
Criteria for developing indicators to monitor forest biodiversity for REDD+ safeguards
4. Kimiko Okabe (FFPRI)
Challenges on indicatiors and monitoring of forest biodiversity for REDD+ safeguards



                 
Special speech by H.E.Heru Prasetyo     Presentation by Ms. Lucy Goodman