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

International Seminar For Incentivizing REDD+ Actions

-Bridging Public-Private Investment-

On 2 February 2017, the REDD Research and Development 
Center of the Forestry and Forest Products Research 
Institute (FFPRI) will hold "International Seminar 
For Incentivizing REDD+ Actions - Bridging Public-Private 
Investment -" at Iino Hall Conference Center in Tokyo, Japan. 
Jointly organized by the Center for International 
Forestry Research (CIFOR), Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA) and Japan Public-Private Platform for REDD+(*).

Register Now!
Please fill in your information on this online form.

This event, which will be held in English/Japanese, is 
free and open to the public. People who are interested 
in forest conservation or climate change are welcome 
to attend the seminar.

For more information about the agenda and speakers, 
see the event announcement on the FFPRI REDD Research 
and Development Center website.

Introduction of speakers:

Seminar Venue:

Agenda:

10:00 - 10:30
  - Opening Remarks: Dr. Haruo Sawada, President, FFPRI
  - Guest Speech: Mr. Shuji Oki, Deputy Director General, 
  Forestry Agency
  - Introduction: Dr. Yasumasa Hirata, Director, 
  REDD Research and Development Center    

10:30 - 11:00
　- Special speech:
      Corporate social responsibility activities as measures
      for climate change on private company
        Speaker: Mr. Koichi Yanagita, Kao Corporation


11:00 - 12:00
- Keynote speech: Past and Present of REDD+
      Speaker: Professor Yukari Takamura, Nagoya University
    Moderator: Dr. Iwao Noda (FFPRI)

12:00 - 13:00
  Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:30
Session 1: Effective Governance and Financial Mechanisms for REDD+
Moderator: Dr. Kanako Morita (FFPRI)
- International Governance for Promoting REDD+:
    Dr. Heike Schroeder, Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia
- Financial and Market Mechanisms for REDD+.
    Dr. Constance McDermott(**), Senior Fellow, University of Oxford 
- Landscape Approach and Finance
    Dr. Robert Nasi, Deputy Director General Research, CIFOR

14:30 - 15:00
  Coffee Break and Poster Session
　During the coffee break, Ms. Honami Iizuka who was awarded as 
  "2016 Miss Japan Greenery for Life Award" will give a talk titled 
  "REDD+ Report as a special correspondent"

15:00 - 16:30
Session 2: Challenges and Opportunities of Private-Sector Participation in REDD+
Moderator: Dr. Makoto Ehara (FFPRI) 
- Needs of Local Communities in Implementing REDD+
    Prof. Kimihiko Hyakumura, Associate Professor, Kyushu University
- Tripartite approach to REDD-plus implementation: the case of government,
  private sector and community collaboration in the Philippines 
    Prof. Antonio G. M. La Vina, Ateneo de Manila University
- Forest carbon project with private finance: the more Trees' project in Philippines
    Mr. Shinkichi Mizutani, Executive Director,
    "more Trees" (The general Incorporated Association)

16:30 - 17:20
Panel Discussion: Future REDD+ Mechanisms　
Moderator: Dr. Yasumasa Hirata (FFPRI)
Panelists:
- Prof. Yukari Takamura (Nagoya University)
- Dr. Heike Schroeder (University of East Anglia)
- Dr. Constance McDermott (University of Oxford)
- Dr. Robert Nasi (CIFOR)
- Dr. Kimihiko Hyakumura(Kyushu University)
- Dr. Antonio G. M. La Vina (Ateneo de Manila University)
- Mr. Shinkichi Mizutani (more Trees)
- Mr. Kosaku Onaka (Forestry Agency)

17:20 - 17:30
Closing Session
- Dr. Iwao Noda (FFPRI)

Person who would like to continue the professional discussion after 
the seminar can attend the reception held at FINN McCOOL'S from 18:30,
 please contact the seminar secretariat.
You’ll need to pay 5,000 JPY for the reception. For more information, 
please contact the International Seminar Secretariat:       
Ms. Emiko Sano
E-mail：redd-plus@jifpro.or.jp
Phone：+81-3-5689-3450

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"International Seminar For Incentivizing REDD+ Actions" is supported 
by the Forestry Agency, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Economy, 
Trade and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan. 
Also supported by the Japanese Forest Society, the Japan Society of 
Tropical Ecology, and the Japan Society of Forest Planning.

* REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation 
and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and 
enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries

** Watch Dr. McDermott's TED lecture on you-tube!
"The forests behind the label - Why standards are not enough"


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Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
REDD Research and Development Center Secretariat
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
E-mail: redd-rd-center@ffpri.affrc.go.jp
http://redd.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/index_en.html
REDD Research and Development Center
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687 JAPAN
Tel.: +81-29-829-8365
Fax: +81-29-829-8366
E-mail: redd-rd-center@ffpri.affrc.go.jp