1. WRI UPDATE
Governance of Forests
Initiative
GFI Retreat & Stakeholder Meeting 2012

2. Key updates
Fundraising: BMU, DFID, Norad
GFI Tools & Analysis: indicators, guidance
manual, global report
Collaboration: FAO/WB initiative
REDD+ Research: benefit-sharing, safeguards
REDD+ Advocacy: UNFCCC, UNREDD, FCPF

3. Fundraising
Funder Proponent Focus Status
BMU GFI Addressing agricultural Concept note
drivers of (Mar)
deforestation
DFID GFI/EPE/PEP Land grabbing & Full proposal
industrial agriculture (Apr)
in Africa
Norad GFI REDD & governance Concept note
(May)

4. GFI Tools & Analysis
GFI Framework of Indicators

5. GFI Tools & Analysis
GFI Guidance Manual
Assessment Conducting Using the Advocacy and Indicator
Planning the Research Research engagement guidance
Defining
Creating a Stakeholder Assessment
Objectives and Analyzing results
Workplan identification object
Scope
Developing a
Prioritizing Research Methods and
Presenting data communications
Indicators Methods Sources
strategy
Interpreting
Adapting
Review of results elements of
Indicators quality

6. GFI Tools & Analysis
GFI Guidance Manual
Examples of worksheets and tools
1. Planning for costs and budgets
2. Stakeholder mapping matrix
3. Designing an interview questionnaire
4. Completed worksheet sample
5. Developing an outreach plan

7. GFI Tools & Analysis
GFI Global Report
Culmination of the Norad grant, bringing your
research and experiences to a global audience
Outline
• Intro: overview of forest governance, GFI
methodology, country contexts
• Analysis:
transparency, participation, accountability, coor
dination
• Conclusions: key lessons learned and
recommendations

8. Collaboration
FAO/World Bank Initiative
Supporting a community of practice
to mainstream forest governance
assessment and monitoring
• Phase 1: a common framework
• Phase 2: guidance on indicator
selections and data collection

9. REDD+ Research
Study on Benefit Sharing
For USAID
• Analysis of institutional mechanisms for
REDD+ benefit sharing
-Case study examples from five countries:
Mexico, Nepal, Indonesia, DRC, Tanzania
• Institutional assessment tool
for REDD+ benefit sharing

10. REDD+ Research
Report on National Safeguard Systems
Based on:
• Research and analysis
– Policies of IFIs etc
– International laws
– Secondary sources
• Conversations with government and non-
governmental actors, primarily in:
– Brazil
– Mexico
– Indonesia
• Lessons from GFI assessments

11. REDD+ Research
REDD+ Safeguard Systems in Indonesia,
Brazil & Mexico
Help partners develop a more systematic method for thinking
about the development of a national safeguard
system, including:
 Potential approaches and issues already being considered
 The intersection between national and international
safeguard systems and the challenges of managing that
intersection
Added Mexico as they have had a somewhat unique approach
(and Cameroon is not moving very quickly on REDD right now).

12. REDD+ Research
Conceptual Framework for Report on
National Safeguard Systems
Elements
Functions
Rules
Anticipate
Actors
Rules
Avoid
Goals Actors
Principle/ Rules
Criteria Manage Results
Actors
Rules
Monitor
Actors
Rules
Respond
Actors

13. REDD+ Advocacy
UNFCCC
• Bonn Update
• SIS
• MRV and Monitoring
• Drivers

14. REDD+ Advocacy
UNREDD
Provide input on the role and format of the:
1. Social & Environmental Principles and Criteria
• The “guiding framework” for UN-REDD
2. Benefits and Risk Tool
• Voluntary tool
3. FPIC Guidelines
• Still under development
4. Grievance procedures
• Still under development (UNDP moving ahead)

15. REDD+ Advocacy
FCPF – Readiness Package
A progress report prepared at the end of R-PP
implementation. Required to access the Carbon
Fund, otherwise optional.
Clarifying the purpose
• For REDD+ countries
• For donors
• For civil society
Designing the methodology
• Country self-assessment
• PC review

16. Q&A
Discussion
 Global report