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Supporting Philippine REDD+ readiness Final evaluation of the Climate-relevant Modernization of the National Forest Policy and Piloting of REDD Measures in the Philippines Project

Quitoriano, E. L. .(2013). Supporting Philippine REDD+ readiness Final evaluation of the Climate-relevant Modernization of the National Forest Policy and Piloting of REDD Measures in the Philippines Project. Manila : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

 

In November 2009, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) officially approved a project entitled “Climate-relevant Modernisation of the National Forest Policy and Piloting of REDD Measures in the Philippines.” The conceptual framework of the approved project is a revision of an earlier concept (June 2009 proposal) which focused on supporting the Philippine National REDD+ Strategy (PNRPS), specifically on policies, demonstration activities, and capacity building. The project duration is for three (3) years, originally expected to end by September 2012. However due to time lags in setting-up and selection of the pilot areas, the BMU approved GIZ’s request for the extension of the project as well as the additional funding to cover the expenses until March 2013. GIZ submitted a new request for budget neutral extension until the end of 2013 to the BMU for approval. 

 

The Project tests the hypothesis that greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced and biodiversity conserved by modernizing forest policies related to climate change, developing incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, securing incentive-based conservation/co-management agreements for forest protection, rehabilitation and sustainable use and enhancing the capacities of DENR, local government units and local populations for planning and implementation of climate relevant forest measures, conflict mitigation, securing land use rights and improving local livelihoods. 

 

The project covers four (4) municipalities and one (1) city in the province of Southern Leyte, namely Bontoc, Silago, Sogod, Tomas Oppus, and Maasin. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is the main partner for the project implementation, while the local government units (LGUs) and forest-dependent communities within the pilot areas are the key beneficiaries of the project.

Author: 
Eddie L. Quitoriano
Subject: 
Climate change -- Researches & studies
File: 
PDF icon Supporting Philippine REDD+ Readiness.pdf
Physical Location: 
CD REDD+ 2013 kp
Project Title: 
Modernization of Forest Policy and Piloting of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Project
Publication Type: 
Research/Studies