National Joint Programme StatusNational Joint Programme StatusREDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION AND FOREST

DEGRADATIONParaguayParaguay

Ago

200

8

Submission of

Paraguay’s request to be part of UN-REDD

Submission of

Paraguay’s request to be part of UN-REDD

Pre-scoping mission:

Meetings with authorities, local NGOs’ network

and IP Organizations.

Approval of Paraguay’s entry into UN-REDD

Approval of Paraguay’s entry into UN-REDD

UN-REDD presentation by SEAM and

INFONA to CAPI and CSO

UN-REDD mission,

meetings with authorities, ITAIPU, local

NGOs network, IP

organizations, and forest

committees

UN-REDD Technical team

initiates drafting

process of the NJP

New SEAM minister and

officers come on

board

Training on CC issues and NJP consultation process with

local stakeholders

NJP under development

- NJP is completed. - NJP is reviewed by UN-REDD agencies.- NJP is validated by a Civil Society or indigenous people’s representative.

UN-REDD PARAGUAY MILESTONES

Sep

200

8

Dec

20

08

Feb

200

9

Apr

200

9

May

20

09

Jun

200

9

NJP is submitted to UN-REDD Secretariat for review and approval

Project Goal: By the year 2012 Paraguay is REDD-ready and contributes to the reduction of emissions due to deforestation and degradation of forests at national level

Project Objective:

To assist the Government of Paraguay in the establishment of a National UN-REDD Programme

Outcome 1:

Improved institutional and technical capacity of Government and Civil Society organizations to manage REDD activities in Paraguay

Outputs for Outcome 1:

1.REDD National Action Plan2.National system to measure and evaluate reduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests3.National system of carbon accounting and data management4.Equitable and transparent system of payments and benefit sharing

Outcome 2:

Capacity established to manage REDD at local level

Outputs for Outcome 2:1.Demonstration project designed and implemented

Outcome 3:

Increased awareness and support to REDD at national, departmental and municipal levels

Outputs for Outcome 3

1.National awareness campaign on REDD2.Consensus-building on REDD with Indigenous Peoples and other stakeholders

Key Outcomes and Outputs: Extracted from the Draft NJP Logical Framework Matrix

NJP-Paraguay currently under development

1. Confirmation of REDD working groups composition:

→ Technical team (INFONA, SEAM, CAPI): Several meetings and work sessions have been held, but the team has not been officially constituted yet.

→ UN-REDD Working Group or Grupo Impulsor UN-REDD : Same as above, meetings were held but there is no official UN-REDD Working Group yet.

→ National Environment Council (“CONAM”). Discussions are under way to faciliate the constitution of the UN-REDD working group

UN-REDD NJP Next steps/Challenges

2. Agreement between SEAM and INFONA on implementation/coordination arrangements for UN-REDD

3. Completion of Indigenous People’s training program on climate change

4. Indigenous People’s consensus/validation of UN-REDD proposal

UN-REDD NJP Next steps/Challenges

1. The UN-REDD NJP will complement other REDD initiatives undertaken by local universities and NGOs.

2. SEAM has obtained financing from JICA to install CO2 monitoring devices and other equipment for an estimated value of US$ 3 m.

3. WWF has offered to finance IP training on CC and REDD

Complementarity with other initiatives