On 27 May 2010, Sir Michael Somare, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, gave a speech at the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference. Much of his speech amounted to little more than a request for Norway’s money. But the speech included the outlines of Papua New Guinea’s new plans for REDD – a plan that involves doing away with any safeguards.
Poznan
There are 31 posts tagged Poznan (this is page 1 of 3).
Why Brazil is interested in “forests in exhaustion”
During the climate negotiations in Poznan, Brazil pushed for “forests in exhaustion” to be included under the Clean Development Mechanism. Currently, any plantation established on land that was forested after 1 January 1990 is excluded from the CDM.
Brazil’s National Plan on Climate Change and the Amazon Fund: “This plan does not create any carbon credits or right to emissions”
On 11 December 2008, the Brazilian government organised a side event in Poznan to explain the National Plan on Climate Change and to present the Amazon Fund.
Why is Brazil so interested in carbon credits for “forests in exhaustion”?
On the final day in Poznan, a dispute took place between Saudi Arabia and Brazil over the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Saudi Arabia wants carbon capture and storage to be included in the CDM. Brazil wants carbon credits for “forests in exhaustion”. Saudi Arabia’s motivation is obvious. It wants to continue extracting and selling oil. But what is Brazil’s motivation? And what, exactly, are “forests in exhaustion”?
“The REDD train is going pretty fast and it’s left us at the station”: Interview with Tom B.K. Goldtooth
Interview with Tom B.K. Goldtooth, the executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, co-chair and co-founder of the Environmental Justice Climate Change initiative and co-chair of the Honor The Earth campaign in the U.S.
December 2008, Poznan
FERN-Forest Peoples Programme Special report on Poznan
FERN and the Forest Peoples Programme have produced a “Special report on Poznan”, focussing on what happened (and what went wrong) in the negotiations on REDD. The report is reproduced in full below and can be downloaded here.
“Even at a conceptual stage indigenous peoples should be involved”: Interview with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Interview with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Executive Director of Tebtebba.
December 2008, Poznan
REDD text is “insufficient and offensive”: Closing Statement of the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change
In its statement on the final day of the COP in Poznan, the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change repeated its demand “for an immediate suspension of all REDD initiatives and carbon market schemes. Cut emissions at source ‐ No REDD.”
International Human Rights Day 2008: A sad day for Indigenous Peoples
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz’s comments on the deletion of all references to rights from the draft SBSTA text during the negotiations in Poznan.
Notes from Forest Day 2, Poznan
At the 2007 climate conference in Bali, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) organised a Forest Day. In Poznan, on 6 December 2008, CIFOR held Forest Day 2.
Forest definition challenged in Poznan
As REDD-Monitor has pointed out several times, the way forests are defined is crucial to whether REDD helps to preserve or destroy forests.
Indigenous Peoples censored at Poznan
On 10 December 2008, the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change attempted to read out the following statement at the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice’s final session in Poznan. The chair closed the meeting before the statement could be read out.
Via Campesina and an Indonesian farmer denounce the Harapan Rainforest project in Indonesia
Sarwadi Sukiman, an Indonesian farmer, tells the story of what happened to the forests and farmland of his village, Tanjung Lebar, in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Three interventions in REDD negotiations in Poznan
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) held its final session for COP14 yesterday. Three interventions were prepared: from the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change; the International Youth Delegation; and the Global Forest Coalition.
Indigenous Peoples outraged at removal of rights in REDD outcome
On 9 December 2008, the day before international human rights day, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand removed all references to the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities from the UN technical discussions on REDD (taking place in the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, SBSTA).