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Country Report Considerations for REDD+ Benefit Sharing in Peru Country Report Considerations for REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru Document prepared with input generated by the multi-stakeholder dialogue conducted in Peru (March 2014) Doris Cordero, Gustavo Suarez de Freitas, Claudio Schneider y Hugo Che-Piu Yale University International Union for Conservation Federal Ministry for the Environment, October 2014 360 Prospect Street of Nature Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety New Haven, Connecticut 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW, 3rd Floor 06511 Washington, D.C Stresemannstraße 128 - 130 USA 20009 10117 Berlin USA Germany +1 203 432 5966 www.theforestsdialogue.org T +1 202 518 2041 +49 (0) 30 18 305 - 0 [email protected] F +1 202 387 4823 www. bmub.bund.de www.iucn.org The Forest Dialogue (TFD) Created in 1948, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) brings to- TFD’s Steering Committee 2014 gether 81 states, 120 government agencies, 800-plus NGOs and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. The Union’s mission Lennart Ackzell Chris Knight Milagre Nuvunga Federation of Swedish Family PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) MICAIA Foundation is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the in- Forest Owners tegrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable Skip Krasny Ghan Shyam Pandey and ecologically sustainable. Chris Buss Kimberly Clark Global Alliance of Community International Union for the Conser- Forestry vation of Nature (IUCN) Joseph Lawson Co-leader The Union is the world’s largest environmental knowledge network and has helped over MeadWestvacp Corporation Ren Peng 75 countries to prepare and implement national conservation and biodiversity strategies. Joji Cariño Global Environmental Institute The Union is a multicultural, multilingual organization with 1,000 staff located in 62 Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) Eduardo Mansur Food and Agriculture Organization Miriam Prochnow countries. Peter Dewees (FAO) Apremavi Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.iucn.org. The World Bank Antti Marjokorpi Päivi Salpakivi-Salomaa Gary Dunning Stora Enso UPM The Forests Dialogue (TFD), formed in 1999, is an outgrowth of dialogues and activities The Forests Dialogue that began separately under the auspices of the World Business Council for Sustainable Ivone Namikawa Teri Shanahan Development, The World Bank, the International Institute for Environment and Develop- James Griffiths Klabin International Paper World Business Council for Sus- ment, and the World Resources Institute. These initiatives converged to create TFD when tainable Development (WBCSD) Sara Namirembe Rod TaylorCo-leader these leaders agreed that there needed to be a unique, civil society driven, on-going, in- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) WWF International ternational multi-stakeholder dialogue forum to address important global forestry issues. Jeannette Gurung Women Organizing for Change in Cécile Ndjebet Dominic Walubengo Agriculture & NRM African Women’s Network for Forest Action Network (FAN) TFD’s mission is to address significant obstacles to sustainable forest management Community Management of Forests through a constructive dialogue process among all key stakeholders. The Forests Dia- Kalyan Hou (REFACOF) logue’s approach is based on mutual trust, enhanced understanding and commitment to The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) change. Our dialogues are designed to build relationships and to spur collaborative action on the highest priority issuesfacing the world’s forests. TFD’s Secretariat TFD is developing or has convened international multi-stakeholder dialogue Initiatives on the following issues: Gary Dunning Director Ejecutivo • Forest Certification Xiaoting Hou • Illegal Logging and Forest Governance Gestora de Programa • Intensively Managed Planted Forests • Forests and Biodiversity Conservation Lisa O’Brien Coordinadora Administrativa • Forests and Povery Reduction • Forests and Climate Change • Investing in Locally-Controlled Forestry • Free, Prior and Informed Consent The work of The Forests Dialogue is implemented by a Secretariat hosted by the School of Forestry and Environmental Stu- • Food, Fuel, Fiber and Forests dies (F&ES) at Yale University in the United States. TFD is an autonomous program composed of individuals and governed • Genetically Modified Trees by a Steering Committee with representatives from major forest stakeholder groups. The statements, reports, and findings of TFD do not necessarily represent the views of F&ES faculty. There are currently 24 members of the TFD Steering Committee. The Committee is All inquiries should be directed to Gary Dunning at TFD: [email protected]. responsible for the governance and oversight of TFD’s activities. TFD is funded by a mix of general and initiative-specific funding. It is supported by a Secretariat housed at Yale www.theforestdialogue.org University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in the United States. Country Report Considerations for REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru Document prepared with input generated by the multi-stakeholder dialogue conducted in Peru (March 2014) Doris Cordero, Gustavo Suarez de Freitas, Claudio Schneider y Hugo Che-Piu October 2014 Página 2 Considerations for REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru Acknowledgements This Country Report gathers and reflects inputs from all participants of the multi- stakeholder dialogue held in Peru in March 2014, in the framework of activities conducted by The Forests Dialogue (TFD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The co-chairs of this dialogue: Hugo Che-Piu, Gustavo Suarez de Freitas, Claudio Schneider and Doris Cordero extend their gratitude to all the participants for their contributions. They would also like to thank the IUCN Regional Office for South America and the Research and Integrated Development Association (Asociación para la Investigación y el Desarrollo Integral – AIDER) for the organization of the event, and Conservation International-Peru (CI-Peru) for their support in the preparation of the field visit. The co-chairs would also like to express their gratitude to Xiaoting Hou and Ruth Metzel of TFD; Karen Podvin of IUCN; Yolanda Ramírez of AIDER; Alonso Castro of CI-Peru; Braulio Andrade, Contract Manager for Administration of the Alto Mayo Protected Forest (Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo – BPAM); Annika Buchholz and Elena Kometter for their support in the organizing of the event, in addition to Consuelo Espinosa for the edition of this document. Also expressing thanks to the Awajun Indigenous Community of Shampuyacu, the Aguas Verdes Community and the team of park guards from the BPAM for hosting the dialogue participants and sharing their experiences with them. The co-chairs would also like to thank The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) of the Federal Republic of Germany for the funding provided. Contents Página 3 Contents Acknowledgements 2 Introduction 5 About The Forests Dialogue (TFD) 6 About International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 7 Executive Summary 8 CHAPTER 1: The REDD+ Benefit Sharing Initiative 11 1.1 Why have a multi-stakeholder dialogue on REDD+ Benefit Sharing? 12 1.2 Objectives 13 1.3 Multi-stakeholder dialogues from the Initiative on REDD+ Benefit Sharing 14 CHAPTER 2: National Context of REDD+ Benefit Sharing 15 CHAPTER 3: Reflections from the field visit to the San Martin region 20 3.1 Shampuyacu Native Community 21 3.2 Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative (ICAM) 22 3.3 Key Observations and Reflections 25 CHAPTER 4: Lessons learned and challenges facing REDD+ Benefit Sharing 27 4.1 What can we learn from REDD+ benefits (conceptually) in Peru 27 4.2 Recognizing the complexities of land rights/resources in Peru, how do we ensure equitable, transparent, and efficient benefit-sharing mechanisms? 30 4.3 How do we actively integrate the benefit sharing experiences of forest carbon projects into national programs? 33 Página 4 Considerations for REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru 4.4 How do we use multiple benefits to incentivize actors to implement sustainable land use practices? 35 4.5 What roles and actions should different actors take to promote REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru? 37 Central Government 37 Regional Governments 39 Local Governments 40 Indigenous Peoples 40 Local Communities 41 International Stakeholders 42 Non-Governmental Organizations 44 Private Sector 45 4.6 Key challenges for the implementation of equitable, transparent and efficient REDD+ benefit-sharing mechanisms 46 CHAPTER 5: Conclusions 48 Bibliography 52 ANNEX 1: REDD+ Projects developed on a sub-national level 53 1. Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative (ICAM) REDD+ Project) 53 2. Martin Sagrado Biocorridor REDD+ Project 54 4. Madre de Dios Brazil Nut Concession REDD+ Project 56 6. Madre de Dios REDD+ Project 58 7. Concession for the Alto Huayabamba Conservation REDD+ Project 59 ANEXO 2: List of Participants 60 Introduction Página 5 Introduction The Country Report: “Considerations for REDD+ Benefit Sharing in Peru” aims to encourage reflections and discussions surrounding the subject of REDD+ benefit sharing in Peru. The document presents a summary of the legal and institutional framework necessary for the development of REDD+ benefit-sharing mechanisms. Furthermore, it introduces lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for the design of such mechanisms in a Peruvian context. These
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