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R-PP for Bhutan November 8th, 2013 Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) for Country: Bhutan Date of revision: 8th November 2013 Version 6 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) Disclaimer: The World Bank and the UN-REDD Programme do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in the Readiness Preparation Proposals (R-PPs) submitted by REDD Country Participants and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in the R-PPs do not imply on the part of the World Bank any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Note: This version is for use by: 1) FCPF REDD-plus Country Participants submitting revised or new R-PPs to the FCPF FMT for PC 12 meeting in Colombia, June 27 – 29, 2012 or afterwards. 2) UN-REDD countries submitting National Programmes, as agreed. 1 R-PP for Bhutan November 8th, 2013 Table of contents General Information ...................................................................................... 3 Acronyms or abbreviation .............................................................................. 8 Glossary of Bhutanese terms ......................................................................... 11 Component 1: Organize and Consult ................................................................ 12 1a. National Readiness Management Arrangements ....................................................................... 12 1b.Information Sharing and Early Dialogue with Key Stakeholder Groups ...................................... 30 1c. Consultation and Participation Process ....................................................................................... 41 Component 2: Prepare the REDD-plus Strategy ................................................... 47 2a. Assessment of Land Use, Land Use Change Drivers, Forest Law, Policy and Governance ..... 47 2b. REDD-plus Strategy Options....................................................................................................... 66 2c. REDD-plus Implementation Framework ...................................................................................... 75 2d. Social and Environmental Impacts during Readiness Preparation and REDD-plus Implementation .................................................................................................................................. 85 Component 3: Develop a national forest Reference Emission Level and/or a forest Reference Level .......................................................................................... 92 Component 4: Design Systems for National Forest Monitoring and Information on Safeguards .............................................................................................. 103 4a. National Forest Monitoring System ........................................................................................... 103 4b. Designing an information system for multiple benefits, other impacts, governance and safeguards ....................................................................................................................................... 123 Component 5: Schedule and Budget .............................................................. 132 Component 6: Design a program monitoring and evaluation framework .................. 143 Annex 1a: National Readiness management arrangements .......................................................... 150 2 R-PP for Bhutan November 8th, 2013 General Information Contact Information Contact Institution Name Mr. Chencho Norbu Title Director General Organization Department of Forests & Park Services Address Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan, Post box no. 130, Thimphu BHUTAN Telephone +975 2 323055 Fax +975 2 322395 Email [email protected] Website http://www.dofps.gov.bt, www.moaf.gov.bt Contact Person Name Dr. Pema Wangda Title Chief Forest Officer Organization Watershed Management Division Address Department of Forests & Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan, Post box no. 130, Thimphu BHUTAN Telephone +975 2 323539/323568 Fax +975 2 321462 Email [email protected] Website http://www.dofps.gov.bt/wmd 3 R-PP for Bhutan November 8th, 2013 R-PP Development Team Name Organization 1 Mr. Chencho Norbu, Director General Department of Forests & Park Services 2 Mr. Jigme Tenzin, Forestry Officer, ( REDD+ Focal Officer) Department of Forests & Park Services 3 Mrs. Sigyel Delma, Senior Forestry Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 4 Dr. Sangay Wangchuk, Nature Conservation Specialist Department of Forests & Park Services 5 Dr. D.B. Dhital, Forest Resource Management Specialist Department of Forests & Park Services 6 Mr. B.B. Chhetri, Social Forestry Specialist Department of Forests & Park Services 7 Mr. K.B. Samal, Watershed Management Specialist Department of Forests & Park Services 8 Dr. Pema Wangda, Chief Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 9 Dr. Purna B. Chhetri, Sr. Research Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 10 Mr. Shacha Dorji, Chief Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 11 Mr. Ngawang Gyeltshen, Dy. Chief Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 12 Mrs. Kezang Yangden, Senior Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 13 Mr. Arun Rai, Senior Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 14 Mr. Younten Phuntsho, Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 15. Mr. Phub Dhendup, Forest Officer Department of Forests & Park Services 16. Dr. M.R. Moktan, Principal Policy and Planning Officer Council for RNR Research of Bhutan Secretariat 17 Mr. Thinley Namgyel, Chief Environment Officer National Environment Commission Secretariat 18 Mr. Jigme Wangchuck, Chief Livestock Officer Department of Livestock 19 Mrs. Karma Dema, Program Director Department of Agriculture 20 Mr. Chandra Shekar Dhakal, Senior. Finance Officer Department of Public Accounts, Ministry of Finance 21 Mr. Norbu Wangchuk, Deputy Chief Planning Officer Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat 22 Dr. Om Katel, Lecturer College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan 23 Mr. Nedup Tshering National Consultant 24 Mr. Ashit Chettri, Regional Manager Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (Corporation) 25 Mr. Chukey Wangchuk Chief Program Officer Bhutan Trust Fund for Environment Conservation (NGO) 26 Mr. Dago Tshering, Senior Program Officer Royal Society for Protection of Nature, (NGO) 27 Dr. András Darabant BC-CAP Project, DoFPS Summary of the R-PP Dates of R-PP preparation (beginning November 2012 – November 2013 to submission): Expected duration of R-PP July 2014 – June 2018 implementation (month/year to month/year): Total budget estimate: US $ 4.612 million Anticipated sources of funding: FCPF: US $ 3.8 million RGoB contribution: US $ 0.372 million Other donors: US $ 0.440 million Expected government signer of R-PP Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu grant request (name, title, affiliation): Expected key results from the R-PP Outcome 1) Development of the national REDD+ strategy implementation process: and implementation framework Outcome 2) Building national capacity on REDD+ implementation Outcome 3) Development of National Forest Monitoring System Outcome 4) Development of national GHG Database system Outcome 5) Development of national forest Reference Emission Levels / Reference Levels 4 R-PP for Bhutan November 8th, 2013 Executive summary Bhutan is a small landlocked country located in the Eastern Himalayas. It has a geographical area of 38,394 square km and a population of 0.734 million. The country is characterized by fragile mountainous ecosystems with elevations ranging from about 130 masl in the foothills to over 7,500 masl along the main ridge of the Himalayas, within a distance of just 170 km. The most dominant land cover is forest, making up 80.89% (including shrub forest) of the land area. The Constitution of Bhutan enshrines protection and conservation of the environment and mandates to maintain 60% forest cover in perpetuity. Over the years, a set of strong laws and policies have evolved to ensure the protection, management and sustainable use of forests. These acts of legislation are essentially geared towards the development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH), maximizing human well-being instead of economic profit. The policies are translated and implemented by the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) through Five Year Plans (FYP). The 11th FYP began implementation in August 2013 after being endorsed by the National Assembly. The Department of Forests & Park Services (DoFPS) will implement three programs in the 11th FYP: Sustainable Management of Government Reserve Forests (GRF) Sustainable management of forest landscapes and conservation of biodiversity Integrated watershed management to ensure sustainable environmental service delivery REDD+ activities cut across all three programs of DoFPS and are explicitly mentioned in program 3 under output 1, which is titled “REDD+ Readiness activities initiated to implement climate change adaptation in watersheds”. DoFPS expects to be ready for implementing REDD+ activities by the end of the 11th FYP in 2018. The Gross National Happiness Commission, (GNHC) is the central government body for coordinating
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