Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and Its Implementation Framework
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Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework ~ 1 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework LIST OF ANNEXES 1. PROVINCIAL REDD+ STRATEGY BRIEFS 6 2. THE CONSULTATION PROCESS – A SUMMARY 127 3. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST CURVES 181 4. LAND-USE PLANNING GUIDELINES 197 5. REDD+ CURRICULUM 212 6. GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROVINCIAL REDD+ STRATEGIES 226 7. GLOSSARY 237 ~ 1 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework List of Abbreviations AD Assistant Director ADB Asian Development Bank AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir AKLASC Azad Kashmir Logging and Sawmills Corporations AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Programme B.S. Bachelor of Science BFD Balochistan Forest Department BTTP Billion Tree Tsunami Project C&W Communication and Works Department CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis CBO Community-Based Organization CC Climate Change CCF Chief Conservator of Forests CCWL-KP Chief Conservator Wildlife-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CDM Clean Development Mechanism CEO Chief Executive Officer CF Conservator of Forest CLP Climate Law and Policy CO2 Carbon Dioxide CTC CHIP Training & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. DC Deputy Commissioner DCF Deputy Conservator of Forests DD Drivers of Deforestation DDEO Deputy District Education Officer DDP Deputy Director Planning DFO Divisional Forest Officer DG Director General EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FCR Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Crime Rules FD Forest Department FE& WD Forest Environment and Wildlife Department FGRM Forest Grievance Redress Mechanism FMO Forest Monitoring Officer FPIC Free Prior and Informed Consent FRELs Forest Reference Emissions Levels FRLs Forest Reference Levels FWF Forest Wildlife and Fisheries Department ~ 2 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework Department GB Gilgit-Baltistan GCISC Global Change Impact Study Centre GGI Green Growth Initiative GIS Geographical Information System GoP Government of Pakistan Ha. hectares HB Haigler Bailey HEC Higher Education Commission IRSA Indus River System Authority IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature JUI-F Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazlu Rehman KANA Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas (now renamed as the Ministry of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan) Kg Kilogram KKH Karakorum Highways KP Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas M.S Master of Science M.Sc. Master of Science MACC Marginal Abatement Cost Curve MNA Member National Assembly MoCC Ministry of Climate Change MPO Manager Programme Operations MRV Monitoring, Reporting and Verification NFI National Forest Inventory NFMS National Forest Monitoring System NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NOC No Objection Certificate NPV Net Present Value NRC National REDD+ Coordinator NRM Natural Resource Management NTFP Non-Timber Forest Products P&DD Planning and Development Department PAMs Policies and Measures PD Project Director PES Payment for Ecosystem Services PFI Pakistan Forest Institute Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy PHED Public Health Engineering Department PKR Pakistani Rupee PML-N Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ~ 3 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework PO Project Officer PPPP Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians PROFOR Program on Forests PSDP Public Sector Development Programme PTI Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf R&D Research and Development REDD Reduction in Emissions through Deforestation and Forest Degradation RM Range Management RPP Readiness Preparation Proposal S&GAD Services and General Administration Department SAFWCO Sindh Awami Forestry Workers Cooperative Organization SBKWU Shaheed Bahadur Khan Women’s University SDFO Senior Divisional Forest Officer SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SDR Special Drawing Rights SFM Sustainable Forest Management SIS Safeguards Information System SO Section Officer SPFC South Punjab Forest Company SUPARCO Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission UNCIP United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNSD United Nations Statistics Divisions USD United States Dollar VDC Village Development Committee WESS Water Environment and Sanitation Society (An NGO) WP Working Plan WPI Wholesale Price Index WWF World Wide Fund for Nature XEN Chief Engineer ~ 4 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework Annex 1 Provincial REDD+ Strategy Briefs ~ 5 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework 1. PROVINCIAL REDD+ STRATEGY BRIEFS 1.1 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) 1.1.1 Minutes from the REDD+ Management Committee Meeting, November 13, 2017 Agenda • Participant introductions • Overview of REDD+ and different studies • Presentation and group work facilitated by Indufor-CHIP Training & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (CTC) for the National REDD+ Strategy • Presentation by Arbonaut-World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS), Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) and Forest Reference Emissions Levels (FRELs) • Presentation and group work facilitated by Climate Law and Policy-Haigler Bailey (CLP-HB) on Safeguards, the Forest Grievance Redress Mechanism (FGRM) and the Safeguards Information System (SIS) • Discussion and input from the Management Committee about the National Strategy, NFMS, MRV, Safeguards, and SIS, etc. Proceedings • The Secretary-Forests chaired the meeting. The Conservator of Forests greeted the participants. After the introduction of the participants, the Deputy Team Leader of Indufor-CTC explained the objectives of the meeting with the Management Committee and presented the studies undertaken by different firms. • An overall presentation regarding the REDD+ context was provided by Iqbal Muhammad, Deputy Team Leader of Arbonaut-WWF. He explained REDD+ and its different aspects and then presented the work done on establishing NFMS, MRV and Forest Reference Level (FRL)/ FRELs. • A focal person from Indufor-CTC presented the Development of the National REDD+ Strategy and Its Implementation Framework to validate the existing work done by the team regarding drivers of deforestation, forest governance assessment, and Strategy options. • The focal person of CLP-HB presented their work to the forum on safeguard systems, SIS and FGRM. • A vision statement was shared at the end of the presentation for review by and input from participants. The vision statement had been discussed with the Conservator of Forests before being shared with the participants. There was a consensus over the statement. Group work was undertaken afterward to discuss, review and prioritize the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, and to identify potential strategic options, positive and negative ~ 6 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework impacts, and possible grievances and issues as well as ways to deal with these. • The meeting then continued with a brief discussion concerning the Benefit- sharing mechanisms, Institutional capacity assessment, Barrier analysis, risks and other dimensions of the REDD+. This was also recorded. • The Secretary-Forests kindly accepted the request of the firms working under the National REDD+ Office to share the documents with the National Consultants for deliberation and to ensure that National Strategy and priorities of AJK are in line with each other and there are no contradictions and differences within the two. The meeting ended with a note of thanks. Date: February 15, 2018 Signed: _____________________________________ Mohammad Tayyab General Manager, CHIP Training & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Attached: Draft Provincial Report, with the following sections: - Analysis of the Legal Framework - Report on Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation - Strategic Framework for AJK ~ 7 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework List of Participants S.No Name Organization Designation Ph.No E.mail 1 Nisar Ahmed Malik AKLASC Managing Director 0302-5820206 2 Dr.Hamayun Shaheen University of AJK Assistant Professor 0344-5952552 [email protected] 3 Dr.M.Bashir Butt Agriculture Department DG 0333-5308935 [email protected] 4 Imtiaz Ahmed Forests Department DFO 0344-9590040 [email protected] 5 Bilal Ahmed Forests Department DFO 0300-4441711 [email protected] 6 Syed Mazhar Hussain Forest Department DFO 0344-5925512 [email protected] 7 Irtaza Qureshi Forest Department DFO 0345-5920663 [email protected] 8 Dr.Rao Nadeem HB/CLP HB/CLP Consultant 0333-5574539 [email protected] 9 Imtiaz Ahmed CTC Consultant 0332-5399947 [email protected] 10 Raja Tariq Mehmood CLP/HBP Consultant 0301-5244036 [email protected] M.Ahmed Aslam 11 Chaudhary CTC Consultant 0333-5757274 [email protected] 12 Iqbal Muhammad WWF Deputy Team Leader [email protected] 13 Mah Jabeen Qazi CTC Sociologist [email protected] ~ 8 ~ Annexes - National REDD+ Strategy and its Implementation Framework 1.1.2 Constitutional Background of Forest Laws and Policies in Pakistan and the Challenges Created Thereby The territory within Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is still not considered a part of Pakistan’s territory as defined in Article 1 of the Constitution. However, Pakistan has nevertheless acted as a sovereign there, exercising an effective and continuous display of state authority generally recognized under international law. Nonetheless, Pakistan