Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Kyoto, but urges that action to prevent deforestation on a large-scalemust be taken as soon as possible through pilot avoided deforestationschemes to test methodologies and iron out any remaining technicaland social difficulties.” 3• In 2007, the IPCC A4 wasreleased which included dataon the contributions of foreststo GHG emissions and the rolethat forests can contribute tomitigation.• In December 2007 at COP13/MOP3, the UNFCCC came outwith the Bali Action Plan [FCCC/CP/2007/6/Add.1*] that gavethe go-ahead to continuenegotiations by considering“Policy approaches and positiveincentives on issues relatingto reducing emissions fromdeforestation and forestdegradation in developingAvoided deforestationmeasures should be includedin the post-2012 commitmentperiod under Kyoto;Action to preventdeforestation on a large-scalemust be taken as soon aspossible through pilot avoideddeforestation schemes to testmethodologies and iron outany remaining technical andsocial difficulties.- Stern Review onClimate Changecountries; and the role of conservation, sustainable management offorests and enhancement of carbon stocks.”• The BAP formally listed REDD+ as one of the mitigation activities to meetemission targets and encouraged voluntary action on REDD+.• The final decision on whether and how REDD+ will become part of theclimate mitigation strategies will bemade at COP15 in Copenhagen. It wasin Bali where REDD+ became part of thebroader UNFCCC agenda.• In the meantime, pilot schemeson REDD+ are being undertaken andfunding mechanisms have been set upby multilateral bodies in anticipation ofthe inclusion of REDD in the post-2012commitment period. These initiativesare being undertaken by Parties,international financial institutions,the UN, private companies andconservation NGOs.PART V: REDD/REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples 53