Institutional Mechanisms for REDD+ - Case Studies Working Paper

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ I
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................. IV
PREFACE ............................................................................................................... VIII
1.0 MÉXICO .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL REDD+ STRATEGY AND REDD+ BENEFITS ....................... 3
1.2.1 REDD+ Benefits ........................................................................................................... 5
1.3 MODELS FOR INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REDD+ BENEFITS ............................... 5
1.3.1 Conafor’s Proárbol PES .............................................................................................. 5
1.3.2 Carbon PES in Oaxaca ................................................................................................ 9
1.3.3 REDD+ Pilot Project in the State of Chiapas ..................................................... 12
1.3.4 PES under the State of Chiapas’ Climate Change Strategy ............................. 12
1.4 LESSONS LEARNED, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................... 13
1.4.1 Lessons Learned and Conclusions ......................................................................... 13
1.4.2 General Recommendations ..................................................................................... 18
MEXICO CASE STUDY APPENDIX 1.1: LIST OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED DURING THE
FIELD VISIT (MARCH 1–12, 2011) ...................................................................................... 20
2.0 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO........................................... 21
2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 21
2.2 OVERVIEW OF DRC’S NATIONAL REDD+ STRATEGY AND OPTIONS CONSIDERED FOR
REDD+ BENEFIT SHARING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL....................................................... 22
2.2.1 What Are the Forms of REDD+ Benefits Identified? ....................................... 24
2.2.2 Who Are the REDD+ Beneficiaries Identified in the National Strategy? .... 25
2.2.3 What Institutional System is Considered to Channel REDD+ Benefits?..... 27
2.3 ILLUSTRATION OF A PROJECT-BASED BENEFIT-SHARING ARRANGEMENT: THE
IBI-BATÉKÉ PROJECT ............................................................................................................. 29
2.3.1 General Description of the Project ....................................................................... 30
2.3.2 Funding Sources .......................................................................................................... 30
2.3.3 Link between Land Rights and Communities’ Access to Benefits ................. 31
2.3.4 Functions Performed in Terms of Benefit Sharing ............................................ 32
2.3.5 Consultation of with Local Communities ............................................................ 33
2.3.6 Grievance and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms ................................................ 34
2.3.7 Evaluation of Past Performance .............................................................................. 34
2.4 BENEFIT-SHARING ARRANGEMENT IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR: THE CASE OF SOCIAL
AGREEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 34
2.4.1 General Description of the Institution ................................................................. 35
2.4.2 Funding Sources .......................................................................................................... 36
2.4.3 Link between Land Rights and Communities’ Access to Benefits ................. 36
2.4.4 Functions Performed in Terms of Benefit Sharing ............................................ 36
2.4.5 Consultation of with Local Communities ............................................................ 37
2.4.6 Grievance and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms ................................................ 38
2.4.7 Evaluation of Past Performance .............................................................................. 38
2.5 LESSONS LEARNED, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................... 39
2.5.1 Lessons Learned from Ibi-Batéké and Social Agreements in the Forestry
Sector: Challenges and Opportunities for REDD+ Benefit-Sharing ............ 39
2.5.2 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 42
DRC CASE STUDY APPENDIX 2.1: LIST OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED DURING THE FIELD
VISIT (MARCH-MAY 2011) .................................................................................................. 44
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