Being ready for REDD+ is a precondition for Papua New Guinea to move to the next phase of REDD+, that is, to implement REDD+ Policies and Measures to effectively reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and promote the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks. Successful REDD+ implementation, in terms of reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions from the forest sector, will also enable PNG to access results-based payments through the UNFCCC in the future.

Building upon the earlier REDD+ readiness efforts, the main goal of the FCPF II project is to enable the continuation of support to PNG’s REDD+ Readiness Phase, to strengthen capacities for the efficient management of REDD+, to develop a National REDD+ strategy, support the continuation of the country’s considerable achievements on National Forest Monitoring System, Forest Reference Emissions Level and safeguards, and to increase engagement of diverse stakeholders (government, private sector, NGOs/CSOs and academia) in this process.

Objectives

It will also support the objective of REDD+ readiness funding in PNG, which is:

• to contribute to the development of PNG’s capacity to design a sound national REDD+ strategy, develop and sustain national readiness management arrangements, elaborate REDD+ strategy options, develop the REDD+ implementation framework, assess social and environmental impacts so that, by 2020, PNG is ready to implement policies and measures to reduce emissions from its forests and to enhance removals under the UNFCCC REDD+ mechanism.

Outcomes

1. Capacities exist for effective and efficient management of REDD+, including full and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders
2. Endorsement of PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy and National REDD+ Finance and Investment Plan (NRFIP)
3. Sub-national stakeholders have capacity for REDD+ planning
4. Capacities exist for NFMS and FREL management and development

Budget: USD$5 million 

Expected Results

• The capacity of PNG’s government and stakeholders enhanced to implement REDD+ activities through series of capacity building initiatives and sector-based consultations;
• National REDD+ arrangements, including National REDD+ Steering Committee, Technical Working Committees effectively established and successfully functioning;
• A comprehensive national REDD+ communications strategy developed and successfully implemented at the national and sub-national levels;
• A Five-year National REDD+ Finance and Investment Plan to implement the PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy developed and implemented;
• PNG’s Safeguards and Safeguards Information Systems developed and in place;
• Provincial Stakeholder Engagement Plans on REDD+ Implementation.

Contacts

Chief Technical Advisor, +675 3212877, mirzohaydar.isoev@undp.org

Project Documents   

• July 2019 : BTOR on Technical advisory and backstopping 
• January 2019: BTOR on Technical advisory and backstopping
• January 2019: Inception Report: Review of the Papua New Guinea Climate Change Management Act
• January 2019: Inception Report for the review of Papua New Guinea's Forestry Act
• December 2018: Stakeholder mapping analysis: report on consultation workshop feedback for East New Britain
• December 2018: Stakeholder mapping analysis: report on consultation workshop feedback for West New Britain
• December 2018: Stakeholder mapping analysis: report on consultation workshop feedback for Madang
• December 2018: Stakeholder engagement mapping and analysis report 
• November 2018: Draft Assessment Report on the Review of Provincial Forest Plans (PFP) and the Proposed Content of PFP and Guidelines
• November 2018: PNG REDD+ Finance and Investment Plan
• August 2018: Gievance Redress Mechanism for the National REDD+ Strategy Guidelines
• July 2018: Inception Report: Development of a sustainable land use policy in Papua New Guinea
• May 2018: Landscape of climate relevant land-use finance in Papua New Guinea
• Septemeber 2017: Department of Lands & Physical Planning Retreat
• August 2017: Papua New Guinea Forest Authority Retreat
• 2018 FCPF REDD Phase 2: Project Brief