BangladeshCountry Area : 147,570 km2Forested Area (1000 ha) : 1,429UN-REDD Programme Partner Country : YesType of UN-REDD Programme Support Received : National Programme, Targeted supportFCPF Member : YesActive FCPF Grant Holder: NoReadiness Grant Holder: NoCarbon Fund: NoNatural high forests all over Bangladesh have been depleted to an alarming extent, with these covering just 6% of the country’s land area in 2006. Yet Bangladeshi foresters are pioneers in mangrove afforestation and successfully established specialized plantation techniques for mangrove species. After joining the UN-REDD Programme in 2010, the Government of Bangladesh established a national REDD+ Steering Committee and a REDD Cell. Between August 2011 and March 2012, the UN-REDD Programme supported these bodies in the development of a national REDD+ Readiness Roadmap, which included extensive national and sub-national consultations. The REDD+ Steering Committee endorsed the Roadmap in December 2012. By providing Targeted Support funds, the UN-REDD Programme is now supporting the implementation of some elements of the Roadmap, namely the development of an MRV Action Plan, capacity building for forest monitoring, an assessment of REDD+ corruption risks and the development of nationally-appropriate social safeguards. The six main sections of the Bangladesh REDD+ Roadmap are:
Progress against the Warsaw Framework for REDD+Prior to the country’s successful preparation of its NP, approved in 2014, initial targeted support assisted the country in implementing its REDD+ Readiness Roadmap by addressing corruption risks and building capacity on social impacts; to develop the MRV Action Plan and strengthening national REDD+ readiness. Additional targeted support is complementing the NP on capacity building of the GHG inventory and related institutional arrangements. Two USAID-funded projects, on NFI development and capacity building for the Ministry of Environment and Forests, are currently being implemented by FAO and contribute to the development of the NFMS. The NP was designed specifically to coordinate with these initiatives. National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS)
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Total Approved Targeted Support Amount (US$) 357,500
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Lead National Institution: Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) with a REDD cell created within the Forest Department.
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Output 1a) Corruption risks assessment and effective mitigation measures completed.
Output 1 b) Social impacts assessed and effective mitigation measures completed.
Output 2) Completed REDD+ project document that aims to implement UNDP components of the REDD+ Roadmap.
Output 3) Resources mobilized and programming opportunities explored with Forest Department promoting sustainable forest management.
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Lead National Institution: Forest Department.
Description:
MRV Action Plan development.
FAO, please expand.
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Output 1: Technical capacity built for the GHG inventory for the LULUCF sector;
(Activities include: 1. Trainings on GHG inventory for the LULUCF
2. GIS for Forest Management
3. Remote Sensing for forest assessment and monitoring
4. Training on National Forest Inventory and use field equipments
5. Training on allometric Equation development and biomass calculation
6. Develop the database of existing allometric equations
7. Organize consultations on national forest definition and provide recommendations on forest definitions)
Output 2. Institutional Arrangements in palce for GHG National Inventory System for the LULUCF sector;
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1) Assessment of the existing institutional arrangements (NFI, SFM, GHG Unit, sharing platform)
2) Propose institutional arrangement for effective implementation
3) Identify the role, organization, coordination mechanism and contact information for those providing relevant data for estimating emissions in LULUCF sector
4) Provide information on lead agencies, identify inventory management team members, Information for additional contacts for each sector, the status of the institutional arrangements in a concise tabular format
5) Identify policy support necessary for institutional arrangement and obtain govt. Approval (e.g. govt. Notification on institutional structure, role, mandate) for effective implementation
6) Identify the strengths in and recommend for potential Improvements in Management Structure of National Inventory System for LULUCF
+ Regular MRV meetings conducted
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Lead National Institution: Forest Department.
Description:
- National discussionson NFMS/MRV system facilitated through regular meetings of MRV Working Group
- Data collected for preparation of GreenhouseGas (GHG) inventory for the Land UseLand Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Sector
- Capacity built on geospatial data processing and database management, Land Cover Classification System, IPCC guidelines, Data archiving and database management, Forest Statistics, and Allometric Equations
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Output 1: National stakeholders prepared for the inception phase of the Bangladesh UN-REDD National Programme |
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Activity 1.1: Organisation of regular MRV working group meetings and administrative support for REDD Cell of FD |
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Activity 1.2: Support data collection for the preparation of GHG inventory for the LULUCF sector |
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Activity 1.3: Facilitate data sharing agreement between relevant institutions |
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Output 2: Capacity built on geospatial data processing and database management |
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Activity 2.1: Training on Land Cover Classification System |
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Activity 2.2: Training on data archiving and database management |
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Output 3: Capacity built on GHG inventory for the LULUCF sector |
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Activity 3.1: Training on Forest Statistics |
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Activity 3.2: Training on Allometric Equation generation, volume calculation and biomass assessment |
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Activity 3.3: Training on IPCC guidelines, methodologies and software for emission calculation |
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