![]() Papua New GuineaCountry Area : 462,840 km2Forested Area (1000 ha) : 28,726UN-REDD Programme Partner Country : YesType of UN-REDD Programme Support Received : National ProgrammeFCPF Member : YesActive FCPF Grant Holder: NoReadiness Grant Holder: NoCarbon Fund: NoPapua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the most significant areas of largely-intact tropical forest in the world, although these appear to be facing acute and imminent threats. Forests are also a vital resource for the local population, particularly in the remote rural areas of PNG, as they provide food, fibre, building materials, and support a variety of wildlife and ecosystem services. The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) estimates that approximately 60% of the total area of the country is covered by natural forests, of which 52% are considered production forests (for timber and other products), and 48% are for conservation (not for timber extraction due to inaccessibility or ecological constraints). PNG has been a leading proponent of REDD+ at the international level and was one of the original UN-REDD Programme "pilot" countries. UN-REDD activities have to date focused on supporting effective stakeholder engagement, including through the development of guidelines for Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and on developing technical elements of the country's national forest monitoring system. In 2013, the Programme provided technical input to the methodological design of the country's first national forest inventory, in collaboration with PNG Forest Authority. It also supported the operationalization of PNG's satellite forest monitoring system with the Office for Climate Change and Development. Progress against the Warsaw Framework for REDD+Apart from its National Programme, PNG is also involved in the regional initiative “Strengthening Regional Support to National National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan (NS/AP) Safeguards and Safeguards Information System (SIS) Forest Reference Emission Level / Forest Reference Level (FREL/FRL) National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) The methodology of National Forest Inventory was established, forest was stratified based on the Collect Earth assessment, 1000 clusters to be surveyed were selected and mapped, the capacity of PNGFA and collaborating organizations were built through numerous trainings, and the field sampling was commenced in December 2015. It will take a few years for NFI to be completed. However, the preliminary NFI data and information of previous studies in PNG will contribute to develop tentative Emission Factors to estimate GHG emissions on forest and land use change. Web-portal including forest and land use information and maps produced by Collect Earth and Terra PNG assessment was developed and launched on internet in October 2015 for testing and consultation purposes. All the stakeholders agreed to make the Web-portal available to public and it will be officially launched by the Prime Minister on 9th March 2016. The Web- portal disseminates the land use and REDD+ information for ensuring transparency of PNG REDD+ process. PNG is also involved in the regional initiative “Strengthening Regional Support to National Forest Monitoring Systems for REDD+ in the Pacific” (targeted support). Challenges and Solutions
Progress against the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ Apart from its National Programme, PNG is also involved in the regional initiative “Strengthening Regional Support to National
National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan (NS/AP)While work has not yet started on PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy (NRS), progress was made in 2015 towards the assessment of national circumstances that will feed into and inform strategy options that ultimately will be detailed in the NRS. A study was commissioned on the assessment of the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in PNG, with the analytical work completed before the end of 2015 and consultation and presentation of the findings due to take place in early 2016. The study is accompanied by a long-list of policies and measures (PAMs) that address the country-specific direct and indirect drivers of deforestation and forest degradation that will be subjected to a consultative process in 2016 to select priority REDD+ actions. These in turn will form the basis of PNG’s NRS, a draft of which will be ready by the end of 2016 and which will undergo consultation and finalization in 2017.
Safeguards and Safeguards Information System (SIS)The draft National Guidelines on Social and Environmental Safeguards were field tested in Milne Bay province at the end of 2014. The indicators identified in the current guidelines need
online in 2015 as described in the NFMS section below. A draft of the National Guidelines on FPIC for REDD+ Implementation is available, with sections of the operational guidelines field-tested in 2015.
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Lead National Institution: Office of Climate Change and Development, Government of Papua New Guinea. Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Government of the Solomon Islands.
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- A regionally-endorsed proposal completed for a regional Pacific REDD+ monitoring and MRV support structure, submitted to international donors.
- Strengthened capacity of SOPAC to become a regional focal for forest information management and assessment for the Pacific region.
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Lead National Institution: Secretariat for Pacific Countries.
Description:
- Awareness of and support for NFMS is enhanced at the regional and internal level;
- A regional forest monitoring support facility and web-portal is established and capacity increased through training to staff from the Pasic Islands Countries (PIC); and
- A regional forest inventory support facility is established and regional inventory support is enhanced.
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Lead National Institution: Request received from Fiji on behalf of the four countries. Ministry of Fisheries and Forests, Fiji.
Description:
The main objective is to enhanced capacity building and the drafting of actual Forest Reference (Emission) Levels (FRELs/FRLs) for Fiji, and other UN-REDD pacific countries (PNG, Solomon Islands), and forested pacific countries with REDD+ potential (Vanuatu.
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1) Enhance capacity for the construction of FREL/FRL.
2) Draft FREL/FRLs with an expert feedback cycle.
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