Pacific Island Forests

The Pacific Island work of Carbon Partnership falls into two categories:

1. Supporting government policy in forest carbon management
2. Project development of community forest carbon projects

Pacific Regional REDD+ Policy Framework

Since November 2010 Carbon Partnership has been lead consultant to the Pacific Regional REDD+ Policy Framework drafting process. This initiative is a subset of a larger project by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the German Aid Programme (GIZ) entitled: Climate Protection Through Forest Conservation in the Pacific Islands.

This Policy Framework is being developed with forestry leaders of the 14 SPC member states, with a timeline for adoption by the Pacific HOAFS Ministerial meeting in September 2012.

Photo: 2009 Pacific Heads of Forestry Meeting Nadi, Fiji.

Fiji REDD+ Programme

Carbon Partnership has provided policy, strategy, and technical support for the Fiji REDD+ Programme (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) since early 2009.

 

The Carbon Partnership team in Fiji is comprised of Dr Ian Payton (Scientist, Landcare Research), Professor Martin Herold, (Chair of Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, Netherlands), and Dr Sean Weaver, (Principal, Carbon Partnership).

 

 

Photo: The Carbon Partnership team at the Fiji REDD Policy & Scoping Workshop (L-R Ian Payton, Martin Herold, Sean Weaver).

Vanuatu REDD+ Programme

Since 2006 Carbon Partnership has worked closely with the Vanuatu Government to develop its national forest carbon management programme. This has included:

• Facilitating the Vanuatu REDD+ Policy development process through the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
• Lead author of the Vanuatu REDD Readiness Plan Idea Note (R-PIN) for World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
• Completion of the first Vanuatu National Forest Area Change Assessment 
• Advising and at times representing Vanuatu in international policy negotiations at the UNFCCC

Community Forest Carbon Projects

Carbon Partnership provides forest carbon project design and technical support services to Live & Learn Environmental Education in its community forest carbon projects in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji. These projects are being developed to the Plan Vivo Standard and will operate in the international voluntary carbon market.