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GFEP report on Forests and Poverty: Introducing the lead authors

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:00:00 +0000

1. Get to know the panel members of the Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty 2. Find out more about this latest report by the GFEP.

Natural Economic Direct Carbon Capture System

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:00:00 +0000

Forests are vital for continued life of species on the globe. The increase in demands on lumber has driven businesses to engage in deforestation of “the” vital “earth-lungs”, the forests, to cover the proportional increase in population favoring human habitats whilst ignoring the fundamental habitats of other species (plants, animals, microorganisms etc.). Furthermore, forests contribute to rain thus covering water shortages across earth; major forest-fires and deforestations have interfered with the global water-cycle balance. Additionally, forests deliver a fundamental role in the synthesis of oxygen naturally utilizing one of forests main function, photosynthesis, which allows for providing continued balance of oxygen to carbon dioxide ratio within the atmosphere. Suffocation is not only the absence of oxygen but also the increased concentration of carbon dioxide thus the ration of oxygen/carbon dioxide is vital for species life. Needless to say, carbon dioxide within the atmosphere has proven to be the main contributor to global warming and climate change resulting in increased earth temperature melting Artic and Antarctic ice raising sea levels threatening coastal floods worldwide. Carbon dioxide is a major reactant of photosynthesis; trees engage in the natural carbon dioxide carbon producing sugars and oxygen; consequently, forestation and afforestation play a major role in natural direct capturing of human-incuded carbon dioxide in our current industrial era. Stringent international legislations have set regulations and policies to control deforestation globally. However, it is difficult to enforce such legislations globally especially when economics and demand compete with environment. In the realization of the summary above, Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) has scientifically tackled the above variables formulating a new wood type SDB which benefits from recycling 100% post-consumer random mix of waste wood species into a unique and homogeneous panel with revolutionary mechanical properties. The abundance of waste wood globally is enormous; a methodical employment of such “burden” to the environment and +GHG’s in landfills has transformed the above mentioned into “beige gold” raw material, a requirement for SDB production Steel Wood Density Board (SDB) is an environmental-friendly composite-wood material type, composted of 100% post-consumer recycled random mix of wood species including SDB waste panels (excluding MDF). Trees are not to be cut to manufacture SDB as the “raw material” has to be 100% unusable wood residues and waste wood. Should there be a “non-environmental tree” proven and justified by international norms, the manufacturer should not engage in trimming and cutting of the tree and a third party needs to be engaged in such an operation to maintain the chain of custody requirements enforced by the FSC certification body or similar. This employment of Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) technology not only allows for saving almost 6-equivalent trees per unit manufactured vs. conventional panel production (tree crown and roots are panel-production compatible thus wasted and contribute to 51% of the total tree; the remaining 49% timber has 50% water and bark waste; the actual yield of production is estimated at around 25%; fuel is needed to evaporate water from timber further dropping actual yield of tree for production). These “saved-tree equivalence” naturally capture carbon, secure species habitats, contribute to humidity i.e. rain cycle, synthesize oxygen etc. at no cost to human economy. The business model of Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) provides a lucrative model that attracts non-environmentalists and environmentalists equally while saving virtual forests worldwide! Excessively abundant waste wood globally (construction waste residuals, end of cycle pallets, furniture etc.) protect “virtual forests” minimizing necessity of deforestation for lumber. Waste wood that would end up in landfills or burned for energy is reused and recycled into SDB thus transforming a +GHG byproduct to a net -GHG SDB industry covering demands. Operating from the desert dunes of the UAE, Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) pilot plant is fully functional without cutting a single tree. The absence of forests in the GCC is a major proof that this model is independent of the presence of forests; Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) main raw material is post-consumer wood waste (construction waste residuals and other wood waste) prior entering landfills. The cutting-edge technology invented by Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) produces dual valuable commodities; wooden panels to cover demand and carbon dioxide for carbon trade. From a 125cbm/day a total of -1,000,000 MTCO2E/annum as RMU units under the LULUCF are equivalent to roughly 1,300,000 Acres of US forests per annum; i.e. the recycling of post-consumer wood SDB can be considered as saving this equivalent of virtual forests per year anywhere on the globe. Steel Wood Industries FZCO’s objective is to have a multitude of “scaled” sites across the globe contributing cumulatively and effectively to global -GHG efforts and technologies. Steel Wood Industries FZCO (Dubai Branch) has nomenclatured this carbon method as the Natural Economic Direct Carbon Capture System (NEDCCS). The prevention of deforestation allows for 6-equivalent trees to do natural carbon capture of carbon dioxide saving global forests providing economical temptations not only for environmental investors targeting global SDG’s and committed to the Paris Agreement but also to profit-driven non-environmentalists to participate in investments around every municipality globally. Humans and species, especially in the post-covid-19 era, are in great need for clean and fresh breathable air allowing nature to do its natural correction of man-made Anthropocene. As for the economics, a dual commodity model, panel and carbon dioxide, would encourage joint ventures and investment to copy-cat the technology internationally. This NEDCCS, the Swistainable model, Steel Wood Industries FZCO’s sustainable model, once adopted globally save earth’s breathing lungs across the globe, our forests!

UN-REDD Global Info Brief: REDD+ Safeguards Information Systems: Moving from design to operation

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:00:00 +0000

The SIS is a required element for REDD+ implementation, agreed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and a prerequisite for results-based payments under this Convention and the Green Climate Fund. This Info Brief summarizes key considerations for putting a SIS into operation, based on initial country experiences. It aims to support the developing country government institutions, and their key partners in the design of the SIS or the actions to make it operational. Considerations are presented around four functional responsibilities, which are compile and manage, analyze and interpret, assure quality and validate, and disseminate and use safeguards information.

REDD-plus COOKBOOK by REDD Research and Development Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of Japan (English)

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

This Cookbook is an easy-to-understand technical manual for policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders which provide basic knowledge and techniques required for REDD-plus with the main focus on the forest carbon monitoring methods. It comprises of four parts: "Introduction", "Planning", "Technical", and "Reference Guide". "Introduction" is designed for the policy makers and their partner organizations working for the introduction of REDD-plus at national/sub-national level, "Planning" is intended for the planners and managers of REDD-plus implementing organizations/countries working at national/sub-national level, and "Technical" for the experts who work on REDD-plus at national/sub-national level. "Reference Guide" provides additional information which is useful for users to have a better understanding of "Introduction" and "Planning".

2nd Safeguards Information Summary

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0000

In the last decade, Ecuador has taken important steps towards forest conservation and the reduction of greenhouse emissions establishing important objectives and goals related to environmental problems. Instruments such as the National Development Plan 2017-2021, the National Territory Plan and the Climate Change National Strategy and the REDD+ National Action Plan are just some of the policies the country is implementing to fight climate change and the effects it has into the population. The commitment towards current and future generations is clearly expressed within the previous mention policies, which have a direct impact in forest conservation, materializing the efforts of Ecuador in projects and programs such as Socio Bosque Project, The National Forest Restoration Program, Amazon Conservation and Sustainable Production Program, among others. Ecuador’s second summary of information has been developed to guide readers on how the country is implementing REDD+ actions aligned with the Cancun Safeguards making sure that environmental and social considerations are understood, approached and respected by the programs and projects implementing teams. Also, the report includes an update on how the country has taken into consideration the recommendations made in the previous summary of information, as well as elaborating new recommendations based on the information gathered during the research and consultation phase with different stakeholders.

1st Safeguards information summary

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0000

Argentina´s first Safeguards Information Summary reports on how REDD+ safeguards have been addressed and respected between 2014-2019 in the design and implementation of the National Action Plan on Forests and Climate Change (PANByCC, for its Spanish acronym). This first Summary details the regulatory framework to address REDD+ safeguards, information on the alignment of the PANByCC actions with the REDD+ safeguards and the application of the regulatory framework, through institutions, mechanisms, plans and programs to respect REDD+ safeguards in the implementation of the PANByCC, and other REDD+ initiatives. The Summary also describes the Safeguards Information System (SIS-AR, for its Spanish acronym) implemented with the objective of providing information on how REDD+ safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of REDD+ activities in the country. The SIS-AR has been developed to respond to international requirements on REDD+ safeguards, and to serve as a tool for monitoring and continuous improvement of social and environmental aspects in the implementation of the PANByCC and other REDD+ initiatives in the country.

Primer Informe sobre abordaje y respeto de las Salvaguardas de Cancún en el marco del proceso y la implementación de la Estrategia Nacional REDD+ Costa Rica

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 23:00:00 +0000

Primer informe sobre abordaje y respeto de las Salvaguardas de Cancún en el marco del proceso y la implementación de la Estrategia Nacional de Reducción de Emisiones por Deforestación y Degradación de Bosques de Costa Rica

TECHNICAL ANNEX OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA In Accordance with The Provisions of Decision 14 / Cp.19

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 23:00:00 +0000

This Technical Annex reports the results obtained by reducing emissions from deforestation for the period 2014 and 2015.

National Forest Monitoring System

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:00:00 +0000

This document describes the National Forest Monitoring System that Costa Rica will use to perform the following functions i. Calculation of activity data (SMST), ii. Estimation of Emission Factors (IFN), iii. Estimation of Emissions and Absorption (INGEI), iv. Reporting and Verification.

Step-by-step tutorials: Using spatial information to support decisions on safeguards and multiple benefits for REDD+