Workshop: Forest Certification and REDD+

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21-23 June 2010, Sabah, Malaysia

Summary

Forest certification schemes are designed to provide clear standards of quality in forest management, including social equity and environmental sustainability. Forest certification has therefore generated a considerable amount of experience within the forest sector on the application of social and environmental safeguards. This experience provides a valuable opportunity for the development of equitable, efficient and sustainable REDD+ methods. This workshop will explore the lessons from forest certification in the Asia-Pacific region for the development of social and environmental safeguards for REDD+.

Attendees

Invited government and civil society representatives from eight Asia-Pacific countries

Related Materials

Presentations given during the event can be freely downloaded here.

• Forest Certification and Lessons From Malaysia, by Ivy Wong Abdullah and Javin Tan, WWF-Malaysia
• Forest Certification in Indonesia: Lessons and Experiences, by F. Agung Prasetyo, Indonesia Ecolabeling Institute
• Forest Certification at Sabah Forest Industries: A Personal View, by Wayne Wooff, SFI
• Environmental Elements in Relation to Forest Certification and REDD+, by Global Forestry Services
• FSC and REDD+, by Ben Vickers, RECOFTC
• The Plus in REDD: The Global Conservation Standard, by Michael Galante, Biocarbon Consult
• Carbon Credited Farming: Financial Options for Forestry and Conservation

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