Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

ANDREW STEER, PRESIDENT & CEO, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, JULY 24, 2014

SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGEHow Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change: A Report by WRI and RRI

WITH THANKS TO

And other partners

CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US

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PATHWAY TO PARIS

Sept 2014: UN Secretary General SummitDec 2014: Lima Climate SummitMar 2015: Country SubmissionsDec 2015: Paris Climate Summit

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THE BRUTAL ARITHMETIC: WORLD’S CARBON BUDGET TO BE SPENT IN THREE DECADES

COMBATING DEFORESTATION ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE CHANGE

11% of CO2 from deforestation and other land uses

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COMBATING DEFORESTATION ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE CHANGE

50 soccer fields lost per minute

COMMUNITIES HOLD THE KEY TO PROTECTING THE FORESTS

SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: A WRI & RRI REPORT

OUR FINDINGS

OUR FINDINGS: RIGHTS ARE A SOLUTION

BRAZIL’S PROTECTED CARBON

MAPPING COMMUNITY FORESTS WITH GLOBAL FOREST WATCH

SUCCESSFUL FOREST RESTORATION IN NIGER

30 million tonnes of carbon

WHY ARE COMMUNITIES BETTER AT PROTECTING THE FOREST?

SO… WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?COMMUNITY RIGHTS GO UNRECOGNIZED AND UNENFORCED

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? NO RECOGNITION

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? NO ENFORCEMENT

Papua New Guinea:

4 million ha community lands leased to companies

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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A CALL TO ACTION

Securing community forest rights

is a climate solution.

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