Heike Schroeder, University of East Anglia, UK, moderated the session, noting forests cover about 30% of earth’s land surface, and provide many ecosystem services, notably storing carbon. She introduced Ying-Shih Hsieh, EQPF, stating that EQPF is a co-host of the event.

Zakir Hossain Khan, Transparency International, Bangladesh, shared experiences from Bangladesh on the use of climate finances. He highlighted the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund, which is fully funded by the government, and the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund, through which international climate change financing is channeled. He emphasized: lack of coordination; inadequate disclosure of funding channels to communities; and poor information to the communities about funding approval.

Katherine Lofts, CISDL, discussed the intersection of human rights and REDD+, underscoring the need to safeguard the potential benefits REDD+ could deliver. To address the risks posed by the development of REDD+ in countries with fragile institutions, governance challenges and historical power imbalances, she outlined the steps needed to implement a rights-based approach to REDD+ development.

Chiung Lien Liu, Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan, explained that the island is rich in biodiversity and remains 60% forested. She stressed logging was banned in the 1990s, and said they currently practice forest management and conservation and focus on communication and participation, including with indigenous communities. She identified ongoing challenges, notably the pressure of urban development and high population density.

Michael Bucki, Directorate-General Climate (DG-Climate), European Commission, spoke on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and REDD+, saying FLEGT is a bilateral agreement between the EU and partners to strengthen dialogue and national laws on forestry and timber. He highlighted the challenges faced by both FLEGT and REDD+ including: unclear legal frameworks on tenure; poor state of information systems; risk of corruption and ineffective legal systems; and potential risks and benefits for local communities.

Carlos Rene Romero, Ministry of Forest Development and Cooperation, Honduras, spoke on his country’s work on forestry, protected areas and wildlife protection, outlining its diversity, land tenure, institutions and management strategies. He noted that while his country has 59% forest cover, it faces challenges from land use change, forest fires and illegal logging. He said Honduras is involved in both FLEGT and REDD+, and added this would demonstrate the initiatives can work together.

Li-Wei Huang, EQPF, highlighted EQPF’s efforts to protect indigenous rights in Taiwan’s afforestation efforts. She stressed the need to incorporate livelihood benefits in afforestation efforts, identifying “innovative cooperation” on this between EQPF, the Taiwan Forest Bureau and the Red Cross Society.

During discussions, participants considered: the problems presented by leakage; forest governance policies that prioritize fee-collection, not conservation; government coordination of forestry policy; formalization of local community actions to enhance landslide prevention in mountain areas; “tree calculators” to evaluate the importance and function forests; and emissions from extractive industries.

Panel (L-R): Li-Wei Huang, EQFP; Katherine Lofts, CISDL; Ying-Shih Hseih, EQPF; Moderator Heike Schroeder, University of East Anglia, UK; Chiung-Lein Liu, Forestry Bureau, Taiwan; Carlos Rene Romero, Ministry of Forestry Development and Cooperation, Honduras; Zakir Hossain Khan, Transparency International; and Michael Bucki, DG-Climate, European Commission.

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