1. Kristen Hite
February 7, 2011

2.  (a) Actions complement or are consistent with the objectives of national forest
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Utilize national laws and systems that support
programmes and relevant international conventions and agreements;
 (b) Transparent and effective national forest governance structures, takingare
REDD, have good governance structures, and into
account national legislation and sovereignty;
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consistent with i t
i t t ith international obligations.
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(c) Respect for the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and members of
local communities, by taking into account relevant international obligations,
Respect the rights of indigenous peoples and local
national circumstances and laws, and noting that the United Nations General
communities and i
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in decision-making.
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Assembly has adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
 (d) The full and effective participation of relevant stakeholders, in particular,
Comply with international obligations.
indigenous peoples and local communities, in actions referred to in paragraphs 70
and 72 of this decision;
 (e) Actions are consistent with the conservation of natural forests and biological
diversity, ensuring that actions referred to in paragraph 70 of this decision are not
Don’t destroy biodiversity or ecosystems.
used for the conversion of natural forests, but are instead used to incentivize the
,
protection and conservation of natural forests and their ecosystem services, and to
enhance other social and environmental benefits;
 (f) Actions sure treesrisks of not cut down elsewhere.
Make to address the are reversals;
 (g) Actions to reduce displacement of emissions.
Source: COP 16 LCA Decision, ANNEX I, Paragraph 2

3. Safeguards protect against
harm
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4.  Institutional
policy/procedure to protect
against social and
environmental harm
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 Identifies, evaluates,
minimizes,
minimizes and mitigates
adverse impacts
 Focus on sustainable
development—part of
development dialogue

5.  Safeguards help minimize risk and improve
outcomes.
 International recognition of the need to respect
standards.
 Demand for compliance is universal.
 Standards and rights help resolve conflicts.
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6.  ANTICIPATE –- AVOID –– MITIGATE
 Impacts need to include environmental, social,
and human rights analyses
analyses.
 Much of remaining forests is found in
indigenous lands: respecting traditional
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management gets a better outcome.
 Protecting biodiversity and ecosystems means
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 REDD requires special consideration of land
and resource tenure and customary rights

7.  UN-REDD: UN system requirements and UN-
REDD guidance
 FIP: W ld B k P li i
FIP World Bank Policies and P d Procedures +
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other MDB policies and procedures
 FCPF: World Bank Policies and Procedures +
international obligations
 Bilateral funds: international instruments, donor
,
and recipient national laws and policies
 National funds: international and national laws
and policies
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8.  UN REDD adopts a rights based approach to its
UN-REDD rights-based
activities.
 Applies UNDRIP
 Applies FPIC
 Applies UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples
 International obligations apply at different levels:
 International: human rights and other obligations
 National: human rights, UN-REDD guidance
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 Sub-national: States and private actors still have
international obligations
 Lacks
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9.  Convention on Biological Diversity
C i Bi l i l Di i
 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
 Universal Declaration on Human Rights
 International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights
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 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
 International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
 ILO Convention 169
 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the
Diversity of Cultural Expressions

10.  Each MDB uses funds in accordance with
its own policies, guidelines, and
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procedures.
 Common “overlay” environmental and
social criteria apply to all MDBs.
 WB is trustee and follows its own
Operational P li i and P
O i l Policies d Procedures.
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 Missing: a rights-based approach, no
requirement f FPIC or UNDRIP
i t for UNDRIP.

11.  Requires compliance with the World Bank’s
Operational Policies and Procedures
 Recognizes need for effective participation of
Forest-Dependent Indigenous Peoples and
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Forest Dwellers
 Respects rights of indigenous peoples and
forest dependent
forest-dependent communities under national
laws and international obligations.
 World Bank Staff have consistently affirmed that all
safeguards apply to FCPF activities including at
activities,
last year’s dialogue.
 Missing: no FPIC requirement, WB policies
inconsistent with UNDRIP
UNDRIP.

12.  4.01 Environmental Assessment
 4.04 Natural Habitats
4 04 N l H bi
 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement
 4.15 Poverty Reduction
 4.20
4 20 Indigenous People
 4.36 Forests
 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas
 11.03
11 03 Cultural Property
 13.05 Project Supervision
Find the policies here: http://go.worldbank.org/3GLI3EECP0
NOTE: Application of these procedures to specific WB activities may depend
upon the type of support involved. For example, if this is investment lending,
they do apply, as per OP 4.10.
NOTE 2: World Bank operational policies and procedures do not address land
tenure in a comprehensive manner.

13.  Opportunity: common
approach for REDD
safeguards
 Challenge: reconciling
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approaches of Bretton
Woods institutions
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economic development) and
UN institutions (rights-based
principles for sustainable
development)
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No standardized “safeguard” framework
 Institutional policies can be difficult to
harmonize
 UN: rights-based approach
 MDBs: varying policies and procedures
 Incorporating UNFCCC UNDRIP and CBD
UNFCCC, UNDRIP,
 Consistency at national level while increasing
country ownership.
 Means of recourse/accountability vary
 UNFCCC: guidance to be developed
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15.  Sequencing: agree on rules FIRST (including
safeguards) to ensure effective outcome.
 UNFCCC SBSTA safeguards guidance:
national level systems
 World Bank is revising its safeguards
 CBD safeguards under development
 Land and resource tenure: who has the right to
a tree? To the carbon?
 Managing conflict: accountability and Redress

16.  Rights-based approach with
proscriptive policies and procedures
 Fully considers both social and
environmental impacts
 Coherent with international
obligations, including UNDRIP
 Protect biodiversity and ecosystems
 Participatory decision-making
processes, including FPIC
 Robust information disclosure +
transparency
 Accessible recourse mechanism

17. Questions? Email khite@ciel.org