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Suriname’s Readiness Preparation Proposal 2nd Update

Rene Somopawiro March 23th, 2010 , Gabon.

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LOCATION SURINAME

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 T

• tal ar

e a: 16.4 million ha

› State owne d: 97%

 Population (2007): 509.000

(3/ sq km)

 F

• r

e st Cove r : 14.8 million ha (90% of total ar e a)

› Ar

e a for SF M: 4- 5 million

› Pr

• te c te d ar

e a: 2.1 million (13% )

 De for

e station r ate : 0.02% / ye ar

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 Se c o nd dra ft: 11 Ja nua ry 2010  Sta ke ho lde rs c o nsulta tio n  Co nfe re nc e c a lls with WB/ T

AP

 Vide o c o nfe re nc e with WB/ T

AP

 Me e ting s with re pre se nta tive fro m WB  Me e tings of National RE

DD+ Committe e

 I

nfo rma l multidisc iplina ry te c hnic a l g ro up

› MRV › F

• re st Ca rb o n Ac c o unting

› Asse ssme nt o f pro je c ts

 Go ve rna nc e Struc ture / Ma na g e me nt

Struc ture

› RE DD+ stra te g y/ po lic ie s

 I

nvo lve me nt o f sta ke ho lde rs in pa rtic ula r I ndig e no us a nd T rib a l c o mmunitie s

› Co nsulta tio n a nd pa rtic ipa tio n pla n › SE SA

 Budg e t g a ps  Re la tio n WB - Surina me

NWRG :

Gove r nme nt, Gove r nme nt Institutions, Pr ivate se c tor , IP & T Communitie s

Na tiona l F

• re st c a rbon Unit:

Administr ative de pt, T e c hnic al de pt, Consultation and outr e ac h de pt, T he matic Sub- units Monito

• r

ing Body

Go ve r nme ntal institutio ns fo r the imple me ntatio n o f RPP and mainstr e aming RE DD+ into natio nal de ve lo pme nts:

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T he Cabine t of the Pre side nt.



T he Ministry of Physic al Planning, L and and F

• re st

Manage me nt (RGB).

› SBB 

T he Ministry of Planning and De ve lopme nt Coope ration (PL OS).



T he Ministry of F inanc e (F IN).



T he Ministry of L abor, T e c hnologic al De ve lopme nt and E nvironme nt (AT M).

› NI MOS 

T he Ministry of Re gional De ve lopme nt (RO).

Go ve r nme ntal institutio ns due to the ir impac t

• n RE

DD+ :

• T

he Ministr y of Natur al Re sour c e s (NH).

• T

he Ministr y of Agr ic ultur e , Animal Husbandr y and F ishe r ie s (L VV)

• T

he Ministr y of Public Wor ks (OW).

 F

• re st (priva te ) Se c to r

› Ge ne ra l Surina me Wo o d Asso c ia tio n › Pla tfo rm T imb e r Se c to r

 F

• re st de pe nde nt c o mmunitie s, I

P&M o rg a niza tio ns

 Civil So c ie ty  ADE

K Unive rsity a nd re le va nt re la te d re se a rc h institutio ns

 T

he mining se c tor : lar ge , me dium and small sc ale

 T

he a g ric ultura l se c to r

RPP:

 T

• e nsure full c o llab o ratio n o f all stake ho lde rs.

T

• e nsure tha t the NRWG is a n e ffe c tive , e ffic ie nt a nd

broa d- ba se d me c ha nism.

 T

he o ppo rtunity to partic ipate , share info rmatio n and g ive fe e db ac k o n issue s re g arding the imple me ntatio n o f the RPP and RE DD+.

 T

• g ain mo re ro o m fo r all re le vant stake ho lde rs

fo r in-de pth disc ussio ns o n the RPP and RE DD+.

› Sub units will b e tra nsfo rme d into the ma tic sub units › I s to “c o lle c t” a ll o rg a niza tio ns, institutio ns, sta ke ho lde rs whic h a re no t pa rt o f the NRWG

T AP c o mme nt: Plac e NRWG o utside individual g o ve rnme nt de partme nt to e nsure g re ate r I nde pe nde nc e . RPP: “ T

he NRWG will b e b a se d unde r the Go ve rnme nt fo r the first pha se to g ua rd a nd mo nito r tha t re spe c tive sta ke ho lde rs a re e xe c uting the ir ro le s a nd re spo nsib ilitie s.”  Ra tiona le :

› T he ministrie s a re a ssig ne d a c c o rding to the ir Spe c ific ma nda te s › T

• e nsure invo lve me nt o f (wo rk with) e xisting

g o ve rnme nta l struc ture s; c o st a nd time e ffe c tive , wo rking with e xiste nc e c a pa c ity (a s muc h a s po ssib le ).

F

• r purpo se s o f fa st imple me nta tio n o f

RPP the NWRG will b e re spo nsib le fo r the initia l pre pa ra to ry wo rk unde r the c o o rdina tio n o f a le a d ministry Afte r the e va lua tio n o f the first pha se , the ma na g e me nt struc ture will b e a djuste d fo r impro ve me nt in o rde r to b e “an inde pe nde nt g o ve rnme nt b o dy”. Co nsultatio ns and disc ussio ns at le ve ls

• n the g o ve rnanc e and manag e me nt

struc ture , while c o nside ring the re c o mme ndatio ns o f the T AP

 RPP: All ac tivitie s o f the RPP ne e d to b e

mo nito re d and e valuate d b y an inde pe nde nt mo nito ring

b o dy. › T he Planning Offic e is the natio nal mo nito ring b o dy o f the MADP.

 RAT

IONAL E › Use o f e xisting struc ture s, c a pa c ity, a nd e xpe rie nc e › I nc o rpo ra tio n in na tio na l pro c e sse s

Capac ity str e ngthe ning is ne e de d !!

› T he Co nsultatio n and Partic ipatio n Plan will b e de ve lo pe d in c lo se c o llab o ratio n with the I P, Maro o n and F

• re st de pe nde nt Co mmunitie s

› T he princ iple s o f F PI C will b e use d as the b asis fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f F PI C g uide line s taking into ac c o unt the natio nal c irc umstanc e s. T his will b e part o f the de ve lo pme nt o f the C&P Plan T his ro le is assig ne d to the Ministry o f Re g io nal De ve lo pme nt whic h has e xisting struc ture s, kno wle dg e and e xpe rie nc e to de al with the issue s.

 L

• ng histor

y of initiative s

› T

imbe r Ac t, F

• r

e st Manage me nt Ac t

› Game Ac t, Natur

e Conse r vation Ac t

 National F

• r

e st Polic y, National Biodive r sity Str ate gy e tc

 T

r aditional str uc tur e s ar e maintaine d

 Ministr

y of Re gional De ve lopme nt

 Politic al str

uc tur e : 11 se ats of 51 se ats of the Par liame nt ar e for the inte r ior



Gove r nme nt e mbar ke d on pr

• c e ss of Consultation and diologue
• n L

and te nur e issue s with IP an Mar r

• n c ommunitie s

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A Pr e side ntial Commission has be e n installe d. Re le vant r e c omme ndations for RE DD+:

• to ide ntify a nd de ma rc a te the a re a s;
• to c o nfe r the title o f the g ro und

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T r ibal Rights Se minar : (ope ning by the Pr e side nt)

T he g o ve rnme nt ha s o rg a nize d a na tio na l c o nfe re nc e o n “T rib a l Rig hts” in Surina me o n June 29 – 30, 2009.



Ministr y of Re gional De ve lopme nt/ IADB pr

• je c t “Suppor

t of the de ve lopme nt of the Inte r ior ”



Prima rily studie s re g a rds the c o lle c tive rig hts



T wo c o mpo ne nts o f the issue o f c o lle c tive rig hts in the pro je c t a re (i) land

r ights, land te nur e and use & (ii)suppor t for tr aditional author itie s

• Ministr

y of Natur al Re sour c e s De ve lo pme nt o f po lic y a nd le g a l fra me wo rk fo r sma ll sc a le g o ld mining (WWF )

Sur iname Gr e e n Vision and Str ate gy (SF M and Natur e Conse r vation)

Multi Annua l De ve lopme nt Pla n (ma instr e a ming RE DD+ in na tiona l de ve lopme nts) 2011-2016 Na tiona l Polic ie s (imple me nting RE DD+ in a ll se c tor s) & Na tiona l RE DD+ Str a te g y De ve lopme nt of RE DD L e g a l F r a me wor k E xe c ution of Na tiona l Ac tion Pla ns

Pe rforma nc e monitoring Continuous improve me nt

Co nduc t e nviro nme nta l a nd so c ia l b a se line s

Asse ssme nt e nviro nme nta l a nd so c ia l

impa c ts

De ve lo p mitig a tio n me a sure s & a lte rna tive s

Use of Standar ds/ Polic ie s :

• 1. Wo rld Ba nk Sa fe g ua rd Po lic y
• 2. Na tio na l E

nviro nme nta l Po lic y

• 3. Na tio na l E

SI A Guide line s

• 4. Na tio na l L

e g isla tio ns

CONT I NOUS MONI T ORI NG

SIGNIF ICANT INST IT UT IONS/ ORGANIZAT IONS:

• 1. Ministe rs o f AT

M, RGB, RO

• 2. NI

MOS, SBB, Distric ts c o mmissio ne r

• 3. I

P&M o rg a niza tio ns, fo re st c o mmunitie s, c ivil so c ie tie s

• 4. Priva te se c to r

Capac ity ne e ds: knowle dge

SE SA WORK I NG GROUP

Consultation

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he Dra ft E nviro nme nta l L a w is still in the c o nstitutio na l pro c e ss. Ho we ve r the g uide line s o f the E SI A a re wide ly a c c e pte d a nd use d in the lo g g ing , mining , e ne rg y a nd a g ric ultura l se c to rs, whic h pro ve the fa c t tha t the se g uide line s a re a c c e pte d b y na tio na l a nd inte rna tio na l o rg a niza tio ns, industria ls a nd multina tio na ls. T he g uide line s a re a lso imple me nte d in the pe rmits.

 Ca pa c ity building on SE

SA is ne e de d.

› Ove rla pping o f F PI C a nd SE SA a nd E SI A › Wha t is the link? F PI C->SE SA->E SI A?

 Co nduc t na tio na l fo re st c a rb o n sto c k

a sse ssme nts & mo nito ring (WWF , CI , T B)

› Me tho do lo g y › E sta b lishme nt o f a T e c hnic a l F

• re st Ca rb o n

Mo nito ring Unit; › Asse ssme nt o f c a pa c ity ne e ds a nd g a ps; › De ve lo pme nt o f pla n to fill in the c a pa c ity ne e ds a nd g a ps › De ta ile d b udg e t de sc riptio n, future c o sts, time line fo r 3 ye a rs

 F

• rmula tio n o f T

OR fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f a Ma ste r pla n to se t up a n MRV-syste m

 Appro xima te ly US$ 21.2 millio n o ve r 4

ye a rs  Appro x. US$8.5 millio n fo r o utre a c h a nd c o nsulta tio n Pla n  Ra tio na le : Ge o g ra phy, ma ny c o mmunitie s, la ng ua g e s, tra ditio n, e xpe rie nc e s c o nsulta tio n c o sts

 Stre a mlining ne c e ssa ry (T

a p c o mme nts).Willing ne ss to re visit.

 Budg e t g a ps

 Re le va nt so urc e s: b ila te ra l a nd multila te ra l a re a nd will b e e xplo re d

• F

CPF a g re e me nt sig ne d b y GOS

• Pre side nt a ddre ss Ope ning Pa rlia me nt ye a r

Oc t 2009 we lc o ming pa rtne rship with WB

• F

e b rua ry 2010. F irst visit WB missio n (Co untry re pre se nta tive Guya na , Surina me , T &T , L A, Ca rib b e a n re g io n ) I nte ntio n fo r Sub missio n RPP in PC6. E xpe c ta tio n tha t the Surina me 's RPP will b e e mb ra c e d e ve n with so me “b e nc hma rk pe nding issue s”

Saving 90% of our for e st is not a c oinc ide nt but the r e sults of vision, polic y and gr e at e ffor ts

• f our

pe ople Mome ntum to maintain, impr

• ve and to

pr

• vide inc e ntive s for

the se e ffor ts

T HANK YOU

 R- PP for

mulation gr ant is not available ye t

 F

• r

mulation by Collabor ative e ffor t Gove r nme nt, individual e xpe r ts, ministe r s 2 inte r national ngo’s and unive r sitie s

 E

xte nd of stake holde r and the var ious inte r pr e tation of F PIC pr inc iple s by diffe r e nt stake holde r s (6000 NGO’s, 234 IP&M village s)

 No WB c ountr

y pr

• gr
• am. Is in pr
• c e ss to star

t due dilige nc e

 Sur

iname own e ffor t to tr anslate RPP submission

 E

nsure b e tte r c ivil so c ie ty, I P&M’ s a nd priva te se c to r re pre se nta tio n:

› T he re a re a ppro x. 6000 NGO’ s in Surina me › 234 indig e no us a nd Ma ro o n villa g e s (a ll o ve r the inte rio r a nd c o a sta l a re a ) › Se le c tio n ha s b e e n ma de c o nside ring sig nific a nt re le va nc e to RE DD+ › Co nside r na tio na l c irc umsta nc e s a nd e xisting struc ture s (WE G !!!!)