1. Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2a. Introduction of ad hoc Technical Advisory Panels for PC13 R-PPs Thirteenth Meeting of the Participants Committee (PC13) Brazzaville, Republic of Congo October 21-22, 2012

2. 2 Reviewed six countries – – 3 from Latin America, 1 from West Africa and 2 from South East Asia Wide range of – Country populations – 0.20 million in Vanuatu to 20 million in Cameroon – Rural areas – 13% in Chile to 87% in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Overview of six R-PP submissions to FCPF

3. 3 Forest areas – 22% in Chile to 63% in PNG Annual deforestation varies from virtually none in Chile, Vanuatu and Cameroon to between 1 and 4% in El Salvador, PNG and Honduras

4. Continuing the established procedure: 1)Countries submit R-PP to FCPF/FMT 2)TAP country review teams are established 5 to 8 individual experts nominated & included on FCPF Roster of Experts. Cross- disciplinary & regional expertise: forest policy, MRV 2-3 in-country experts, including indigenous peoples expert 3)Groups of PC members are also organized Review Process

5.  TAP Review:  Individual reviews, using standard review template and guidelines for both TAP and PC reviewers.  Conference calls among TAP members  Lead reviewers are nominated  Lead reviewers produce single synthesis reviews, which are shared with the countries.  TAP conference call with country on TAP draft review synthesis  Country revises R-PP, showing changes made  Final TAP country review synthesis, and final R-PPs posted on FCPF web TAP and PC Review Methods

6. For PC 13 6 country R-PPs reviewed 5 to 8 TAP reviews per country = 36 reviews: 20 from REDD country experts FMT hired about 30 TAP experts in July-August for PC 13 and PC14 TAP held about 12 conference calls Be objective, consistent and fair. Provide constructive recommendations for enhancement of R-PPs by the country, and expert advice on REDD. Serve in individual capacity, not representing an organization. Our thanks to the TAP members. TAP process remains labor-intensive, but valuable Charge to the TAP Members

7. Stephen Cobb (co-lead, Cameroon, PNG, Vanuatu R-PPs) – Conservation and development consultant (UK) Jayant Sathaye (co-lead, PNG and Vanuatu R-PPs) – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US and India) Ken Creighton (co-lead, Cameroon R-PP) – USAID Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) Gisela Ulloa (co-lead, El Salvador, Chile and Honduras R- PPs) – Independent forest policy consultant (Bolivia ) TAP review leaders at this meeting

8.  FMT has revised schedule since PC10, so PC only reviews the revised R-PP after TAP comments have been addressed.  For PC13 R-PPs, 12 PC members reviewed 5 Country R-PPs (except Vanuatu, which is not going to be presented in PC13):  2 to 5 reviewers per R-PP  1 to 3 R-PPs per member  Many thanks to PC reviewers and lead reviewers: CAR, Colombia (Lead), Indonesia, RoC (Lead), AFD, Australia, Canada, EU, Germany (Lead), Japan (Lead), Switzerland, and USA (Lead) PC Review of R-PPs

9. R-PP Draft Received by FMT Revised R-PP, and Final TAP Reviews on Website PC Meeting: Tentative Dates August 6, 2012 (New submission) August 25, 2012 (Resubmission) October 5, 2012October 21-23, 2012 PC 13, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo December 19, 2012 (New submission) January 10, 2013 (Resubmission) Late February 2013 March18 – 22??, 2013 PC14 TBA Schedule for R-PP Submission (tentative) FMT Strongly urges countries yet to submit R-PPs to use R-PP Template version 6 (April 20, 2012). The Template and Annexes in English, French and Spanish are available on FCPF website.

10. 10 Merci Thank you Gracias www.forestcarbonpartnership.org