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THINKING beyond the canopy Taking Stock for MRV in Central Africa Denis J. Sonwa, Robert Nasi, Richard Eba’a Atyi Center for International Forestry Research.

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1 THINKING beyond the canopy Taking Stock for MRV in Central Africa Denis J. Sonwa, Robert Nasi, Richard Eba’a Atyi Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) REDD After Cancun: Moving from Negotiation to Implementation 10-12 May 2011, Douala, Cameroon

2 THINKING beyond the canopy Outline  Background: Geographical context & importance of forest  Some previous MRV-related activities  REDD MRV realities in Central Africa  Challenges & conclusions

3 Background: Geographical context * EDF 2008 For the climate change convention in the region, emphasis is mainly put on REDD+ with the perspective of promoting sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin

4 THINKING beyond the canopy Background: Importance of the logging sector  41% of export revenues in CAR  Second employer in CAR & Gabon  13 000 formal &150 000 Informal jobs in Cameroon Wood Production in 2007 (m 3 ) Tax (Millions Euro) Cameroon2 296 25462.1 CAR537 998- Congo1 330 98010 Gabon3 350 67031.3 DRC310 0001.7 Equatorial Guinea 524 79913.8

5 THINKING beyond the canopy Background: Forest & Livelihood * ASB, Cameroon report, 2002 Animal protein, NTFP, Fuelwood, Agriculture lands, etc & related chain values Production cyle at the forest fringe in Southern Cameroon*

6 THINKING beyond the canopy Background: Sustainable Management* Other efforts toward sustainable management:  SFM practices (e.g., forest law & ITTO guidelines) and certification gradually implemented  FLEGT/AFLEGT processes  Harmonization of efforts at the regional level Protected Area, IUCN Cat 1-6, (Ha) Percentage of Protected Area vs. National Territory (%) Cameroon10 437 33622 CAR17 330 01528 Congo3 513 43810 Gabon2 431 3679 DRC26 314 33011 Equatorial Guinea 590 95521 * EDF 2008

7 THINKING beyond the canopy Logging (concessions); 595.380 km²; Conservation (Protected area): 444.970 km² Slash and Burn Agriculture: 438.801 km² Background: The main land uses in Congo Basin

8 THINKING beyond the canopy Previous “MRV” related activities Logging:  Wood production  Export * EDF 2008 Biodiversity:  Protected area  Threatened species Agriculture:  Export crops  Cash crop

9  Carbon pools: soil, dead organic matter, aboveground and belowground biomass  Land cover and related carbon stocks  Land-use changes and related carbon losses MRV in REDD: The information needed

10  Available: Land cover and land-use changes Generic allometric equation for aboveground biomass  Missing: Agreed vegetation typology Soil and belowground carbon Dead organic matter Specific allometric equations for the region MRV in REDD: Available or missing

11 Main forest land cover classes estimation in Central Africa* Land cover classArea (km²) % Sub Region Closed evergreen lowland forest1.421.83435 Submontane forest (900-1500m)63.1002 Montane forest (> 1500 m)9.7540 Swamp forest123.2643 Mangrove1.9260 Total humid forest1.619.87940 Mosaic forest/croplands370.1239 Mosaic forest/savannah588.01115 Closed deciduous forest304.8088 Deciduous woodland630.89016 Open deciduous shrub land, sparse trees301.2207 Others233.5406 TOTAL Sub region (Congo Basin)4.048.470100 * EDF 2008 MRV in REDD: Land cover classes

12 Land-use cover(LC) Total Carbon (millions tonnes) % C Total 1. Closed evergreen lowland forests27.29959,3 2. Swamp forests1.7613,8 3. Sub-mountain forests (900- 1500m)7701,7 4. Mountain forests (>1500m)1190,3 Humid dense Forest (1-4)29.94965,1 Closed deciduous forests2.7916,1 Mosaic forest/croplands3.9558,6 Mosaic forest/savannas3.4037,4 Deciduous woodland4.1499,0 Grassland, shrub land, sparse trees1.7703,8 Congo basin sub-region (TSR)46.016 100,0 Carbon stock estimation in the Congo Basin MRV in REDD: Carbon stock

13  Deforestation: Conversion of forest land to long-term or permanent non forest uses/stand Anthropogenic origin Canopy cover reduction under certain threshold (e.g., 30%) Examples: conversion of forest land to agricultural land, meadows and villages  Degradation: Carbon stock reduction « Forest land remaining forest land » Phenomenon both quantitative (carbon) and qualitative (biodiversity) Example: selective logging MRV in REDD: Main land uses changes

14 Dynamics of above ground biomass* * EDF 2008 MRV in REDD: Land use land cover change

15 PaysAnnual deforestation (%) Annual net degradation (%) Cameroun0,140,02 Gabon0,090,07 Congo0,020,01 RCA0,060,02 DRC0,200,12 Central Africa0,160,09 Changes between 1990 and 2000 in Central Africa* *EDF 2008 MRV in REDD: Deforestation & degradation

16 THINKING beyond the canopy Conclusion & Challenges for MRV-REDD in Central African Forest  Take into consideration the main land uses: Logging (concessions); 595.380 km²; Conservation (Protected area): 444.970 km² Slash and Burn Agriculture: 438.801 km²  Emphasis on capacity building for MRV & others aspects of Climate Change Convention  Concerted and coherent efforts at the national & regional level  Established and updated data base of basic information need in REDD ( map, allelometric equation, carbon stock, etc..)

17 THINKING beyond the canopy www.cifor.cgiar.org

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