Drivers of deforestation SBSTA side event at ZEF

Drivers of deforestation: leverage points and REDD+ efficiency

A joint event held on the sidelines of the 38th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA 38).

SESSION SCHEDULE:

Presentation 1: From Montreal to Doha: The drivers of deforestation story- Peter A Minang, ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

 

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Presentation 2: Drivers, forest transitions and setting baselines- Sonya Dewi, ICRAF Indonesia

 

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Presentation 3: Environmental Policies as drivers of deforestation in Brazil- Jan Börner, ZEF, University of Bonn

 

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Presentation 4: Implications for sparing, sharing and caring- Meine van Noordwijk, ICRAF

 

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Q & A (20 Minutes)

Discussion (40 Minutes)

 

Abstract

Drivers of deforestation are at the heart of any effort aimed at understanding and addressing deforestation. Drivers are often complex, dynamic and context specific. Understanding the pathways- from underlying to proximate and the changes in magnitude and nature over time is extremely important in determining both the exact points along pathways and the potential for leverage on various drivers. Determining baselines and the combination of strategies to meet targets on avoiding deforestation including land sparing (sustainable intensification), land sharing (diversification and sharing among multiple functions) and land caring (investments and incentives in stewardship) would be largely determined by the nature of drivers of deforestation. This event explores some of the thinking around drivers as it relates to leverage points, baselines, REDD strategies and incentives. It presents some preliminary results of pan-tropical research on the same from Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Congo Basin.

Date: June 10 2013; Time: 13:30 – 15:30 hrs

Venue: Right Conference Room, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex 3, 53113 Bonn

Hosts:

Center for Development Research (ZEF) - University of Bonn

The World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF),

ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins (ASB)