Post on 17-Dec-2015
Valuing Tigerlands-An Update
Eric DinersteinChief ScientistConservation Science Program,WWF-US
Creating a REDD+Tigers Initiative
Construct a 3-D forest map with laser-based (LiDAR) measurements
A Technological Breakthrough is at Hand: Carbon Accounting through REDDLite
4,000 ha/hr
$0.05/ha
Peru, Madagascar, Colombia, Ecuador, DRC (other),Sabah?
Since Hua Hin:
Norwegian Ministry of the Environment grants:1. $1 billion for Brazilian Amazon2. $1 billion for REDD+ in Indonesia3. $1.4 billion to FAO for forest inventory work related
to REDD4. Can we ask for a fraction to create a Tier III forest
carbon base map of the tiger range? and 5. Can we secure $XXX million for a REDD+Tigers
Initiative?
Three Questions:
1. Can tigers become the face of REDD/REDD+?2. Can financing from REDD/REDD+Tigers form
the basis for protecting and restoring TCLs?3. Can incentives be added to a REDD+Tiger
initiative to help realize Tx2?
Can Tigers Become the Face of REDD?
“We are totally committed to saving the tiger and India’s bio-diversity. I would stop using the label ‘Project Tiger’ and call it ‘Project Eco-System’. We need to communicate effectively that saving the tiger is not some middleclass obsession. It is an ecological imperative—by saving the tiger, you are saving the forests. The tiger is merely the symbol. By saving it, we ensure our water security.”
-- Jairam Ramesh, India’s Minister for Environment & Forests, June, 2009
Can Tiger Conservation Landscapes be Protected and Restored through REDD and REDD+?
Tier I Estimates of Forest Carbon Stored in TCLs
Forests containing tigers hold 3.5 times more carbon than do forests without tigers.
How do we move from Tier I estimates with 50-100% uncertainty to Tier III estimates with <5% uncertainty?
3-D Views of the Amazon3-D Views of the AmazonForest from CAOForest from CAO
Forest Aboveground Carbon Storage in 4,300,500 ha at 0.1 ha ResolutionForest Aboveground Carbon Storage in 4,300,500 ha at 0.1 ha Resolution
http://claslite.ciw.edu
Core+Adjacent = 137,000 km2 ≈ Bangladesh (144,000 km2)?
All 76 TCLs = 1.1 million km2
≈ Thailand x 2 (1.028 million km2)
What area should REDD+Tigers payments cover?
Tiger Core PAs, adjacent reserves, and all 76 TCLs
or Th x 2?
Wait!
How do we avoid situations where REDD(+) mechanisms protect glorious forest stands that store huge amounts of carbon but are devoid of tigers and prey?
Can incentives be added to a REDD+Tiger Initiative to help realize Tx2?
Could countries be rewarded with higher annual payments as tigers regain occupancy?
Could countries be rewarded with higher annual payments as the population approaches its recovery target?
Monitoring Carbon Flux and Tiger Recovery in “Tigeristan”
tiger“baselines”
What if price of carbon jumps from $5/ton to $35/ton after shift from Tier I to Tier III baselines?
What if tiger dividend adds $5 to price/ton where tiger targets have been achieved?
emissionsbaseline
At Bali: 1.Advocate for the environment ministry of government of Norway and other donors to facilitate creation of a REDD+Tigers program
A proposed way forward for the REDD+Tigers Initiative:
Between Bali and St. Petersburg:2. Design REDD+Tigers Initiative, present to environment ministry
of Norway in August
At Global Tiger Summit: 3. With head-of-gov’t of Norway attending, announce REDD+Tigers
Initiative4. Toast with vodka and champagne
At Cancun, Mexico December, 20105. Launch REDD+Tigers Initiative to yield dividends for those
countries that reduce emissions and increase occupancy and numbers of tigers
CLIMATE STABLIZATION
FOREST CARBON
TIGERS