Abstract
Since the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in November 2007, held in Singapore, ASEAN has accelerated its response to climate change issues, including REDD+ as a mechanism for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to enhance conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. There are many wetlands in ASEAN including more than 25 million ha of peatlands spread over Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Philippines, Vietnam and Lao PDR. The peatlands account for 60 per cent of global tropical peatland resources. They are of significance for sequestration of carbon. However, degraded wetlands, including peatlands, are also a major source of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. Of the types of wetlands, ASEAN has focused attention predominantly on peatlands in relation to REDD+, mainly because of the ‘Indonesian Haze’. The Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) organised a Workshop titled, REDD+ and Legal Regimes of Mangroves, Peatland and Other Wetlands: ASEAN and the World, in Singapore from 15-16 November 2012. The articles contained in this special themed edition of the International Journal of Rural Law and Policy (IJRLP) contains a selection of the papers presented. This editorial will provide a brief background to some aspects of REDD+. Included in this issue of IJRLP is a summary of the proceedings of the workshop as interpreted by the assigned rapporteur and editors of APCEL. These summaries were reviewed and approved by the presenters.
Highlights
Since the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in November 2007,1 held in Singapore, ASEAN has accelerated its response to climate change issues,[2] including Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)+ as a mechanism for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to enhance conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
. 2 ASEAN Declaration on the 13th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-13) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 3rd Session of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties (CMP) to the Kyoto Protocol (20 Nov 2007) ; Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment (21 Nov 2007) and
ASEAN has a number of plans, programmes and strategies relating to biodiversity contained in ASEPs I, II & III,[36] ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment,[37] Hanoi Plan of Action,[38] Vientiane Action Programme[39] and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint.[40]
Summary
REDD+ and the legal regime of mangroves, peatlands and other wetlands: ASEAN and the world. Editorial: A survey of ASEAN instruments relating to peatlands, mangroves and other wetlands: The REDD+ context resulted from the Inaugural Workshop on the ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forests and Climate Change, held in Jakarta on 30–31 October 2008, and aimed to consolidate efforts taken and to negotiate further processes, including policy approaches and positive incentives for REDDs. REDD CP includes measures for effectiveness of the method for demonstrating emission reduction from deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancement of carbon stocks. Policy approaches should be left open for a range of REDD mitigation and forest degradation activities, including sustainable forest management, conservation and enhancement of carbon stocks. Nature and Poverty, ASEAN Common Position Paper on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) in Developing Countries (November 2010)
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