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Indigenous and Community Engagement in REDD

Copenhagen, Denmark

On Saturday, December 12, 2009, Forest Trends and the Katoomba Group, in partnership with Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza – Bolivia, hosted a side event at COP 15 which focused on the role that indigenous peoples and local communities can play in developing carbon projects and policy. Panelists at the side event included Almir Suruí­, Chief of the Suruí­ people, Rebecca Moore of Google, Tony Brunello, Deputy Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment for the State of California, and representatives from Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza Bolivia, La Confederación Nacional de Pueblos Indí­genas de Bolivia (CIDOB), and Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). The panel concluded with an inspiring message from Jane Goodall talking about the importance of active community involvement in the development of site-based forest carbon initiatives.

Panelists at the event (Photos Beto Borges and Rebecca Vonada)

Presentations

Moderator’s Introduction: Michael Jenkins

The Surui REDD project †Chief Almir Surui

The Bolivian Amazon Indigenous REDD project – Celin Quenevo

Methodological and technical issues in project design and monitoring

Using Google tools for community-based REDD design †Rebecca Moore

The potential for REDD and Indigenous peoples: Perspectives from the Amazon †Erika Magami Yamada

The potential for REDD and Indigenous peoples: Perspectives from California †Tony Brunello

Making REDD work for communities and conservation: Jane Goodall