The dialogue took stock of two far-reaching developments in  global efforts to reduce forest-based emissions: 

• The agreement reached on REDD+ at COP19 in Warsaw, and 
• Approval of Emission Reductions (ER) transaction program by the Carbon Fund of the World Bank

The Warsaw agreement gave a burst of new energy to the REDD+ community, and the debate now shifts to what activities to prioritize, how to fund them, how to make real progress on the ground, and how to monitor compliance with safeguards. The question of how to establish carbon rights in countries where ownership over land and forests is already frequently contested, and carbon legislation rare, is now being driven by the finalization of a carbon purchasing policy by the World Bank's Carbon Fund.  Discussion in this dialogue  assessed the opportunities and challenges presented by these developments and priority steps forward to ensure that the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other local communities are enhanced and safeguarded.  Participants from community organizations, governments, private sector firms, donor agencies, and research and development organizations form around the world were in attendance and discussed the following topics: 

• What happened in Warsaw and what are the implications for carbon rights and safeguards?
• The status of forest carbon rights today
• The Carbon Fund Methodological Framework: status, challenges and opportunities
• The way forward on carbon rights, safeguards and REDD

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New RRI Research

• Status of Forest Carbon Rights and Implications for Communities, the Carbon Trade, and REDD+ Investments

Event Resources

• Dialogue Summary by IISD
• Agenda
• Speaker Biographies

Presentations

• Status of Forest Carbon Rights and Implications for Communities, the Carbon Trade, and REDD Investments (Alexandre Corriveau-Bourque, Tenure Analyst, Rights and Resources Initiative)
• Implementation of REDD Safeguards Agreed in Warsaw (Daniela Rey, Founding Director, Climate Law and Policy)

Webcasts

• Introduction
• Session 1: What happened in Warsaw and what are the implications for carbon rights and safeguards?
• Session 2: The status of forest carbon rights today
• Session 3: The Carbon Fund Methodological Framework: status, challenges and opportunities
• Session 4: The way forward on carbon rights, safeguards and REDD

Related Resources

• Carbon rights in Australian States (Baker & McKenzie)
• Designing National Legal Frameworks for REDD  (Baker & McKenzie and the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research)
• Unpacking the "Warsaw Framework for REDD+" (Climate Law & Policy)
• Los derechos de las comunidades y los mercados de carbono forestal en México (El Consejo Civil Mexicano para la Silvicultura Sostenible)
• Map of Pacific Basin in Latin America (Instituto del Bien Común) 
• Summary of Pacific Basin Map

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