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WORKSHOP ON

FORESTRY & CLIMATE CHANGE-

ASSESSING MITIGATION POTENTIAL: LESSONS LEARNED

Organized by:

Indian Council for Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Supported by

U. S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

Location: New Delhi: India International Center

Date: Sept 23 & 24, 2002

Workshop Goals: Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems facing humanity. Forest sector contributes about 20% of 7 Gt C of carbon emissions annually. Forest sector also provides mitigation opportunity to the tune of about 2 Gt C annually. Forest sector has received significant attention in global efforts to mitigate climate change. The discussion on mitigation in forest sector has raised several issues, which are a subject of research, modeling and negotiations. The technical issues are very important and need to be addressed if forest sector has to play a critical role in mitigating climate change. The proposed workshop aims at addressing technical issues in forest sector with a focus on developing countries, particularly India. The workshop also aims to identify key areas of research and capacity development and suggest future collaborative research and information sharing opportunities.

1. Create awareness among different stakeholders on climate change-forest sector mitigation and project opportunities

2. Discuss issues related to the GHG accounting of forest sector projects: permanence, additionality, leakage, verification etc.

3. Discuss methods, tools, and techniques for assessing forest sector mitigation potential, costs

4. Understand the forest sector mitigation potential, costs and benefits in India

  1. Learn from the experience of other developing countries in addressing climate change mitigation in forest sector (India, Indonesia, Philippines etc.)

  2. Discuss afforestation, reforestation, deforestation, additional activities & project activities.

  3. Explore future areas for collaboration on research, forest sector case study development and methods for addressing key GHG accounting issues

 

 

WORKSHOP ON

FORESTRY & CLIMATE CHANGE

ASSESSING MITIGATION POTENTIAL: LESSONS LEARNED

 

DAY 1: Monday 23 September 2002: New Delhi

9.30 AM Registration

Opening Session September 23: (10.00 – 11.30 am)

10.00 AM Opening Ceremony

Welcome by Director General ICFRE

Introduction to workshop (Ken Andrasko, USEPA)

Opening Remarks (Director General, Forests)

Keynote Address

Forestry mitigation projects (costs and potential) and sustainable forest management in India

(Prof. N.H.Ravindranath, Indian Institute of Science)

11.30 AM Coffee Break

Session 1 Monday, September 23: (11.45 – 1.30 pm)

Progress of Research in Forestry and Climate Change

Chair: Mr. C. Vishwanath, Joint Secretary, MoEF

11:45 AM Modeling forestry climate change mitigation potential, and barriers, in models of the global economy

Dr. Jayant Sathaye Senior Scientist, LBNL and Kenneth Andrasko, USEPA

12:05 PM Alternative approaches to address leakage in carbon sinks in Indonesia: Methods and case study in Sumatra

Prof. Rizaldi Boer, IPB program, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

12.40 PM Alternative approaches to manage carbon sinks in small farm forestry: Mexico’s experience and methods

Dr. Ben de Jong, ECOSUR Institute, Mexico


1.00 PM Discussion

1.30 PM Lunch

Session 2 Monday, September 23: (2.30 – 3.45 pm)

Technical Issues Related to Data and Methods for Assessment of Forest Biomass and Carbon in India (Chair: Director FSI and Dr. Ken Andrasko)

2:30 PM Assessment of biomass and carbon in forests, plantations and wastelands

Dr. Alok Saxena, Forest Survey of India, Dehra Dun

2.50 PM Assessment of soil carbon in forests, plantations and wastelands

Dr. M N Jha, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun

3.10 PM Biomass and carbon stock changes in regenerating forests under JFM

Dr. P. Sudha, Indian Institute of Science & Dr. Sandhya Rao, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi

03:30 PM Discussion

03:45 PM Coffee Break

Session 3 Monday, September 23: (4.00 – 6.00 pm)

Lessons from the Field (Chair: Dr. Subodh Sharma, Advisor, MOEF)

4: 00 PM Guidelines and methodology for developing a project on community forest management in Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh

Ms. Indu K. Murthy, Indian Institute of Science

4: 15 PM Integrated village ecosystem approach to revegetation for biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in Western Ghats, Karnataka

Dr. M H Swaminath, IFS, Conservator of Forests, Bangalore

4: 45 PM Carbon sink project - a community driven approach in Harda, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. D. N. Pandey, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

5:15 PM Climate change mitigation projects in India policy issues.

M. Satyanarayana (DIGF, MOEF)

5. 45 PM Discussion

Plenary Session Day 2: September 24, Tuesday (9.00 am)

9: 00 AM Need and opportunities for research and collaboration on forest sector mitigation in India and abroad

Prof. N.H. Ravindranath, Indian Institute of Science and

Dr. Jayant Sathaye, LBNL, Berkeley

Session 4 September 24, Tuesday (9.40 – 11.30 am)

Issues Related to Forest Carbon Projects in India (Chair: Director General of Forests)

9:45 AM Forest sector mitigation projects: Enhancing livelihoods of poor Dr. T. P. Singh, TERI

10.10 AM Forest sector mitigation projects: American Experience

Ken Andrasko

10.35 AM Forest sector mitigation projects: Carbon benefits of industrial plantations

Dr. H. D. Kulkarni, ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Ltd.

11:00 AM Discussion

11:30 AM Coffee Break

Session 5 September 24, Tuesday (12.00 – 1.30 pm)

Panel Discussion on Role of Forestry Projects for Climate Mitigation in India

Afforestation, Reforestation and Deforestation, Project Activities and Emissions Trade.

Chair : Dr. P. Ghosh, Advisor in PMO

Panel : DG Forests

: Prof. N. H. Ravindranath

: Dr. Jayant Sathaye

: Dr. Ken Andrasko

: World Bank

DISCUSSION

1: 30 PM Lunch