Comments on: Some answers from UN-REDD in Papua New Guinea

By: Rupert De Santos

Rupert De Santos — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:17:17 +0000

@Greenie Cap and trade: Can you give us a further explanation why UN-REDD PNG close its office?
Where are the results of consultations?
thanks.

By: greenie cap

greenie cap — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:32:30 +0000

Ilya and Natasha have made the description “scandal” up to create sensations for media sales and to promote themselves.
The UN is in opposition to Voluntary Carbon Trading.
The people of PNG have land ownership under the Incorporated act of PNG.
The forest Incorporations have decided that the UN is not reliable , trustworthy or experienced to relie on the management of their forests or return the best possible price of PNG carbon credits.
The PNG Government does not make decissions for the forest owners.
Norway pays nothing unless it can at least trble its return.
PNG forests are being protected from Asian and other coutries from devastating logging and Induviduals and friends of the PNG Government by the forest owners themselves.
Wake up and try and understand PNG culture and at least study the real issues in PNG.

By: mohammad nasir

mohammad nasir — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:26 +0000

Indonesia, has been made a law related forest area alteration. The law is Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 10 Tahun 2010 tentang tata cara perubahan peruntukan dan fungsi kawasan hutan (see: http://www.dephut.go.id)

This regulation could change forest area to non forest area. Impact of the regulation is as basic decision making for the government change the forest area to no forest area. Furthermore, deforestion and degration will improve as an impact from the regulation.

By: Rupert De Santos

Rupert De Santos — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:39 +0000

B Witness.
Very sophisticated allegory (your last comment). But you need to allow big part of readers to know your are referring to the office of UN-REDD in PNG.
Indeed nice view they have from 14th floor…

By: Rupert De Santos

Rupert De Santos — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:39 +0000

Chris,
Great investigation. I think environmental media is catching up with the increasing number of problems REDD is facing in developing country. UN-REDD could not have chosen more complex countries to implement REDD: Bolivia, Congo, Indonesia, Panama, PNG, Paraguay, Tanzania, Viet Nam, and Zambia. If you review carefully in each pilot country there’s no an effective climate change mitigation program or a forest governance system well established ad operational. Additionally, UN-REDD in each country mainly have a “focal” point who is fundamentally, a young fellow from UNEP or UNDP who has taken responsibility of a huge REDD program. Enthusiasm will not be enough. You will see very soon young Freddy Austli-type completely drained after battling with several tentaculus and a program out of control and management.
If I gather more info I will let you know.
Keep the good work.

By: B Witness

B Witness — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:26:39 +0000

I have a vision of three wise monkeys sitting on the 14th floor of Deloitte Tower, enjoying the view over Port Moreseby for the last year, but seeing no evil, hearing no evil, and speaking nothing at all.

Nevermind, the good tax-payers of Norway will pick up the tab…