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Climate Action Network International Intervention in the Workshop on REDD, 22 August 2008 Ad-Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention The climate Action Network would like to thank our host – the government and the people of Ghana and the Chair for the opportunity to speak in this important workshop. Distinguished Delegates: CAN’s objective is to achieve a mechanism that reduces emissions from deforestation in developing countries in developing countries at the national level. Deep emissions reductions from fossil fuels as well as Reduction of emission from deforestation and degradation (REDD) are needed to prevent dangerous climate change and to limit global temperature increases below two degrees, compared to pre-industrial levels. CAN joint our colleagues from the Accra Caucus on forest and climate change that gathered here a great amount of forest communities, local and indigenous people to say that the development and implementation of REDD mechanisms must be in full accordance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, International Labor Organization Convention 169 and other relevant human rights instruments. The rights of local, traditional and indigenous communities must be fully respected and benefits must reach the local level. Implementation of REDD should not lead to displacement of Indigenous Peoples or local communities from their territories and lands. Can joins our colleagues committed to biodiversity conservation to say that REDD must contribute to the conservation of forest biodiversity. Consequently, REDD should apply exclusively to natural forests and it must also respect the Convention on Biological Diversity. Climate Action Network believes that REDD must reduce emissions from both deforestation and forest degradation. It must also include positive incentives for countries that have low deforestation rates and large amounts of forest remaining, such as those of the Congo Basin. Significant and reliable streams of funding for REDD are required. This funding must be additional to official development assistance (ODA), and tied to strong requirements for good governance. Mr Chairman, REDD must be additional to deep domestic emissions reductions by Annex I countries and must not create disincentives to the necessary transformation towards a future low carbon economy. It is also important that REDD finance mechanisms avoid or minimize international emissions displacement. CAN urges the parties to take action on reaching an agreement on REDD Mr Chairman. The success of an international agreement on climate change depends on successful implementation of the Bali Action Plan, with national mitigation actions in developing countries tied to financing from industrialized countries. Real action, by you, on the critical issue of REDD can show that the spirit of Bali is alive and well. Thank you.