Title: REDD+ Expert Consultant for The
Improvement of Agrarian Reform Roadmap and Natural Resources Management (National, 1 post)
Project Name : REED+
Reports to: Coordinator of Legal and Law Enforcement
of BP REDD+
Duty Station: Jakarta
Expected Places of Travel (if applicable):
Duration of Assignment: 2 (two) months
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I. BACKGROUND
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Context of the REDD+ initiative:
Indonesia is the third largest emitter of carbon
dioxide (CO2)
and the world’s largest emitter from agriculture, forestry and other land
use. Over the past five years, Indonesia’s annual deforestation rate has
averaged around 1 million hectares, which contributes to an estimated
87 percent of Indonesia’s annual emissions. In response to this
situation, in 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, made a voluntary
commitment to the world to reduce emissions as much as 26 percent under
a business-as-usual scenario or up to 41 percent with international
support by 2020.
According to the Second National Communication from
Indonesia to the UNFCCC, Indonesia is expected to emit around 2.9 million
metric tons (gigatons) by 2020 under the business-as-usual scenario. A
commitment to reduce that amount by 26 percent would mean a reduction of
0.8 gigatons, while 41 percent would amount to a reduction of
1.2 gigatons. A reduction from an expected 2.9 to 1.7 gigatons by
2020 is a challenging commitment for a country aiming to maintain its
7 percent annual growth rate. Nevertheless, this commitment has been
translated into a comprehensive National Action Plan known as RAN-GRK
(PP 61/2011).
The National Action Plan for the Reduction of
Green-house Gas Emissions (RAN-GRK) estimates that 87 percent of the
emission-reduction target - approximately 1 gigaton - relates directly
to the forestry and peat land sectors and, to address this, the government
has adopted an incentive mechanism to improve management of the country’s
vast forest resources while supporting climate-change mitigation. This
mechanism, known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation), has five primary objectives: (a) reduction of deforestation;
(b) reduction of forest degradation; (c) conservation of carbon
stocks; (d) sustainable forest management; and (e) enhancing carbon
stocks.
On 26 May 2010 the Governments of Indonesia and
Norway signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a REDD+ Partnership. The
first phase of this REDD+ Partnership (Phase 1) was to establish an agency
with the capacity to implement and manage REDD+ projects initially in the
pilot province Central Kalimantan and progressively in other priority
provinces across Indonesia. A Task Force (Satuan
Tugas, Satgas) was established to support this initial phase and, as of
June 2013 at the end of the Task Force’s mandate, the following progress was
achieved:
·
Drafting
of an integrated Presidential Regulation regarding the establishment of a
REDD+ Agency and governance of REDD+ in Indonesia;
·
Finalisation
of a REDD+ National Strategy (Stranas) and development of Provincial
Strategies and Action Plans (PSAPs) for the eleven priority provinces;
·
Agreement
on, and legal basis for, the structure and operations of a REDD+ Financial
Instrument (FREDDI); its implementation awaits the establishment of the REDD+
Agency and the subsequent release of funding for Phase 2 of the LoI;
·
A
methodology for the structure and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the
MRV technical unit; while international standards and an
international/national REDD+ registry remain in development, the unit is
ready for mobilisation following the establishment of the REDD+ Agency;
·
Legal
review of regulatory requirements related to REDD+ implementation in
particular land tenure, forest and peat-land governance, forest monitoring
and law enforcement, consolidation of land concessions, and a Moratorium on all new concessions for conversion of
peat and natural forest in Indonesia; and
·
Successful
implementation of a wide range of projects by the REDD+ Task Force in the
pilot province Central Kalimantan with a focus on developing an operational
capacity and an enabling environment for REDD+ projects.
These achievements have prepared a basic foundation
for a future REDD+ national programme that aims to address the
emission-reduction target for the forestry and peat-land sectors and the
national long-term goals associated with sustainable economic development and
poverty reduction.
Context of this ToR:
UKP4
together with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights had finished preparing
the Roadmap to Reform Regulation Legislation to Promote Governance refinement
on Peatland Forests within REDD +
Framework. Furthermore, MPR Decree No. IX/MPR/2001 on Agrarian Reform and
Natural Resources Management (hereinafter "TAP MPR IX") has given
mandate on agrarian reform and natural resource management to be based on 12
principles specified in Section 4 of TAP MPR IX as stated in Article 5 of TAP
MPR IX. Therefore, to comprehensively implement TAP MPR IX, it is crucial to
reform the roadmap and direct it to the implementation of TAP MPR IX. This
then will be the basis for the government in making decision on the policy
regarding the agrarian reform and natural resources management.
Some
experts require to reform the roadmap. One we need is an Expert Consultant
for The Improvement of Agrarian Reform Roadmap and Natural Resources
Management. This expert consultant will establish the methodology to carry
out agrarian reform in accordance with TAP MPR IX; conduct FGD involving
relevant persons; consult with steering committee, expert team and technical
team mentioned in Keputusan Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Nomor M.HH-01.HN.01.05
Tahun 2014; and formulate the roadmap to implement TAP MPR IX.
Objectives of Assignment:
To improve the forest and peat land governance within
the Framework of REDD+.
To apply for this post,
please go to the following link and download all the necessary documents:
Reference Number: 19184
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