Science  at  ASB  Partnership:  Reflec3ons  from  young  scien3sts  

Lalisa  Duguma  &  Dieudonne  Alemagi  

Outline  

•  ASB  in  'me  •  The  Science  at  ASB    •  The  Inspiring  things  in  ASB  Research  •  Some  reflec'ons  •  Challenges  

ASB  in  3me  

Ac3ve  sites  of  ASB  

Indonesia: Tanjung Jabung Barat Vietnam: Babe Districts in Bac Kan Province Cameroon: Efoulan municipality Peru: Aguaytia watershed in Peru DR Congo: Kinshasa area  

 

The  Science  at  ASB  

1.  Science  that  produces  outputs/tools  people  want  to  have  

•  Adopted  in  33  provinces  in  Indonesia  

•  Promising  progress  in  Peru    and  in  Cameroon.   15  trainings  with  250  technical  

staff  and  policy  makers  at  na'onal  and  sub-­‐na'onal  levels  trained  globally.  Dewi  et  al  (2010)  

White  and  Minang  et  al  (2011)  

2.  Science  that  links  with  the  people  

2A.  Training  on  graHing  techniques  in  Cameroon  

2B.  Training  on  marcoKng  

3.  Science  that  links  with  partners  that  facilitate  impact  pathways  

Local NGOs, Traditional Authorities, and Sectorial Administrators from the West and Northwest Region of

Cameroon

Training  farmers  and  local  authori'es  on  farm  renewal  techniques  in  Cameroon  

4.  Science  that  challenges  the  current  state  of  knowledge/prac3ce  4A.  Reducing  Emission  from  All  Land  Uses  (REALU)  

Most  drivers  of  deforesta'on  are  linked  to  processes  outside  the  forest  area.  Hence,  to  effec'vely  reduce  emission,  it  requires  a  landscape  approach  that  can  capture  the  drivers  outside  forests.    

1.   Climate  Policy  special  issue:  “The  Poli3cal  Economy  of  Readiness  for  REDD+”    

2.   Forthcoming  Book:  “Climate  smart  landscapes:  Mul3func3onality  in  Prac3ce”  

REDD  Readiness  Assessment  Framework  (Minang  et  al  2014)  -­‐  6  func'ons  -­‐  9  sub-­‐func'ons  -­‐  31  indicators  

Compara've  readiness  assessment  for  four  countries  with  ac've  ASB  sites  (Minang  et  al  2014)    

4B.  Synergies  between  climate  change  mi3ga3on  and  adapta3on  measures  in  the  land  use  sector  

Duguma  et  al  (2014a)  

Compara3ve  analysis  for  synergy  enabling  condi3ons  

Duguma  et  al  (2014b)  

5.  Science  with  strong  interfaces  with  policies  at  mul3ple  scales  

•  UNFCCC  COP  •  SBSTA  •  Oslo  REDD  Exchange  •  Global  Landscape  Forum  •  Global  Land  Project  •  World  Bank  (Thru  REDD+  

Opp-­‐Cost  manual)  •  FAO  (Cameroon)  (Thru  

LUWES)  •  Indonesian  government  

(Thru  LUWES)  •  Peru  (Thru  LUWES)  

Inspiring  things?  Besides  the  diverse  scien'fic  por`olio:  – Mul'-­‐country  teams  that  interact  and  share  experience    – Writeshops  for  scien'fic  wri'ngs  –  Compara've  studies  (e.g.  REDD  Readiness  assessments)  –  Diverse  groups  of  people  to  interact  with  –  CG  centers,  na'onal  ins'tu'ons,  universi'es,  private  sector,  farmers,  development  agents,  etc.  

Some  reflec3ons  Research:  currently  more  on  policies  and  tools  and  some  emphasis  on  biophysical  researches  is  important  too.  

Strategic  linkages:  Opportuni'es  for  linking  the  ASB  benchmark  sites  with  FTA  Sen'nel  Landscapes  (e.g.  there  is  an  overlap  in  at  least  four  countries).  

Enhancing  partnership  with  the  private  sector:  current  engagements  are  only  for  analysis  that  informs  the  science  (e.g.  Lou  Munden).  Could  the  engagements  be  pushed  to  investments  in  landscapes  where  feasible?    

Scope:  Can  ASB  go  beyond  the  tropical  forest  margins?    

 

 

Some  Challenges  

•  Coordina'on  challenges  •  Time  consuming  to  develop  methods  and  ac'ons  jointly  

Thank  You!