A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

The document reviews the initial phase of the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), specifically examining how 25 approved Readiness Plan Idea Notes (R-PINs) integrate forest governance. It argues that while the FCPF's Readiness Mechanism focuses on technical capacities like monitoring and reference scenarios, addressing underlying governance issues—such as land tenure and law enforcement—is essential for achieving lasting emission reductions from REDD activities in developing countries.

• The World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), launched in 2007, utilizes a Readiness Mechanism to build capacity for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) and a Carbon Finance Mechanism for performance-based payments.
• As of February 2009, 25 countries had approved Readiness Plan Idea Notes (R-PINs), with 11 more pending, allowing them to receive funding for detailed national REDD strategies known as Readiness Plans (R-Plans).
• The Readiness Mechanism primarily focuses on technical requirements such as national reference scenarios and monitoring systems, but the author asserts that strengthening forest governance—including secure tenure and law enforcement—is critical to prevent leakage and ensure lasting emission reductions.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. https://www.wri.org/research/review-25-readiness-plan-idea-notes-world-bank-forest-carbon-partnership-facility

Chicago

World Resources Institute. A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/review-25-readiness-plan-idea-notes-world-bank-forest-carbon-partnership-facility.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendreview, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{A Review of 25 Readiness Plan Idea Notes from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/review-25-readiness-plan-idea-notes-world-bank-forest-carbon-partnership-facility}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }