Please see below for the terms and responsibilities, eligibility requirements, and selection criteria for observer organizations and individuals used in the 2021 CSO Observer selection process. Vea la versión en español aquí . Consultez la version française ici .
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples and other forest dependent communities focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, forest carbon stock conservation, the sustainable management of forests, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (activities commonly referred to as REDD+).
The FCPF is made up of two funds, the Readiness Fund and the Carbon Fund, and their governance bodies. The former supports national REDD+ readiness activities while the latter advances programming and payments for measured and verified emissions reductions from REDD+ countries.
The FCPF Charter establishes Observer roles for both the Participants Committee for the Readiness and the Carbon Funds. In addition to Civil Society Organization (CSO) Observers, the Charter also designates Observer roles for representatives from relevant international organizations, forest-dependent indigenous peoples and forest dwellers, relevant private sector entities, the UN-REDD Programme and the UNFCCC Secretariat. These representatives may have a seat at meetings as Observers and speak to the issues being discussed without voting rights on any motion or resolution.
In accordance with the Charter, each sector developed their own process to officially "self-select" observers. These terms of references are for observers representing Global Northern and Southern CSOs, as well as those which are focused on Gender equality in REDD+, climate change, and forestry. The sections below outline the terms and responsibilities, eligibility requirements, and selection criteria for CSO and Gender Observer organizations and individuals.
[1] For a full list of FCPF countries, please see https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/countries.
[2] Participation in the Carbon Fund has not been finalized yet. At the time of writing, twelve countries have entered the Carbon Fund: Chile, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, and Vietnam.
The following CSO and individual selection criteria represent important qualities for CSOs and individuals serving as Observers; CSOs will be asked to demonstrate how they meet the criteria in the application materials.
The following criteria will be applied to the Observer organizations to ensure greater balance and equanimity among the observers in terms of regional support, gender balance, and youth representation. The process leads and Advisory Committee members will conduct targeted outreach to encourage applications from organizations meeting these criteria. The Advisory Committee will apply these criteria when making final selection recommendations to ensure greater balance across the cohort of observers.
As noted above, applicants must disclose any potential conflict of interest, including the scope of their organizations’ funding with multilateral development banks, export credit agencies, and governments in areas relevant to FCPF activities and programming, and agree to declare any potential conflict of interest that may arise during its tenure as Observer. The FCPF Secretariat will review disclosures and determine whether the conflict of interest precludes the organization or individual from serving as an Observer.
Organizations or individuals with actual or potential conflicts of interest cannot serve as Observers to the FCPF Participants Committee. An actual or potential conflict of interest occurs when an Observer or a candidate to become Observer is in a position to influence a decision that may result in personal gain, gain for their organization, or gain for a relative. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an individual interested in becoming or continuing to serve as an Observer must disclose the existence of the (potential) conflict of interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the FCPF Secretariat considering the proposed / existing transaction or arrangement. FCPF Secretariat shall decide if an actual or perceived conflict of interest exists and warrants exclusion from the selection process.
If the FCPF Secretariat has reasonable cause to believe that an Observer or candidate to become an Observer has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the Observer of the basis for such belief and afford him/ her an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the Observer’s response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the FCPF Secretariat determines the Observer has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take corrective action.
It is recommended that organizations interested in applying for CSO observer seats review the FCPF Charter establishing the roles and functions of the CSO Observers, the Rules of Procedure.
Interested organizations should also review the FCPF website, which contains background exand up-to-date information concerning FCPF activities, including the official Observers page of the website.
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