Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) For the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) For the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach 4th Edition CONAF | ENCCRV Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) For the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) For the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach 4th Edition Authors: Nuvia Briceño, Support professional, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Manuel Carvajal, FCPF Readiness for REDD+ project Coordinator, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Daniel Contreras, Environmental and Social Safeguards Coordinator, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Luis Gianelli, Forests and Climate Change Manager, CONAF Milza López, Support professional, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF César Mattar, Support professional, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Daniel Montaner, Support professional, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Ana Paris, Support professional, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Gabriela Soto, Forests and Climate Change Department Coordinator, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF. Constanza Troppa, Public Policy monitoring, implementation and formulation unit, Forests and Climate Change Management, CONAF Georgina Trujillo, Review, Verification and Monitoring Coordinator, Forests and Climate Change Department, CONAF Forests and Climate Change Management National Forestry Commission (CONAF) Collaborators: Katherine Álvarez, Indigenous and Social Affairs Unit, Executive Office, CONAF Valentina Letelier, Indigenous and Social Affairs Unit, Executive Office, CONAF Pamela Hidalgo, Indigenous and Social Affairs Unit, Executive Office, CONAF Guido Aguilera, Indigenous and Social Affairs Unit Manager, Executive Office, CONAF How to cite this document Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF). 2020. Sistema de Distribución de Beneficios de la Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático y Recursos Vegetacionales, 4ª Edición. Santiago. Chile. 86 pp. (National Forestry Corporation (CONAF). 2020. Benefit Sharing Plan from the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources, 4th Edition. Santiago. Chile. 54 pp.) Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) For the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) For the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach 4th Edition Contents Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Contents 1. SUMMARY 1 2. INTRODUCTION 3 2.1. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) 4 2.2. National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) 5 3. BENEFIT-SHARING PLAN (BSP) 7 3.1. Legal Framework 10 4. REDD+ ASSOCIATED BENEFITS WITHIN ENCCRV FRAMEWORK 13 4.1. Definition of benefits 14 4.2. Fund distribution 14 4.3. Resource-sharing methods at the regional level 15 4.4. BSP Implementation governance 15 4.4.1. National technical proposal 15 4.4.2. Regional technical proposal 17 4.4.2.1. Prioritized Projects 19 4.4.2.2. Public Tender Mode 20 4.5. Assessment of funding percentage allocation between modes 22 4.6. Resource distribution between Regions 23 5. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 25 5.1. Regional REDD+ Groups 27 6. BENEFITED POPULATION 33 6.1. Types of beneficiaries 34 6.2. Eligibility requirements and restrictions 35 6.3. Collaboration Agreement with beneficiaries 36 6.4. Record of beneficiaries 36 7. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS 37 7.1. Institutional arrangements for BSP safeguard management 38 7.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) 41 7.3. Provisions for Safeguard Management in BSP project implementation 43 8. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 45 8.1. Property Monitoring System 47 8.2. Safeguard Information System (SIS) 48 8.3. Emission Reduction Monitoring 49 9. PARTICIPATIVE PROCESSES FOR ENCCRV BSP REINFORCEMENT 51 9.1. 2019 participative process 52 9.2. 2020 participative process 54 9.3. Socialization process 56 10. COMMUNICATIONS PLAN 57 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY 59 12. ANNEXES 61 Annex 1. Annex 1. REDD+ activities for the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetational Resources 63 Annex 2. Generic activities 65 Annex 3. List of excluded activities 68 Annex 4. Reference content on Technical and Administrative bases for the Public Tender mode 69 Annex 5. Flow of ERPA Funds for the BSP 71 Abbreviations and Acronyms CONAF | ENCCRV Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Abbreviations and Acronyms AGCID Agency for International Cooperation and Development BSP Benefit-Sharing Plan CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CIREN Natural Resources Information Center CNR National Irrigation Commission CONAF National Forestry Corporation COP Conference of the Parties CORECC Regional Committee for Climate Change COSOC CONAF Civil Society Council CTICC Intra-ministry Technical Committee on Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture DCCSA Environmental Services and Climate Change Department ENCCRV National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources ERPA Emission Reduction Payment Agreement ESA Environmental and Social Assessment ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FIA Foundation for Agricultural Innovation FREL/FRL Forest Reference Emissions Level/Forest Reference Level FUCOA Foundation for Communications, Training and Culture of Agriculture GBCC Forest and Climate Change Management GHG Greenhouse Gases GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism INDAP Institute of Agricultural Development INFOR Forestry Institute INIA Agricultural Research Institute MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture MINREL Ministry of Foreign Affairs MMA Ministry of the Environment MOP Operations Manual MRV Measurement, Reporting and Verification NDC Nationally Determined Contribution NTP National Technical Proposal OASP Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (OASP) OIRS Information, Complaints and Suggestions Office ONG Non-Governmental Organization RTP Regional Technical Proposal REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation, Forest Degradation and increase of forest carbon stock SAG Agricultural and Livestock Service SESA Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment SII Internal Revenue Service SIS Safeguard Information System SNMF National Forest Monitoring System SMM Measuring and Monitoring System SSP Property Monitoring System UAIS Indigenous and Social Affairs Unit UF Unidad de Fomento (Non-circulating unit of account adjusted daily for inflation) UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN-REDD United Nations REDD+ Program SUMMARY CONAF | ENCCRV 1 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Summary T his document corresponds to the Benefit-Sharing Plan (BSP), hereinafter “the Plan” or “BSP” for the National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV, for its acronym in Spanish) of Chile (2017- 2025), an initiative led by the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI, for its acronym in Spanish) through the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF, for its acronym in Spanish), incorporating a set of actions within the framework of policies for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, stock increase, and considering the sustainable management, conservation and improvement of carbon stocks (REDD+) as established in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Plan is the framework by means of which various parties receive the benefits brought by the implementation of ENCCRV action measures, through funding earned from the transactions of Greenhouse Gases Emission (GHG) Reductions associated with REDD+ result-based payments. These payments may come from international cooperation entities such as the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the Green Climate Fund, UNFCCC Annex 1 countries, private institutions, and the State, among others. Such payments are originated from the reduction of emissions achieved by Chile over predefined reference levels. The objective of BSP is to allocate such resources in the territory through the implementation of projects that strengthen the benefits associated with emission reductions or removal increases, along with other co-benefits associated with forests. The design of the Plan seeks to generate an effective, efficient, fair, and transparent instrument with a gender-based and intercultural approach, considering the vision of local, indigenous and/or rural communities within a framework of general principles which are established in this document. Chile’s BSP is characterized by a decentralized structure, which promotes decision-making at the regional level by means of participative groups (REDD+ groups) made up of local representatives related to forests from the public, private and civil society spheres. Chile has defined that benefits granted to the community through BSP are to be non-monetary, encompassing technical support, project implementation and other activities related to ENCCRV’s action measures. The Plan is flexible, able to accommodate technical and legal specifications of all results-based agreements already concluded or to be concluded by Chile. The document is structured by first introducing the REDD+ approach, ENCCRV, BSP and legal frameworks. The BSP is then described, including the selection and accompaniment process for regional-scale projects, along with institutional arrangements governing their implementation. The final parts of the document detail the monitoring and safeguards to be implemented. Consultation participative processes are also described, as their inputs contributed to the production of the BSP and finally, the communications plan. It is important to highlight the technical and financial contribution provided by the World Bank and the FCPF through direct support to the country in the development of a series of elements necessary for a correct execution of the REDD+ approach, this support includes the elaboration of fundamental components for the ENCCRV and this SDB. Indeed, the support provided by the Fund aims to support the country in its effort to reduce emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation, conserve and increase forest carbon stocks, and sustainably manage forests. 2 Introduction CONAF | ENCCRV 2 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Introduction 2.1. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) A series of discussions began in 2005 within the UNFCCC framework with the idea of moving forward in Climate Change mitigation along with fostering the adoption by developing countries-of policies and incentives focused on reducing emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation, promoting forest conservation and sustainable management, and increasing forest stocks, known as REDD+1. It is from this approach that the Conferences of the Parties (COP) have adopted decisions so as to move forward with the implementation of national programs and promote technical and financial support from developed countries (through economic incentives) towards their developing counterparts, so they can reduce their emissions and/or increase greenhouse gases sequestration (removals). The national programs have taken three phases into account: (i) Preparation, concerned with the conceptual design and development of the institutional, social, technical and political elements and interrelations of each country; (ii) Piloting and Implementation, where early territorial implementation actions that allow for the testing (or piloting) of already designed institutional and technical arrangement are tested and executed; and (iii) Result and performance-based payments, by means of which financial compensation is given to countries that demonstrate emission reductions associated to REDD+ related actions, with such reductions having been verified by independent entities. The four pillars of the Warsaw Framework were established in CoP 19, 2013 so countries could develop their respective REDD+ approaches, which are: i) formulate a REDD+ National Strategy or Action Plan; ii) establish a Forest Emissions Reference Level (FREL)/Forest Reference Level (FRL)2; iii) have a National Forest Monitoring System (SNMF, for its acronym in Spanish), and iv) develop and implement a Safeguard Information System (SIS). While Chile already formulated a National scale REDD+ Strategy as established by the Warsaw Framework, as a first step, a decision was made to implement result-based payments at a sub-national scale, where actions within the territory-included those executed by public and private stakeholders will be restricted to this scale, which encompasses the territory between the Maule and Los Lagos regions, both regions included as well. The BSP is described in-depth as follows: section 4 describes benefit types and financial resources management; section 5 refers to institutional arrangements which govern the BSP; section 6 describes BSP beneficiaries and section 7 the implementation of safeguards, also including other sections regarding the communication plan, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), and monitoring. 1 UNFCC Secretariat (2016). Key decisions relevant for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+). Available at https:// unfccc.int/files/land_use_and_climate_change/redd/application/pdf/compilation_redd_decision_booklet_v1.1.pdf 2 The main objective behind FREL/FRL is to characterize historic greenhouse gases emissions by forest deforestation and degradation, along with uptakes due to increases in forest carbon stocks, forest conservation and sustainable management, looking towards the future. This NREF will serve as a baseline to measure the performance of ENCCRV – prioritized actions and policies. 4 CONAF | ENCCRV 2.2. National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) In Chile, the CONAF3 is the REDD+ Focal Point for UNFCCC through the Environmental Services and Climate Change Department (DECCSA, for its acronym in Spanish) dependent of the Climate Change and Forests Management. Considering this role, CONAF has been working since 2010 in the development of the ENCCRV (REDD+ National Program), as the basis for complying with the pillars of the Warsaw Framework with the goal of reaching the results-based payment phase. ENCCRV was developed by CONAF for the 2017 - 2025 period, as part of the national efforts regarding climate change, the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought. This initiative includes a set of action measures and activities with the objective of: […] reducing social, environmental and economic vulnerabilities brought by climate change, desertification, land degradation and drought on vegetation resources and human communities which rely on said resources, so as to increase ecosystem resilience and help mitigate climate change by fostering the sequestration and reduction of greenhouse gases emissions in Chile […] manage appraisal and assessment mechanisms for environmental services provided by native forests resources, including performance-based payment systems that respect benefit sharing and social/environmental safeguards. To achieve these objectives, the Strategy incorporates climate change mitigation and adaptation actions following guidelines from UNFCCC, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Convention on Biological Diversity, among others. All of this was achieved through a broad participative process and a series of technical studies to identify the main causes behind deforestation, degradation and lack of forest carbon stock increases, as well as defining action measures or actions4 aimed at facing such problems. The process was comprehensive and included three stages: Execution of participative workshops in all regions of Chile along with a national workshop; a validation process for these outcomes by means of Self-Assessment, Indigenous Dialog and Participation, and an online Citizen Consultation. This process was based on the ENCCRV Safeguard Plan, with its final outcome being a Strategic Social and Environmental Assessment (SESA)5, published in 2016 with the objective of: […] incorporating environmental and social considerations needed to ensure the sustainable implementation on inherent action measures such as technical and operational initiatives, plans and programs, strategic lines, standards, rules and/or the creation or adjustment of public policies related to Climate Change mitigation and adaptation goals, in line with national commitments entered into with UNFCCC. An Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)6 was developed as an addition to SESA and published in 2018, with the objective of “Establishing and systematizing implementation and follow up procedures for ENCCRV action measures by means of predefined protocols, in accordance with active Operational World Bank Policies and other safeguards that apply during ENCCRV implementation”. 3 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREL) of Chile, UNFCCC Focal Point, appoints CONAF as REDD+ Focal Point in 2014, with approval from the Ministry of the Environment (MMA, for its acronym in Spanish). 4 Concrete definition of which actions are a ENCCRV activity. These action measures can have a specific impact on one ground or may be cross sectional, meaning it addresses two or more grounds simultaneously. 5 https://www.enccrv.cl/sesa-final 6 https://www.enccrv.cl/mgas 5 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition In this manner, Chile has made progress in strengthening the regulatory and institutional framework for forest resource management, the establishment of improved public policies for agricultural and forest management, among others, territorial promotion and implementation of sustainable forest management models so as to support vulnerable rural communities, encourage development and contribute to native forest conservation. Regarding the ENCCRV development framework, Chile has complied with global guidelines so as to quantify forest carbon emissions and absorptions within a specific historic period, making progress in the way in which carbon fluxes are measured and monitored over time, along with the way in which environmental and social safeguards are to be addressed and followed. The summary detailed below shows the state of progress for Chile regarding the REDD+ implementation within the Warsaw Framework: REDD+ Strategy | Achieved. ENCCRV was approved by the Council of Ministers for Sustainability on November 14, 2016. FREL or FRL | Achieved. Approved in 2016 by the UNFCCC and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) panel of experts7. SNMF | Achieved. Published in 2018 within the ENCCRV framework. SIS | Scheduled for 2021. In accordance with the aforementioned, Chile has the conditions, established within the Warsaw Framework, to be eligible for results-based payment under the REDD+ approach. In line with this, agreements were signed during COP 25 with two of the most recognized instances of emissions reduction funding under REDD+ activities: i) The FCPF Carbon Partnership, by signing an Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA)8 managed by the World Bank, ii) The Green Climate Fund (GCF), which is the UNFCCC official mechanism for helping developing countries regarding mitigation and adaptation practices. It is worth noting that both funds require compliance with the conditions of the Warsaw Framework for results-based payments9 to be obtained, including compliance with legal requirements and designing a BSP for channeling resources towards territory-related beneficiaries. 7 Included in decision 13/CP.19, paragraph 1. 8 The Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) was signed on December 4, 2020, with the World Bank on behalf of FCPF, prior to compliance with these conditions. The first monitoring milestone, scheduled for April 4, 2020 is contingent upon their compliance, along with subsequent verification and payment. 9 Concerning the ERPA signed with the World Bank on behalf of FCPF on December 4, 2020, compliance with safeguard conditions as per World Bank Operational Policies, and compliance with the following effectiveness terms were established as requirements: (1) Issuance of the final version of the Benefit-Sharing Plan and its corresponding Operations Manual; (2) Evidence regarding the capabilities of the entity for transferring securities from emission reductions achieved, without any transaction costs; (3) Ancillary agreement signed between AGCID, CONAF and INFOR for BSP implementation and resource management; and (4) Certification of compliance with legal requirements for ERPA ratification. 6 Benefit-Sharing Plan (BSP) CONAF | ENCCRV 3 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Benefit-Sharing Plan (BSP) Benefit-sharing within the REDD+ framework is a concept derived from the 72nd paragraph of the Cancun Agreement according to which the parties, as developing countries, are to ensure the full and effective participation of all stakeholders in order to develop and apply their REDD+ national action plans or strategies. They must consider, among others, indigenous people, and local communities (FCCC, 201010). In line with this decision, this document brings forward the general guidelines of the BSP for REDD+ results-based payments obtained by Chile within the framework of ENCCRV11 implementation. First, it is worth noting the ENCCRV BSP was built through a national participative process, with the goal of design an efficient, fair, transparent and inclusive instrument gender and intercultural approach, in accordance with the vision of the communities of the territory, and based on the institutional framework of the country. The participative process incorporated indigenous people, small and medium business owners, experts, public and private institutions, along academics and non-profit organizations. The BSP also incorporates a mechanism to monitor implementation activities in the territory in order to measure the generation of co-benefits, reduction and removal of emissions and to monitor the application of environmental and social safeguards. Resource sharing will be executed through non-monetary benefits, mainly the execution of projects associated with ENCCRV12 and implemented in lands owned by beneficiaries. In this manner, the BSP is a unique national system that will allow Chile to access result-based payments phase within the REDD+ approach framework by complying with requirements established both by UNFCCC demands and guidelines from international agencies which channel funding for these payments. Some of the most important guidelines incorporated into the BSP correspond to those provided by FCPF through the Carbon Fund13 methodology framework, among which the following can be found: Description of institutional arrangements considered; Definition of non-monetary benefits; Development, by means of a consultative, participative, and transparent process that is also suitable for the national context; based on the Preparation phase and taking already existing mechanisms into account: Transparent implementation; and Suitability towards the national legal environment. A core BSP element is that payments received by the country during the result-based payment third phase are to be distributed in full according to this mechanism, starting with payments coming from the FCPF Carbon Fund, by means of the ERPA14 and GCF, along with other national and international funds that contribute to implementing REDD+ activities for emissions reduction. It is worth noting that, regarding the result-based payment phase, Chile decided to implement the BSP through non-monetary benefits, meaning beneficiaries will not receive direct resource transfers but rather be able to 10 Cancun Agreement. Available in https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/cop16/spa/07a01s.pdf 11 Details regarding technical guidelines will be part of the SBD Operations Manual for each Payment Agreement. 12 Action measures are described in the ENCCRV document. 13 https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/system/files/documents/FCPF%20Carbon%20Fund%20Methodological%20Framework%20revised%202016_1.pdf 14 In the case of the Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the World Bank on behalf of FCPF, said agreement was signed on December 4, 2019 prior to compliance with these conditions. The first monitoring milestone, scheduled for June 30, 2021 and its subsequent verification and payment, are contingent upon compliance with other agreements signed by Chile including the Green Climate Fund. 8 CONAF | ENCCRV access funding for activities and projects to be implemented at the property level, either by CONAF, forestry consultants or other entities allowed by national legislation. This benefit transfer methodology was selected considering the experience that CONAF has in the application of public policies and instruments for forestry development within the framework of Law No. 20,283 and Decree Law No. 701.In addition, the extensive knowledge of CONAF in terms of the territory and the beneficiary population is added. On the other hand, this method allows to focus actions on the different territories, and covers multiple beneficiaries with similar projects, allowing for an increase in expected outcomes and impacts at a landscape scale, implementing projects with a greater spatial and temporal range. It should be noted that these aspects of the BSP were analyzed and validated by beneficiaries during the participatory process (see section 9). On the other hand, since the FREL, FRL15, 16 and the Technical Results Annex were developed at a regional scale, emissions reduction at the property level cannot be estimated (due to carbon accounting technical reasons). Therefore, the BSP has included a first benefit-sharing level at a regional scale to address the needs and characteristics of each territory and subsequently, in more advanced system stages, be able to focus distribution at the local level. Small forest owners, indigenous and agricultural communities have been identified as the priority BSP beneficiaries, being part of forest-related vulnerable groups and requiring more support for the execution of REDD+ activities. At the same time, a decision has been made to benefit other parties such as medium-scale forest owners that, for example, execute projects that contribute to ecosystem restoration at a landscape scale or increase non-carbon benefits generated by vegetational resources to favor local communities. In this manner, benefit distribution among small and medium forest owners, agricultural and indigenous communities, and other possible beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 72 of the Cancun Agreement, and considering a gender and interculturality approach, will be prioritized. Beneficiaries are described in chapter 6 of the system. In operational terms, once transfers derived from emission reduction agreements and/or contracts, signed with the respective national or international funds are made, resources will be received by the managing and receiving agency, an institution in charge of financial management under the principles described in this document, with said responsibilities resting with one or more institutions, an aspect to be established in the Operations Manual (MOP, for its acronym in Spanish) for each Payment Agreement. These agencies may be governmental or non-governmental institutions, which will be determined before the signing of each Agreement or Contract, according to national necessities and fund requirements. CONAF will oversee the effective implementation of the BSP by the administration of the modalities of resource distribution, search for beneficiaries, monitoring activity execution, follow-up on safeguards and technical progress reports for each project among other aspects. After the reception of funds associated with emission reduction payment contracts or agreements, resource allocation (Funding stage) will begin in accordance with the BSP, defining specific aspects regarding distribution within the regions where the agreement is to be implemented, along with the application of other criteria defined and validated in the participation stage. In the case of the ERPA, the MOP will detail BSP implementation arrangements and procedures. As such, it will specify the teams, institutions, and professionals in charge of the different stages of the process, including the modalities of distribution of benefits details pertaining documentation to be used. Specifically, the MOP will include the templates and protocols for the generation of documents, goods and services procurement processes, the description of national and regional technical proposals, the Project Design Worksheet17, Project Document18, technical and administrative bases, application documents and agreements with beneficiaries. 15 Point of reference or baseline for trends in forest degradation and deforestation, in order to assess the performance of countries that are implementing their REDD+ activities. 16 In accordance with texts from REDD+ and CMNUCC, international discussions and the FCPF Founding Charter, results of REDD+ activities (And Carbon Fund RE programs) will be measured relative to a forest emissions reference level or previously defined Forest Reference Level (FCPF, 2016) 17 The Project formulation procedure is initiated when a proposal or initiative is formally presented by the Regional CONAF through a Project Design Worksheet. See format in Annex No. 8 of ESMF. 18 Once the Project Design Worksheet is validated, Regional CONAF will prepare the Project Document. See format in Annex No.9 of ESMF. 9 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Similarly, it will establish reporting protocols between CONAF Regional Bureaus and the attributions of the REDD+ Groups; the role of the Regional Committee on Climate Change (CORECC, acronym in Spanish); the role of CONAF main instances and the way in which safeguards are incorporated into documents related to the physical implementation of mitigation activities, among others. 3.1. Legal Framework The BSP has been designed based on the Chilean legal framework, with the following national laws and standards associated with the implementation of REDD+ activities within the territory being the most important: Political Constitution of the Republic Law No. 20.283, regarding Recovery of native forests and forest development. Supreme Decree No. 68, of 2009, by the Ministry of Agriculture, that establishes, approves and officializes the tree and shrub species native to the country. Supreme Decree No. 93, of 2008, by the Ministry of Agriculture, that approves the General Regulation of the Law on Recovery of the Native Forest and Forest Development. Supreme Decree No. 82, of 2010, by the Ministry of Agriculture, that approves the Soil, Water and Wetlands Regulation. Executive Order No. 701 from 1974 regarding Forest Development. Executive Order No. 2565 of 1979, by the Ministry of Agriculture, replacing Executive Order No. 701 from 1974, regarding Forest Lands. Supreme Decree No. 193, of 1998, by the Ministry of Agriculture, that approves the General Regulation of Decree Law No. 701, of 1974, On Forest Development. Supreme Decree No. 259, of 1980, by the Ministry of Agriculture, that approves the Technical Regulation of Decree Law No. 701, of 1974. Forest Law, Supreme Decree. No. 4.363 of 1931, by the Ministry of Land and Colonization. Law No. 19.300 of 1994, regarding General Environmental Principles and regulations. Law No. 18.362 of 1984, which creates the National System of Wilderness Protection Areas (SNASPE). Law No. 20.500 regarding Partnerships and Citizen Engagement in Public Management. Law No. 19.253, which establishes regulations on indigenous protection, development and promotion, along with creating the National Indigenous Development Corporation. Decree No. 236, which implements ILO Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Population in Independent Countries. Executive Order No. 1939, of 1977, on Rules on Acquisition, Administration and Disposal of State Assets Law No. 19.880. That establishes the Bases of the Administrative Procedures that govern the Acts of the Bodies of the State Administration. Law No. 19.886. Law on the bases for administrative contracts for the supply and provision of services. D.S. N ° 250, of 2004, of the Ministry of Finance, which promulgates the Regulation of Law N ° 19.886. 10 CONAF | ENCCRV Supreme Decree No. 66 of 2013, by the Ministry of Social Development, regulating indigenous consultation procedures. Supreme Decree No. 40, establishing Rules for the Environmental Impact Assessment System. Law No. 17.288 on National Monuments. International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15. Exempt resolution No. 133, SAG, 2005. Supreme Decree No. 531 of 1967, Washington Convention. Supreme Decree No. 141 of 1975, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Supreme Decree No. 1.963 of 1995, Convention on Biological Diversity. Supreme Decree No. 123, of 1995, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promulgating the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Supreme Decree No. 1.546, of 2009, by the Ministry of Justice, Approving Reforms to the Statutes of the National Forestry Corporation. Decree with force of Law No. 594, of 1960, by the Ministry of Treasury, Establishes functions and structure of the Ministry of Agriculture. Decree No. 67, of 1980, by the Ministry of Agriculture. It grants to the Regional Ministerial Secretaries of Agriculture the attributions and powers that it indicates. Exempt Decree No. 360, of 2017, of the Ministry of Agriculture, creates Intraministerial Technical Committee on Climate Change (CTICC). Agreement No. 21/2014, of the Council of Ministers for Sustainability, which pronounces favorably on the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change 11 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 12 REDD+ associated benefits CONAF | ENCCRV within ENCCRV framework 4 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition REDD+ associated benefits within ENCCRV framework Economic resources obtained from emission reduction result-based payments under the REDD+ framework will be used to generate benefits for forest-related stakeholders who participate in the implementation of activities under the ENCCRV framework (target population). Benefits will be mainly distributed in the form of projects (described in section 4.1), funding the entirety of their implementation costs. Each payment received by Chile in the framework of REDD+ by Emissions Reduction Payment Activities will activate a new funding phase, to be implemented through this BSP. Benefits will be distributed among the regions prioritized by the emissions reduction program of each Payment Agreement, by means of the guidelines established in this document. 4.1. Definition of benefits There are three types of benefits associated with REDD+ activities: 1) Carbon-associated benefits, corresponding to activities that allow the reception of emission reduction payments along with 2) non-carbon benefits which are, in turn, subdivided into: i) Environmental co-benefits, which may include water resource management, soil resource conservation, biodiversity conservation; and ii) Social co-benefits contributing to human wellbeing and which may encompass i) the socio economic sphere, through improvements in family income, production increases, increased food safety, environmental education, tourism promotion, recreation and entrepreneurship among others; and (ii) the sociocultural sphere through the empowerment of cultural identities, retrieval of ancestral knowledge, support of traditional ways of life, reinforcement of traditional medicine, improvements in governance structures and territorial management among others. Annex 1 includes a series of generic activities that can be funded through BSP. In addition, Annex 2 contains a list of excluded activities. 4.2. Fund distribution Elements pertaining to financial fluxes and management of resources obtained through sales of emission reductions will be detailed in the respective MOP. System implementation and project execution involve a series of associated costs such as management, technical support, monitoring and administration. Because of this, it is critical to define which percentage of funds is to be allocated for implementation activities and which percentage is to be meant for implementing project management and enabling conditions, with such amounts broken down as follows: Implementation funds Corresponds to 80% of the total funds received by Chile which will be destined for the implementation of activities and projects in the territory, along with technical support for beneficiaries, associated with ENCCRV action measures (Annex 1). 14 CONAF | ENCCRV Management funds Corresponds to the remaining 20% of funds received, and will be destined to cover administrative, technical, and operational costs, which will be managed by the Fund Managing Agency for each Payment Contract or Agreement. These will be managed with the assistance of CONAF, Central Office regarding technical support, management, monitoring and all functions required for reinforcing the Warsaw Framework pillars, also allowing for the implementation of ENCCRV facilitation measures (Annex 1). Resources will also be used to give effect to procurement and financial management functions performed, as applicable. 4.3. Resource-sharing methods at the regional level Implementation funds (80% of the total) will be distributed to beneficiaries at the regional level in the shape of project implementation through two methods, which will be described in detail in the following paragraphs: in a first instance, 50% of the amount will be allocated through Public Tender modality, while the remaining 50% will be allocated by prioritized projects. It is important to notice that each method will be subject to participation and validation by representative bodies19, both at the national and regional level by means of the process and tools described starting from point 4.4. Figure 1 corresponds to a resource-sharing scheme for both methods. Figure 1. Resource distribution per allocation method Total amount received 80% 20% Implementation Management funds cost 50% Prioritized 50% Public Tender Projects Modality Modality Source: Own development 4.4. BSP Implementation governance A series of stages in which both government institutions and citizen organizations participate so as to define the use of resources obtained through results-based payments and the way in which such resources will be distributed at the national level has been established, as described next: 4.4.1. National Technical Proposal The National Technical Proposal (NTP) corresponds to the base document for the implementation of the Payment Agreement, in which general working guidelines are defined. This document will determine the prioritization of action measures that could be funded within the period20, as well as will define the regions where the activities could be implemented in. CONAF Head Office will be responsible for developing the NTP under the ENCCRV framework. NTP general contents are described below: 19 All key actors related to vegetation resources: institutions of the forestry and environmental sector, civil society, NGOs, rural communities, academia, among others. 20 Period defined in each Payment Agreement. 15 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition NTP Framework Establish guidelines for the implementation of action measures, fund sources, associated funds, procedures21, Regions where NTP can be applied, relevant roles and parties. NTP base guidelines Corresponds to technical, administrative, political, socio-cultural, and economic guidelines on which the selection of ENCCRV to be implemented is based. Other guidelines can also be incorporated in response to extreme events (drought, floods, others) and natural disasters (natural or anthropogenic) such as forest fires. Priority action measures Action measures included in the ENCCRV, which must be implemented within the defined period according to the analysis of technical guidelines which justify the choice behind such measures. For example, regarding extreme events and disaster guidelines, if the forest fire season had a significant impact on hectares burned, measure IF.2 “Post-forest fires ecosystem restoration” could be prioritized together with measure MT.4, “Afforestation and replanting in priority areas/municipalities program”. Specific activities Activities suggested according to priority action measures included in the NTP. For example, reforestation with native species in fire-affected areas (Implies removal or grubbing up of burnt species, land cleaning, protection, among others). Feedback process At the end of each period, a national workshop will be held and/or a digital form distributed to the regional teams, with the objective of knowing both the effectiveness of the benefit distribution process implemented, as well as lessons learned and the proposals for improvement and reinforcement to be considered in the next NTP. The template of the analysis and feedback will be defined by DECCSA in order to generate the next technical proposal. REDD+ Group Regulations The REDD + Group is the technical body, representative of the forestry sector and its territories, created specifically for the implementation of the BSP of the ENCCRV, more detail in point 5.1. Its objective is to strengthen, validate and include guidelines for the selection of projects and regional beneficiaries proposed by CONAF. Therefore, the NTP must define group participation quotas, review periods, frequency of general meetings and the scope of action on adjustments in the proposals and the development of the BSP. The NTP for each period will be submitted to the Intra-Ministry Technical Committee on Climate Change (CTICC, for its acronym in Spanish) of the Ministry of Agriculture, which will be able to complement, make adjustments to and finally approve the proposal. Once the validation is obtained, the NTP will be referred to the different CONAF regional offices, prior to diffusion and discussion within the Civil Society Council of CONAF (COSOC, for its acronym in Spanish). This Council represents, the official mechanism of participation and advisory citizen which, within the framework of Law 20.500 on Citizen Participation in Public Management, seeks to integrate representatives of civil society to incorporate the opinion of citizens in public policies. 21 If an Operations Manual already exists, procedures will be detailed in the document. 16 CONAF | ENCCRV 4.4.2. Regional technical proposal The Regional Technical Proposal (RTP) is the instance in which each Regional Office of CONAF incorporates local considerations to the benefit distribution process. This proposal is, at the same time, developed, based on guidelines established in the NTP, the cross-cutting variables determined in the participatory process (Table 1), the criteria and weightings established in the MOP for each initiative. Table 1. Cross-cutting Variables Variable Definition Focused on Ecosystemic Guide forest preservation and sustainable Prioritizing activities in ecosystems either management actions under an ecosystemic affected by or susceptible to the effects of approach. Climate Change (Fragmented forests, wetlands, lack of plant formations and/or species in conservation categories, among others) Protect and/or foster ecosystemic services through sustainable forest management (PFNM, biodiversity, water regulation and provisioning, among others) Promote the use of carbon removal-efficient forest species, without negatively impacting ecosystems (Use of native species). Indigenous Prioritize actions addressing social and cultural Consider complementarity with indigenous vulnerabilities of organizations and individuals peoples’ productive and forest conservation belonging to the nine indigenous peoples initiatives (Such as the indigenous park network) recognized in Chile. Involve the traditional governance instances and traditional authorities of indigenous people. Reinforce ecosystems and/or sites of religious or cultural importance in the indigenous worldview, along with other ancestral use areas or spaces. Involve indigenous communities, associations, organizations or people as beneficiaries and/or owners. Gender Aim to privilege and/or strengthen the various Involve women and their representative roles of women in forest development. organizations as beneficiaries in a specific, distinctive manner. Promote and/or reinforce productive activities carried out by women so as to improve their income (apiculture, crafts, among others). Reinforce the resource management and technical skills of women. Value initiatives formulated by women and their representative organizations. 17 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Variable Definition Focused on Territorial Related to governance, regional development Incorporate a comprehensive territorial vision and planning tools and diagnostics, or existing considering geographic, ecosystemic or smaller territorial units. hydrographic uniformity (Mountain range, coast, basin and sub-basin, among others) Make actions compatible with policies and diagnostics described in territorial planning and development tools (For example, the Regional Development Strategy) Prioritize actions in territories historically affected by the effects of climate change (for example, the water availability deficit or forest fires). Promote initiatives arising from social and community representation instances in the territory (rural condominiums, trade associations, etc.). Socioeconomic Promote actions aimed towards reducing the Prioritize actions benefiting vulnerable social social and economic vulnerability of rural groups according to their age range. communities related to plant resources. Consider the appraisal of non-carbon benefits as part of decision-making processes within initiatives. Reinforce the associativity of forest-related productive activities (for example, Non-Timber Forest Product Associations). Make initiatives compatible with beneficiary-led economic activities and areas of intervention. Consider initiative sustainability in accordance with visible commitments from communities and /or beneficiaries. Source: Own development The Regional Technical Proposal will have the following components according to the fund distribution method, and starting from the analysis of these cross-cutting variables and selection criteria established in their respective MOP: Public Tender Modality: Technical and Administrative Bases corresponding to the Public Tender method. Prioritized Projects Modality: Technical guidelines for the development of a Portfolio of Prioritized Projects. 18 CONAF | ENCCRV Thus, the RTP with the aforementioned elements (BSP, MOP and Cross-cutting Variables) will include the base procedure for weighting the variables and criteria, with the aim of evaluating the projects through both modalities22. It should be noted that regional CONAF may include criteria and / or modify weighting percentages in the proposal evaluation process, considering the incorporation of the local reality for the selection of projects. The foregoing, after analysis and according to the provisions of the Regional REDD + Group. As an example of the above mentioned, the gender cross-cutting variable aims at “Valuing initiatives formulated by women and their respective organizations” so the RTP proposed “criteria” may award a higher score to projects where one or more women are land owners or title holders and receive implementation benefits. The RTP will be submitted by Regional CONAF to the REDD+ Group which may give feedback and adjust so both distribution methods have the support of the local stakeholders involved in the projects and respond adequately to the local needs and context. The REDD+ Group Internal Rules will define the level of adjustments that can be made and the role of the Group within the BSP. Thus, this process will promote decision-making under a sectoral, territorial, intercultural and gender-based representativeness nature, by incorporating views from different local stakeholders related to forest resources Through the above, a RTP adjusted and validated by consensus will be obtained. The RTP validated by the REDD + Group will be disseminated by the Regional Committee on Climate Change (CORECC23), which will assemble different governmental institutions, civil society organizations and climate change representative bodies, also using the various dissemination channels CONAF has at its disposal. 4.4.2.1. Prioritized Projects The incorporation of Prioritized Projects was defined due to CONAF’s experience in implementing projects in the territory. The foregoing, through the identification of emblematic projects, because of their potential impact at landscape scale, associativity and non-carbon benefits, and the possibility of associativity of the beneficiaries, with a view to generating a positive effect on the ecosystem. This method revolves around having the technical teams of each CONAF Regional Office search for and evaluate, using the area focusing tool24 developed within the ENCCRV framework, potential projects that are either emblematic or may be of special interest for the Region due to their characteristics, on the basis of guidelines proposed by CONAF and validated by the REDD+ Group in the RTP. These will be used to develop a project portfolio which will be, in turn, analyzed and weighted by their potential impact both in terms of the already described Carbon and Non-carbon benefits. The bases for the project selection criteria and therefore the scoring polynomial will be established in the respective MOP. It should also be stressed that project selection criteria will be associated with the cross-cutting Variables defined in the participative process. Projects developed under this method will be prepared by Regional CONAF based on opportunities surveyed, demands of beneficiaries and necessities pertaining to the local sphere. Project requests or proposals can be channeled through the REDD Groups and the respective regional offices which in 22 Each MOP establishes the base of the criteria and, therefore, the base for the evaluation of the projects of both modalities. 23 Regional Committees on Climate Change (CORECC), description available at https://mma.gob.cl/cambio-climatico/accion-climatica-a-nivel-regional-comites- regionales-de-cambio-climatico-correc/ 24 For this stage, regional teams must use the area focusing tool as it allows for the identification of geographic areas susceptible to being benefited by the ENCCRV Action Measures. 19 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition turn, by considering elements defined in the BSP and respective MOP, along with an internal analysis based on the application of the scoring equation, will determine projects to be funded. In the same manner, the Regional CONAF office can prepare or receive proposals and contact landowners or institutions to verify their interest in participating in the Prioritized Projects method. Once the portfolio has been developed under the Prioritized Projects method, said projects will be submitted, together with their respective project design sheet, to the REDD + Group which will review, and in case of being necessary, requesting adjustments to projects. Figure 2 displays the process distribution flow for this method: Figure 2. Workflow for project implementation under the prioritized projects method C Source: Own development. Only after said projects have been selected, those will be implemented in the territory by means of CONAF technical teams and executed by means of tenders25 or other means established in the Public Procurements Law. 4.4.2.2. Public Tender This method consists on the implementation of Regional Competitive Funds, destined to funding activities in the territory (ENCCRV Action Measures, predefined in NTP). CONAF regional offices will have the function of managing the Tender and developing the Technical and Administrative Bases, using the bases established in the BSP, criteria and weightings established in the respective MOP. The RTP, the administrative and technical bases of both modalities will be submitted to REDD+ Groups for its review, reinforcement, and approval (See contents proposed for Bases in Annex 4). Tenders will be implemented after the validation and approval of the RTP, in accordance with the specific guidelines of each fund. Benefited projects will be prioritized according to the evaluation of the projects by weighting the variables and the criteria. The final award of the projects will be defined once scores are defined for each project submitted to the system, and the application information has been evaluated and confirmed. Workflow for the Public Tender method is detailed below: 25 This process will be detailed in the respective Operations Manual. For example, ERPA tenders will be implemented by INFOR and supervised by CONAF. 20 CONAF | ENCCRV Figure 3. Workflow for project implementation under Public Tender Source: Own development. Projects awarded through Public Tender will be part of the portfolio of initiatives to be funded in the respective region for their subsequent implementation. Similarly, the approved projects, both under Prioritized Project and Public Tender, must have their corresponding Project Worksheet26, according to the ENCCRV ESMF specifications. Regional CONAF will oversee preparing the Project design sheet, which will be submitted to the REDD+ Group to be enhanced. In general terms, both modalities should be considered the following: In order to ensure compliance in the implementation of each project, CONAF will agree upon and sign a Collaboration Agreement with each beneficiary selected in the respective processes. Awarded projects will be directly implemented within the land owned by the beneficiary through public tender or other means of procurement allowed by the State Public Procurement Law, executed by the fund-managing agency or other methods defined for said purpose. Other activities such as training and local government support may be implemented by means of methodologies and procedures approved after prior assessment by CONAF regional technical teams. 26 Project Worksheet format specifications can be found in the Operations Manual. . 21 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Figure 4. BSP flowchart for ENCCRV Source: Own development. 4.5. Assessment of funding percentage allocation between modes As previously mentioned, 50% of the Implementation Fund will be allocated to the Public Tender method in a first instance, with the other 50% being allocated to the Prioritized Project method. Nevertheless, according to proposals from the stakeholders and representative of communities in the BSP participative process, this distribution will be periodically reviewed by central CONAF considering the development of modalities used in each region for the previous period, which will allow for a percentage reallocation that better addresses their needs. It is expected to achieve a BSP that can improve and adapt in accordance with the performance of each region. It is worth mentioning that, under no circumstances, the percentage may not be lower than 20% for either method. 22 CONAF | ENCCRV 4.6. Resource distribution between Regions CONAF will evaluate regional resource distribution according to allocation principles and categories, for each Payment Agreement defined period. This way, each region receives a total amount calculated by aggregating allowances by principles, as explained in Table 2 and Figure 5: Base allowance- Performance-based Buffer-based allowance- Principle of fairness allowance-Principle of Principle of solidarity effectiveness Table 2. Regional resource distribution allowance principles and categories Gross payment amount Allowance Description Principle Description percentage from Category emission reductions Fairness Benefits will be distributed Base Allowance Resources will be divided equally 50 % to all regions participating among the regions incorporated to in each Emission Reduction the respective Emission Reduction Payment Agreement. Payment Agreement. Effectiveness A REDD+ performance at the Performance- This allowance will be given in 20 % regional-level distribution based Allowance function of reductions generated principle will be considered by each region during the in order to foster efficient previous year, compared against use of resources. the respective FREL/FRL. It will be proportional between the amount of reduced emission tons per region and the national total achieved during the accounting period. Solidarity Benefits will be distributed Buffer-based This allowance will be equally 10 % considering effects on allowance27 granted to those regions regions affected by identified by CONAF as affected catastrophic events that by catastrophic events during the impacted their REDD+ accounting period. performance such as forest fires, volcanic eruption, pests, drought or floods. Source: Own development 27 If no force majeure events have taken place, resources will be added to the Performance – based Allowance. 23 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition As part of the MRV system the CONAF Regional Bureaus, in charge of implementing prioritized and awarded projects, will inform the results of implementation with both funds to CORECC, REDD+ groups and DECCSA every year. CONAF central office will systematize, through DECCSA, all reports concerning results of implementation per region for the development of national reports to be submitted to CTICC and COSOC. In addition, given the public nature of the information, free access will be provided through public media in accordance with the Communication Plan. 24 Institutional Arrangements CONAF | ENCCRV 5 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Institutional Arrangements CONAF will oversee coordinating the implementation of the BSP in its capacity as the REDD+ Focal Point for Chile. The BSP will be coordinated by a central structure at the national level and implemented in regions incorporated into each Emission Reduction Payment Agreement. Because of this, institutional arrangements to address management will be established in collaboration with various institutions, with a special focus on those related to climate change governance in Chile. The institutions involved and their responsibilities are detailed in Table 3, and the makeup of the various participative structures detailed in Table 4. Both organization levels are described below and detailed in Figure 5: a) National Level. The CONAF DECCSA develops a National Technical Proposal28 in accordance with ENCCRV objectives. In addition, CONAF centralizes and publicly reports, at least once a year, on the BSP and SIS implementation progress along with activities finances, ensuring the transparency of the process. Reports will be received from the respective Regional Bureaus and then aggregated for national reporting purposes. b) Regional Level. Regional progress will be managed by CONAF Regional Bureau, which will be in charge of the BSP implementation for each region. The Technical Coordinator of the MINAGRI Regional Technical Committee (CTR, acronym in Spanish) on Climate Change will coordinate and preside the Regional REDD+ Group, directing the process with technical and administrative support from the CONAF Regional Bureau, which will act as technical and administrative secretariat for each Regional REDD+ Group. CONAF Regional Bureau will oversee safeguard implementation for each benefited project and follow up on requirements submitted through the GRM at the regional level29. The REDD+ Group will resolve any dispute or claim which may arise during the selection process. Figure 5. Budget allocation distribution at the regional and national level Result - based payment Financiamiento disponible por available Pagos bajo under funding por Resultados la ENCCRV ENCCRV 80%80% Regional Level Imple Gestiónmentation of y Administrativa Financial Nivel and Technical Regional ENCCRV facilitation Financiera. 20% National 20% Guidelines Directrices Financieras y Técnicas action measures Technical LevelNacional Technical Support Soporte Técnico and y Monitoreo. Nivel Monitoring Management, Gestión Técnica, Administrative Implementación de and Monitoring Monitoreo y and las medidas Technical de acción Management Management Administración 20% facilitadoras de la ENCCRV. 50% 50% Base 20% performance- 10% 10% Buffer Asignación por - based de Asignación allowance Asignación Basal based allowance Desempeño allowance Amortiguación Source: Own development. 28 With the corresponding frequency per each Payment Agreement. 29 Report process detailed in the MOP. 26 CONAF | ENCCRV 5.1. Regional REDD+ Groups In Chile, regions correspond to the lowest level political-administrative distribution with public officials in charge of forest, environment, and climate change related matters30. By adjusting the benefit-sharing according to the territorial reality of each region, the BSP will foster local decision- making and decentralization. On its part, BSP grants a series of attributions to a group formed by regional representatives, known as Regional REDD+ group, strengthening and approval of the RTP, among others. These instances were created as a result of the BSP participative process, which identified the necessity to have forest-related technical working sessions with enough analysis and decision- making capabilities to incorporate important elements and criteria for this sub-national scale. As opposed to CORECC, Regional REDD+ Groups will involve indigenous people, academia and the private sector, therefore strengthening the participative and inclusive nature of BSP. REDD+ Groups will be created under the mandate of the SEREMI of Agriculture31, who will appoint to chair the Group to Technical Coordinator of the Ministry of Agriculture CTR who will preside over the respective instances. CONAF Regional Bureaus will be tasked with acting as technical and administrative secretariat for the Group, which will, in turn, incorporate other focal groups and institutions such as the SEREMI of the Environment, National Forestry Institute (INFOR, for its acronym in Spanish), National Agriculture and Fisheries Development Institute (INDAP, for its acronym in Spanish), Agriculture and Cattle Service (SAG, for its acronym in Spanish), National Tourism Service (SERNATUR, for its acronym in Spanish), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), indigenous people representatives, private sector, civil society, academia, municipal representatives, among others. The final arrangement of the REDD+ Group will vary according to the reality of each region ensuring participation of all relevant local stakeholders including at least 30% women, indigenous people (if existing) or other particular groups such as young people from rural areas. This composition may be modified in each funding phase as determined by the group members, with the objective of adding new or removing participants when relevant. Each REDD+ Group will review both benefit-sharing modes established on the PTR, being able to approve or modify bases, add criteria, modify percentages and other variables with the purpose of incorporating local realities according to member contributions based on technical information provided by CONAF and definitions already included in ENCCRV, ESMF, MOP and general BSP implementation guidelines. The Group will also resolve any disputes which may arise during the BSP implementation at the regional level. Regional REDD+ Groups will be trained in proposal assessment and approval or modification, along with other matters related to project funding such as REDD+, BSP, MOP and ESMF respectively. 30 As Municipalities are at the lowest political – administrative level, they lack the authority to take charge on these issues. BSP may not be administered by these entities as a consequence. 31 Must be formalized in a first meeting at least one month before the BSP is implemented in the respective region. 27 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Table 3. Institutions belonging to the BSP. Summary of their responsibilities Institution Description Responsibilities CONAF CONAF, Institution operating under the At the central level MINAGRI, REDD+ focal point in Chile and responsible for ENCCRV implementation - In charge of BSP implementation, safeguards compliance according to ESMF specifications, BSP implementation and emissions reduction monitoring at the regional scale. - Prepare the yearly NTP which will be submitted to the CTICC, agencies and other corresponding state bodies for review. - Receive reports from CONAF Regional Bureau and prepare yearly reports. - Manage the Safeguards Information System. (SIS) - Manage the co-benefit system (SCB) - Manage the Property Monitoring System (SSP). - Manage the ENCCRV Measuring and Monitoring System (SMM). - Manage the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM). - Advise and support fund-managing agencies in the procurement/and or acquisition process for activities to be implemented. - Develop and update the MOP governing BSP implementation, when applicable. - Ensure the transparency of the process, giving information and reporting to beneficiaries, participating institutions and general public regarding tenders, activities and benefits transferred through BSP in accordance with the communication plan. Will determine the distribution of regional resources according to predetermined criteria, and inform CONAF Regional Bureaus and Regional REDD+ Groups. - Will meaningfully answer BSP or MOP adjustment proposals made by REDD+ Groups. - Prepare social and environmental safeguard reports, in accordance with ESMF. 28 CONAF | ENCCRV Institution Description Responsibilities - Train regional team professionals in charge of safeguard and technical activities monitoring and implementation. - Follow up on safeguard implementation in accordance with ESMF. At the Regional Level - Prepare the benefit distribution RTP, from benefits defined on the NTP and local criteria. - Present and adjust the RTP according to comments from the Regional REDD+ Group. - Provide technical and administrative support, as secretariat, to the Regional REDD+ Group. - Provide meaningful responses to REDD+ Group suggestions on the incorporation or rejection of new project selection criteria for both selection modes (Prioritized Projects and Public Tender) - Develop administrative and technical bases for both benefit distribution methods, (Prioritized Projects and Public Tender) as applicable. - Implement both benefit distribution modes, including safeguards in accordance with ESMF specifications, monitoring and activity follow up. - Prepare BSP implementation at the central level reports for Central CONAF. - It will carry out monitoring at the local level, collecting data for the Monitoring and Co- Benefit by the project Worksheets, for them to be included in the respective carbon system and estimations. - Monitor project technical and safeguard implementation, which will be fed into the SIS. - Monitoring of the implementation of projects by the project monitoring system to estimate the carbon of the properties. SEREMI of Agriculture Regional Secretary of the Ministry Create the Regional REDD+ Group. (SEREMI) of Agriculture, in charge of a ministerial regional secretary (SEREMI) representing the MINAGRI in the region and directly collaborating with the Regional Government. 29 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Institution Description Responsibilities Regional REDD+ Group Group formed by regional - Receive NTP and RTP Proposals from CONAF. representatives to reinforce decision- making within the ENCCRV BSP. - Review, suggest criteria presented by Regional CONAF (Prioritized Projects and Public Tender) - Review, suggest adjustments to and validate beneficiaries’ selection proposals, based on CONAF technical proposals, ENCCRV and other regional considerations it may deem relevant. - Propose adjustments to the BSP or MOP (Such adjustments must be validated through a participative process BSP or the organism funding each agreement MOP) - Ensure at least the minimum number of female beneficiaries, Young people and indigenous people is met, when applicable. MINAGRI Regional Committee formed by the Regional - Preside over the REDD+ Group Technical Committee on Focal Points of the MINAGRI institutions Climate Change and coordinated by Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (OASP), for information on the design of adaptation and mitigation measures, along with sectoral inventories. Regional Committee Committee working with various - Review and propose adjustments to the RTP for Climate Change governmental institutions, civil society submitted by Regional CONAF. (CORECC) organizations and representative entities regarding matters of climate change. CTICC Committee formed by the National Focal - Review, propose adjustments to and validate Points of the Ministry of Agriculture the NTP institutions and coordinated by OASP, for information on the design of adaptation and mitigation measures, along with sectoral inventories. COSOC Consultative official citizen participation - Analyze the NTP and propose adjustment mechanism within the framework of Law in accordance with definitions on its own 20.500 on Citizen Participation in Public statutes and the CONAF Standard on Citizen Management. Participation, based on Law 20.500. Source: Own development. 30 CONAF | ENCCRV Table 4. Detailed composition of participative bodies and entities called to participate in BSP governance * National Level Regional Level Institution CTICC COSOC REDD+ Group CORECC name Called by Internal, Ministry of Internal, CONAF Cross-cutting Cross-cutting Agriculture Composition Stable composition 2020-2021 members Minimum composition Variable composition Participating Undersecretary of agriculture University of Concepcion Technical Coordinator of Regional Government Agricultural and Livestock Así Conserva Chile A.G. the Regional Technical (presides) Service (SAG) Chilean Wood Corporation Committee on Climate SEREMI of the Environment Forestry Institute (INFOR) A. G. Change (Presides) SEREMI of Agriculture Natural Resources Information Small and medium Wood CONAF CONAF Center (CIREN) industrials (secretary) SAG National Irrigation Center NGO Greenlab SEREMI of Agriculture INDAP (CNR) National Students of Wood SEREMI of the Environment INIA Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences INFOR Civil Society Organizations Development (INDAP) Corporation INDAP NGOs National Forestry Corporation Chile Protected Areas SAG Others (CONAF) Foundation National Tourism Service Institute of Agricultural Farmers and Ethnic (SERNATUR) Development (INIA) Movement of Chile Municipalities Foundation for Agricultural Chilean Biomass Association NGOs Innovation (FIA) Chilean Ecological Indigenous people (If Foundation for Restoration Network applicable) Communications, Training and Adapt Chile Association Private sector Culture of Agriculture (FUCOA) Civil society Agricultural Insurance Academia Committee (AGROSEGUROS) Others *Due to the nature of these groups, independent from CONAF and the BSP, they could be modified over time. 31 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 32 Benefited population CONAF | ENCCRV 6 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Benefited population “Beneficiary” is defined as the legal natural person or organized group of people receiving benefits by virtue of BSP. The beneficiary or beneficiaries must meet the eligibility requirements described in this document, under either of the two resource allocation modes considered by the BSP (prioritized projects or public tender). This section describes the types of beneficiaries that may be selected, eligibility and exclusion requirements, generic selection criteria for both modes and the format of REDD+ activity execution agreements to be established between said beneficiaries and CONAF. 6.1. Types of beneficiaries Beneficiaries of result-based payments from REDD+ activities must be mainly “Small and medium forest owners”, with special emphasis on indigenous people when applicable. Potential beneficiaries may be entities or individuals, whether they contribute to emission reduction generation or not. The BSP focuses on ENCCRV prioritized activities, communities and vulnerable groups. Along with small forest owners, it includes medium scale owners, fiscal premises and municipalities with the aim of including projects that may have landscape- scale impacts, environmental and social benefits in larger areas (For example, improving the water regime in a basin). For BSP purposes, the following will be considered beneficiaries: Small forest owner (individual). Natural people holding a title of ownership32 on one or more rural properties meeting the following characteristics: Works the land directly, either on his own land or that of third parties. Main sources of income being agricultural or forest activities. Total assets not being over 3500 UF33. Sum of all properties being less than 500 ha of total Surface for Regions I, II, II, IV and XV; less than 800 ha for Regions IX, X, XI and XII, including the municipality of Lonquimay; and less than 200 ha for regions V, VI, VII, VIII, XIII, XIV and XVI. Small forest owner (group). Groups of people set up with a minimum of 60% of their social capital held by small individual forest owners as described in the previous section and in accordance by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) Only those groups set up as such can be considered: Agricultural communities according to DFL (Decree with Force of Law) 5–1968 of the Ministry of Agriculture Indigenous communities governed by law No. 19.253 Communities on Common Goods resulting from the Agrarian Reform process Dryland communities set up under Law Decree No. 2.247–1978 Partnerships subject to article 6th of Law No. 19.118. 32 Criteria for the acceptance of other tenure formats are described in the MOP. Regional REDD+ Groups will be able to accept those who have additional unregulated ownership formats as beneficiaries. If benefited, such parties will be able to access funding to legalize their titles of ownership as part of the finalized project execution. 33 The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a unit of account used in Chile. It is a non-circulating currency; the exchange rate between the UF and the Chilean peso is constantly adjusted for inflation so that the value of the Unidad de Fomento remains almost constant daily during low inflation. It was created for the use in determining the principal and interest in international secured loans for development, subject to revaluation according to the variations of inflation. 34 CONAF | ENCCRV Medium forest owner. Natural or legal person and communities holding title of ownership over one or more rural properties, which do not meet the requirements established in the small forest owner definition and whose yearly income from sales, services and other activities related to their line of business do not exceed 100.000 UF in the last calendar year as established by the Internal Revenue Service (SII) Non-Profit organization34. Legal entities holding title of ownership over one or more rural properties and do not conduct any for-profit activities, as accredited by SII. Fiscal Premises. Those belonging to the entire nation and classified as public property and fiscal, or state- owned property according to Law No. 1.939 from 1977 are defined as National Assets. Municipalities. Public law autonomous corporations, with legal personhood and their own assets in charge of the administration of a commune, with the purpose of meeting the needs of the local community and ensure their participation in cultural, social, and economic progress. 6.2. Eligibility requirements and restrictions Eligibility requirements proposed by CONAF and validated by Regional REDD+ Groups establish a series of minimum conditions for a beneficiary to be selected under this BSP. Minimum conditions pre-established in accordance with international standards are presented below: a. Beneficiaries may be classified in one of the types described in the previous section. Only small and medium forest owners (individuals and groups) will be able to participate in the Public Tender mode. Every type of beneficiary may participate under the prioritized projects mode. b. Participation will be voluntary. The beneficiary or beneficiaries must express their commitment to participate in the BSP and be willing to develop REDD+ related activities in accordance with ENCCRV and cooperate with CONAF, along with reporting on the status of the property before project implementation. c. Must enter into the Collaboration Agreement with CONAF as applicable for each benefit Plan, where compliance with safeguards according to the ESMF or other social and environmental management instruments will be considered, among other factors. A fundamental restriction has been established regarding BSP eligibility: neither large forest companies35 nor forest consortiums will be eligible for projects or BSP-distributed benefits. 34 NGO, Fiscal Properties and Municipality type beneficiaries arose as a result of the BSP participative process. 35 Corresponds to all beneficiaries or companies that do not meet the Small forest owners, Medium forest owners, NGO, Fiscal Properties or Municipalities definition. 35 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 6.3. Collaboration Agreement with beneficiaries Once a project has been chosen to receive REDD+ activity payment benefits by means of either of the two aforementioned modes, the beneficiary must enter into a REDD+ Collaboration Agreement with CONAF, before project implementation. Such agreements will be prepared by the CONAF36 Regional Bureau according to MOP specifications, and include at a minimum: (1) Identification of beneficiaries and certification of their land ownership or similar; (2) commitments and responsibilities included in the agreement, such as: compliance with continuance conditions for activities and safeguard monitoring as determined by CONAF, and the non-application of activities which may directly cause the release of reduced emissions; (3) technical, administrative and budgetary background for activities to be executed, as applicable; (4) a brief characterization of the area to be intervened; (5) technical description of the projected intervention including activities, monitoring, environmental and social considerations, etc. as applicable; (6) certification of the beneficiary accepting the receipt of non - monetary benefits and which meets eligibility conditions established in the BSP and respective bases; (7) transfer of the titles of the ER generated on his or her land from activities implemented as needed; (8) an execution plan; and (9) effective period of the agreement. 6.4. Record of beneficiaries Each CONAF Regional Bureau will keep a record of selection processes for beneficiaries, beneficiaries whose project execution is ongoing, and finalized projects. This record will be compiled by the CONAF Central Office and included in the reports for the agreement. The record will include the total intervened area, broken down by benefit mode, type of project executed and type of beneficiary selected. 36 In the event of any contingency, CONAF will be responsible for compliance as established in the agreement. 36 Environmental and Social Safeguards CONAF | ENCCRV 7 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Environmental and Social Safeguards The inclusion of safeguard considerations is one of the most important requirements for the ENCCRV results- based payment associated BSP. In this sense, and in order to prevent and mitigate risks and potential social and environmental impacts associated with its implementation, project application, selection, execution, monitoring, reporting and dissemination processes are to meet a series of requirements considering safeguards activated for ENCCRV, in accordance with the ESMF or other management instruments as applicable. The Strategic Environmental Social Assessment (SESA)37, as part of the broad participatory process of the ENCCRV, carried out in 2016, and an exhaustive analysis of the risks associated with the implementation of REDD+ actions on the Chilean territory, was developed as an instrument for ensuring the adequate incorporation of environmental and social considerations included in the current national legislation, World Bank Operational Policies, and Safeguards Cancun Conference of the Parties (CoP16) of the UNFCCC. The ENCCRV ESMF was developed based on information obtained from SESA, as an instrument meant to establish environmental and social considerations for the implementation of ENCCRV concerning budgetary, technical and administrative aspects. For the aforementioned, and with the purpose of preventing and/or mitigating potential negative socioenvironmental risks and impacts while maximizing benefits, rules, principles and procedures were established in order to define and identify environmental and social management actions required for the identification, assessment and monitoring of risks, potential negative impacts and expected benefits for the implementation of ENCCRV38 action measures. 7.1. Institutional arrangements for BSP safeguard management CONAF will be responsible for ensuring and promoting the correct implementation and compliance of the safeguards, for which it will apply the institutional arrangements anticipated in the ESMF, which describes the structures and makeup of teams of professionals, both at the central and regional level, by which the BSP is governed as described in the Institutional Arrangements section of this document (See Table 5). This implies CONAF will provide the central level with a team of safeguard specialized professionals, who will ensure the faithful compliance of ESMF by means of continuous support, verification and training for regional teams according to the requirements of each Emission Reduction Payment Agreement for all activities undertaken within the ENCCRV framework. CONAF will also be responsible for safeguard reporting and monitoring using the SIS, a computer tool meant to facilitate safeguard management within the framework of ENCCRV initiatives. This tool will be managed by the DECCSA of the main office, and act as a repository for the information submitted by the teams of CONAF regional offices. It is worth noting the SIS is scheduled to start operations in 2021, prior to emission reductions results-based payments being received. All details regarding processes, documents and responsibilities will be available in the BSP MOP. It is necessary to emphasize that CONAF has incorporated safeguard considerations in the current BSP, using ESMF as a reference and placing special emphasis on the execution of participative processes that allowed for the collection and integration of proposals, views and opinion of key territorial stakeholders in aspects such 37 https://www.enccrv.cl/sesa-final 38 https://www.enccrv.cl/mgas 38 CONAF | ENCCRV as infrastructure, funding and system decision-making processes (See section 9 on Participative Processes). In this regard, the proposal for the creation of REDD+ Groups is emphasized as a representative instance for all stakeholders involved in the territory with continuous participation, validation and decision powers. On the other hand, capacity building workshops have been carried out starting from the ENCCRV formulation phase and during the implementation phase for the CONAF implementation teams and the regional and central levels on the following issues: Scope of the activities to be implemented within the ENCCRV framework; Context for social and environmental safeguards; Social and environmental risk management; GRM, SIS; Safeguard follow up and reporting, among others. Currently, CONAF has an ongoing training plan, which will address issues such as BSP, MOP, SIS, GRM and ESMF, elements that will be properly described in the MOP of the BSP. Regarding safeguard considerations in the implementation of the BSP; System specific considerations are incorporated based on the ESMF general institutional arrangements established in this document regarding safeguard management procedures and responsibilities in operational documents associated with the BSP such as MOP, NTP and RTP, Communication Plan, among others (Table 5). Table 5. Specific considerations in Safeguard Management for the implementation of Payment Agreements Document Format/guide found in General Safeguard aspects NTP Does not apply Integration of cross-cutting variables defined in the participative process into the territorial approach. General considerations and approach towards indigenous people, women and other identified vulnerable groups. Transparency and access to information in a timely and complete form during participation instances associated to proposal development and dissemination to key stakeholders (Ex. CTICC, COSOC) RTP Does not apply Integrations of the cross-cutting variables are defined in the participative process. General considerations and approach towards indigenous people, women and other identified vulnerable groups. Transparency and access to information in a timely and complete form during participation instances associated with proposal development and dissemination to key stakeholders (Ex. REDD+ Group, CORECC) MOP Communication Plan Description of aspects regarding transparency and access to information in a timely and complete form by key stakeholders in relation to socialization, project selection and result delivery processes, state of progress regarding BSP decision-making processes and funding stages, among others. General considerations, intercultural and gender-based approach. Information dissemination processes and tools in a culturally appropriate, transparent and timely fashion. Descriptions of processes regarding access to the ENCCRV GRM. MOP Training Plan General considerations with an intercultural and gender-based approach for training activities according to the target audience (Institutional, beneficiaries, others) 39 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Document Format/guide found in General Safeguard aspects Inclusion of topics related to safeguards taking into consideration aspects regarding indigenous people, local communities, women and other vulnerable groups. MOP Technical guidelines for the Integration of cross-cutting variables defined in the participative development of Prioritized process and criteria defined in regional participative instances Projects into process selection and evaluation processes. Exclusion of projects proposing activities included in the ESMF exclusion list or that of other management instruments. Transparency and access to information about evaluation methods and result dissemination. MOP Technical and administrative Integration of cross-cutting variables defined in the participative bases for public tenders process and criteria defined in regional participative instances into process selection and evaluation processes. Definition of aspects regarding responsibilities and project safeguard follow-up and monitoring processes, detailing safeguard related requirements to be presented by applicants or potential beneficiaries. Exclusion of projects proposing activities included in the ESMF exclusion list or that of other management instruments. Transparency and access to information about evaluation methods and result dissemination. ESMF/MOP Project Design Worksheet Preliminary risks, benefits and applied safeguards identification, in accordance with Action Measures to be implemented in projects under both modes. MOP Collaboration Agreement Responsibilities and contractual commitments related to safeguarding implementation and monitoring actions. Descriptions of processes regarding access to the ENCCRV GRM MOP Hiring of consultants in Responsibilities and contractual commitments related to charge of project execution safeguarding implementation and monitoring. ESMF/MOP Project document Social and environmental characterization of the intervention area and environment, aimed at safeguards elements of interest in accordance with the nature of each project. MOP Social and Environmental Social and Environmental Assessment relevance Assessment (SESA) and Environmental and Social Identification and management of social and environmental risks Management Plan (ESMP) derived from activities to be executed in each project and the socio-environmental characteristics of intervention sites and their environment. Applied safeguard analysis from risks. Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) Planning of activities related to the implementation of prevention measures along with their follow-up and monitoring, stating deadlines and responsibilities. 40 CONAF | ENCCRV Document Format/guide found in General Safeguard aspects MOP Implementation follow up and Follow up and monitoring of planned prevention measures monitoring through verification means collection, with SIS support. MOP Safeguard Reports Report and indicators regarding safeguards approach, compliance and adherence to the design, implementation and follow-up of initiatives. Source: Own development. 7.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) The ENCCRV GRM is part of the Integral Citizen Service System (SIAC, for its acronym in Spanish) and, particularly the CONAF Information, Suggestions and Complaints Office (OIRS, for its acronym in Spanish). Provides support spaces for citizens and guarantees non-discriminatory exercise of citizen rights, equal opportunities and access to information. This SIAC support space allows securing a response by the respective specialists no later than ten (10) business days, using their various communication channels (On-site, phone and virtual) to deal with citizen requests (Questions, grievances, suggestions, congratulations, among others). While OIRS were created by means of Decree No.80 from 1990, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Safety, with the purpose of helping citizens exercise their right to submit requests such as petitions, grievances or suggestions to public institutions, their functions are reaffirmed through the enactment of Law No. 20.285 on Transparency of the Public Sector and Access to Information on State Administration. In this regard, the GRM is framed within the existing operational, regulatory and administrative structure of the country. SIAC and OIRS are exclusively dependent on the Citizen Participation Unit, under the CONAF Secretary of Communications (SECOM). This institution has 34 on-site offices for OIRS in all regions through the country, alongside a virtual platform where requests can be submitted using an online form39. GRM allows for the transparent and effective management of any inquiry, grievance or suggestion that may arise during the BSP implementation process. It is under control of CONAF and has the purpose of providing adequate, satisfactory and timely solutions to the needs of the stakeholders involved. This mechanism is preventive, reactive and practical in nature, with the aim of reducing the impact of possible negative consequences of project implementation. An assessment of SIAC and CONAF OIRS was done within the ENCCRV framework to determine if this system met the requirements demanded by international agencies to be set up as a GRM. It was determined as a result that SIAC does have the necessary elements for receiving, treating and addressing requests generated from ENCCRV implementation, including BSP implementation. CONAF will maintain activities meant to address, treat and receive eventual complaints and/or grievances which arise from the implementation of this Plan and its projects during the entire implementation period and the respective regions through the SIAC. Steps established for GRM are shown in Figure 6. 39 OIRS Form, available at https://oirs.conaf.cl/ 41 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Figure 6. GRM operation flow (Notice Nº 22, ENCCRV Grievance Redress Mechanism). No No END 9. ¿Are any deadlines 11. ¿Are there any to be met? late replies? (Regional and Country OIRS) 8. Deadlines Citizen Services Managers monitored in SGS Yes Software Yes 1 10. Responsible agent 12. Procedure for Corrective reminded of deadlines and Preventive Actions DE- GC-8.5-P1 1. Grievances received 3. Refer to Final deadline and registered in SGS corresponding of 24 hours leadership STAR Country Offices Managers 2. Grievances received Complaints, Grievances and referred to general and Congratulations Form OIRS (No OIRS) STAR Final deadline of 24 hours 6. Non Compliant Product Control Yes Procedure (DE-GC- 8.3-P1) END 4. Grievances received and analyzed Leadership 5. ¿Is it a non compliant product? Reply to Citizen No 7. Reply given and sent to citizen copied to OIRS 1 Final deadline of 8 business days Source: Own development. 42 CONAF | ENCCRV 7.3. Provisions for Safeguard Management in BSP project implementation The members of CONAF regional team will oversee safeguard management for project execution, according to procedures defined in ENCCRV ESMF and under supervision by the CONAF central team. These procedures will be detailed in the respective MOP for each funding stage. General procedure includes, for each funded project, the design and planning stage of the initiative, in which the environmental and social characterization of the location where the initiative is to be implemented will be carried out. General and specific activities associated to ENCCRV action measures are also identified, information that will be included in the Project Document for the initiative. This stage will be under control of the CONAF regional team together with the beneficiary. It is from the aforementioned that the Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) of the initiative will be carried out, a stage where potential risks to the territory will also be identified and corresponding prevention measures proposed so as to avoid the occurrence of negative impacts. The corresponding safeguards will be established in accordance with the risks identified, and Regional CONAF will generate the ESMP, which establishes both planned prevention measures and those in charge of their implementation. This informational will be randomly verified by Central CONAF and be the base for the follow up and monitoring of field prevention measures during activity implementation. The correct application of prevention measures and effectiveness in the prevention of risks identified will be evaluated in the monitoring and follow up stage under control of CONAF, with this information being recorded through their respective means of verification. Results of monitoring and associated means of verification will allow for safeguard compliance verification. If negative impacts take place during the development of an initiative related activity, said impacts will be mitigated by adopting adequate measures and registered with their respective means of verification, both processes detailed in the MOP. All activities in this stage will be subject to a random review by Central CONAF. Last stage corresponds to Reports generation, which will account for the approach, compliance and adherence of safeguards at each initiative under control of regional teams and the CONAF central team as applicable. Finally, it is worth mentioning that CONAF will ensure that beneficiaries40 in each of the stages described, are informed in a prior and timely manner. On the other hand, CONAF regional teams, consultants in charge of technical activity execution and prevention measure implementation, along with beneficiaries, will be educated and/or trained on aspects related to environmental and social safeguards, in order to ensure the correct implementation of safeguards in their territories. A figure describing the safeguard approach, compliance and adherence process for initiatives implemented within the ENCCRV framework is presented below: 40 Funding aspects for these activities will be described in the MOP section and Administrative Activities. 43 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Figure 7. ENCCRV safeguard approach, compliance and adherence procedure 1 Initiative or Projects A a Safeguards A Approach 2 Action Measures b Homologated Risks (SESA) Adherence R c Homologated Benefits (SESA) General Activities C Compliance 3 Operational Activities 8 C Means of verification 4 Potential risks 13 Application Safeguard 5 Safeguards that apply Yes 6 R Prevention Measures Was it effective? 10 No 12 10 Mitigation measures 9 Negative Impacts Yes 10 Was it effective? No Source: Own development. 44 Monitoring and Assessment CONAF | ENCCRV 8 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Monitoring and Assessment A fundamental stage in ENCCRV is the monitoring and reporting of the projects and their implementation, along with the outcome report for emission reductions. To address such activities that CONAF has developed the ENCCRV Monitoring and Measuring System, which will allow monitoring projects at the property and regional scales. Project monitoring will be held by a computer tool called “Property Monitoring System” (SSP, for its acronym in Spanish) and executed through a computer system allowing for project control at the initiative scale. On the other hand, REDD+ result monitoring has been implemented and is operational, and the result-based payment milestones have been developed. The information generated within the ENCCRV framework will be stored, standardized, managed and administered by the platform which will include a series of systems among which SIS can be found, which in turn will be directly linked to the SSP and its subsystems (Figure 8) in the development of specific activities or a set of activities that make up a specific initiative. Figure 8. Safeguard compliance, approach and adherence procedure contained in the ENCCRV SIS Source: Own development. 46 CONAF | ENCCRV 8.1. Property Monitoring System The SSP corresponds to the monitoring system for projects implemented (benefits) as part of the BSP. This tool will allow for the monitoring of activities implemented within the ENCCRV framework, both the ones funded and managed through the BSP, and those which funding comes from other mechanisms. SSP has been designed as a dynamic system that allows to manage the project life cycle, from the perspective of the monitoring of activities contributing to the REDD+ approach, from formulation to execution and closing. As an IT system, it supports the operation of various users who intervene in a project formulation and execution. SSP will be managed from the CONAF central office. Nevertheless, the Regional Bureaus will be in charge of formulating, managing, implementing and monitoring the implemented activities. A project process in SSP starts with an initiative being generated in the system, by the Climate Change Regional Coordinator or his/ her support staff. Background information regarding the site, owner, beneficiary or beneficiary, environmental, social and economic data along with activities to be undertaken must be gathered. Then, the project must be subject to a series of validations before being presented. SSP has been designed to gather specific information on implementation and generate results reports. Therefore, special consideration must be taken when entering information about activities and sub activities to be executed, deadlines, action measures, intervention surface, forest types, depending on the action measure. Since each project has its particular features, monitoring, implementation and follow-up will have different planning as well. Nevertheless, the system will allow for constant activity control and monitoring, and at the same time extract semi-automated reports for established monitoring milestones or carrying out checks on project implementation status. Thanks to the broad information base to be gathered, SSP will allow for the following information, among others to be obtained: Intervened surface by action measure Intervened surface by forest type Total No. by planted species Total No. of beneficiaries by gender, age, or affiliation to an indigenous community As a computer system, SSP will be hosted in the ENCCRV Information Platform and be interoperable with other systems developed for the Strategy such as the SIS, Co-benefits System and the NDC Reporting Tool, among others. 47 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 8.2. Safeguard Information System (SIS) The ENCCRV SIS is the instrument by which Chile, as a participating country in the REDD+ approach, will support the reporting process to the various national and international instances including citizens and donors, about the way in which safeguards are being addressed, adhered to and complied with within the ENCCRV framework, in line with national legislation. According to guidelines established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and particularly those established in Decisions 1/CP. 16 and 12/CP 17, the minimum characteristics considered in the design of the ENCCRV SIS for it to achieve its purpose are as follows: Be consistent with guidelines and requirements from UNFCCC and agencies that have provided technical and financial support to the ENCCRV. Provide consistent, transparent, up to date and accessible information to relevant actors. Develop a system that considers national circumstances and technical, economic, and social capabilities for its implementation and operation. It should also be flexible so as to allow for improvements over time. Consider and comply with existing national legislation, along with relevant international obligations and agreements. In addition, and according to such orientations and guidelines, the following objectives are to be met by the ENCCRV SIS: i) systematize information regarding environmental and social safeguards associated with the different scales of implementation for the ENCCRV action measures; ii) provide information based on semi- automated standard reports in a transparent, up to date and coherent manner about the ways in which ENCCRV applicable environmental and social safeguards are being approached, adhered to and complied with; iii) Generate reports with the frequency required by national and international instances, including base information regarding the approach, adherence and compliance of environmental and social safeguards; and iv) identify opportunities for improving on safeguard management for reinforcing their approach, adherence and compliance. The information generated within the ENCCRV framework will be stored, standardized, managed and administered by the platform which includes a series of systems, SIS among them. SIS will be directly linked to the Property Monitoring System and its subsystems (See Figure 8) by means of specific activities or a set of activities that make up a specific initiative. 48 CONAF | ENCCRV 8.3. Emission Reduction Monitoring Every emission reduction achieved within the ENCCRV framework is monitored for Climate Accounting purposes, along with current and future Payment Agreements as applicable. Emission Reduction Monitoring for REDD+ activities is executed by the DECCSA MRV team through the SNMF, which is inserted in the ENCCRV SMM. SNMF is already implemented and has generated the first REDD+ Results report for Chile in December 2018. The emission reduction monitoring process requires a historic forest reference line to be established, which was developed by CONAF in 2016, then approved and consigned by the UNFCCC and the Carbon Fund for the Emission Reduction Program. The approval and consignment process involves, in turn, a comprehensive review of the methods, data, assumptions and considerations used for calculating emissions and removals. It is undertaken by international panels of experts, who carry out a detailed review aiming to achieve the principles of consistency, transparency, thoroughness and completeness for estimates made. The Chile’s FREL/FRL was developed at a sub-national scale, including six regions located between the Maule region and the Los Lagos region, both included. In addition, it includes the period between 2001-2013, allowing to calculate the ER in relation to that period. The methodology used for such estimates is based on the guidelines established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for GHG accounting, within the FCPF Methodology Framework. It is also coherent with what Chile has established in the National GHG Inventory (INGEI, for its acronym in Spanish). This baseline accounts for equivalent carbon tons’ historic annual averages, emitted, or captured by forests in deforestation, forest degradation, stock increase and forest conservation activities. Land use maps, developed by CONAF in the Native Forest Registry and permanent plots of the Continuous Forest Inventory for assessment of Forest Degradation), are considered as some of its sources for information. To calculate emission reduction results, it is required to compare FREL/FRL against a monitoring period. In this regard, Chile already applied this process during the presentation of the First REDD+ Results Technical Annex. This comparison must mainly consider that methods applied for results reporting are completely consistent with the line of reference. One of the technical requirements for establishing monitoring milestones is to establish monitoring periods that cover calendar years (From the 1st of January to the 31st of December); the gathering of base information and generation of material, set up for data, parameters, and information bases; and results from uncertainty estimation among other aspects. In the case of Chile, the calculation of results and elaboration of the report for a monitoring period lasts for 16 months, from the corresponding date until the end of the monitored period. The REDD+ Technical Results Annex, presented in 2018 and consigned in 2019, provided REDD+ reduced emission figures for the 2014-2016 period, which allowed Chile to access mitigation funding from the GCF. In the same manner, the country has committed, with the Carbon Fund, to reduce 5.2 million equivalent CO2 tons between 2018 and 2025, a figure estimated by Chile from different projected scenarios, with the most conservative scenario being considered in this case. Total emission reduction is split into three result monitoring milestones, which are clearly defined in the ERPA. Each milestone is associated with a determined amount of equivalent CO2 as detailed as follows (Table 6): 49 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 1. First ERP Monitoring milestone: period between January 2018 and December 2019, has been defined as retroactive results monitoring. The commitment during this period is to reach a total emission reduction of 1.5 million tons of equivalent CO2 which must be reported in 2021. 2. Second ERP Monitoring milestone: period between January 2020 and December 2021. The outcome associated to this period is a total emission reduction of 2.5 million tons of equivalent CO2 which must be reported in 2023. 3. Third ERP Monitoring milestone: period between January 2020 and December 2021. The outcome associated to this period is a total emission reduction of 1.2 million tons of equivalent CO2 which must be reported in 2025. Every monitoring milestone must be included in the Reduced Emissions Monitoring Report, which accounts for the complete details of ERP implementation, carbon accounting, uncertainty estimations, considerations on safeguards and non-carbon benefit monitoring, among others. Table 6. ERP monitoring milestones and periods Monitoring Total Years Report * milestone RE (TonCO2eq) 1 2018-2019 2021 1,500,000 2 2020-2021 2023 2,500,000 3 2022-2023 2025 1,200,000 Total 5,200,000 Source: Own development. Reported reduced emissions results will be subject to a validation and verification process, carried out by an external auditor provided by the World Bank. In case the reports are approved, reduced emissions will be entered into the Reduced Emissions Trading Registry, developed by the World Bank for the Carbon Fund. Then, these emissions will be traded with the Fund for a value of 5 USD by ton CO2 eq. As indicated by the foregoing, Chile could receive a total of 26 million USD for 5.2 million tons of CO2 equivalent corresponding to payments for the reductions committed to the Carbon Fund. These resources will allow for the implementation of the action measures of the ENCCRV framework and be distributed through this BSP and according to the flow of funds (tentative)41 described in Annex 5. 41 The flow of funds from the PRE (Annex 5) contemplates two assumptions: 1. all the issues are verified for a value equivalent to 26 million dollars, and; 2. the PRE is implemented in a 5-year period. 50 Participative processes for ENCCRV CONAF | ENCCRV BSP reinforcement 9 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Participative processes for ENCCRV BSP reinforcement During ENCCRV Formulation, CONAF considered guidelines defined in the Plan for Implementation of Environmental and Social Safeguards on Public Consultation, Indigenous and Self-Assessment42, documents that guided the development of participative processes to be carried out within the ENCCRV framework. In accordance with this, the current ENCCRV BSP was designed and reinforced from the results of two participative processes carried out within the framework of the dissemination of the ENCCRV result-based payment phase. Particularly, these processes were methodologically designed43 by the joint work between the DECCSA, the CONAF Gender Equality and Indigenous and Social Affairs units (UAIS, acronym in Spanish) and subsequently executed by the regional teams between 2019 and 2020. Several workshops were carried out in the six regions that are part of the ERP (From the Maule to the Los Lagos region, both included). The workshops were attended by representatives from different sectors of society, which are part of the groups of relevant stakeholders identified during the ENCCRV formulation. 9.1. 2019 participative process This process took place within the framework of the dissemination of the ENCCRV result-based payment phase between June and July of 2019 in the six PRE regions. Six on-site participative workshops took place in the Maule, Biobío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions with the participation of 157 representatives of the sector corresponding to academia, indigenous people, the public sector, NGOs, the private sector and social organization with 19% belonging to indigenous communities and 36% being women44. The process included a workshop planning and preparation stage which was carried out with the DECSSA safeguard team, UAIS and the teams of each participating regions; the updating of the stakeholder map for each region; design and development of materials for participation and information activities; as well as training for regional teams in order to address methodological aspects placing emphasis on roles associated to focal groups (Facilitator, secretary, moderator, among others). The first stage of each workshop featured a presentation of the ENCCRV, where its implementation phases and funding associated with Result-Based Payment Agreements were presented and updated forest reference levels informed. The second stage included four (4) participative activities45, three of which were associated with the BSP so as to look for opinions, views and concerns related to Governance (CORECC representativeness and relevance), Resource Allocation (Resource distribution through the Project Prioritized and Public Tender modes) and Potential Risk Identification (Associated to the implementation of the BSP as such and project implementation in the territory) aspects. For this, participants of each workshop were brought into Focal Groups and guided by a Facilitator with support from a secretary. The results obtained validated the Prioritized Project and Public Tender modes, considering a fair resource distribution between the two (50% each). The need for a committee of representatives of different stakeholders at the national level was also identified, as the participants observed the CORECC did not include all relevant stakeholders, as well as potential risks in BSP implementation such as inadequate resource allocation, decisions made based on political rather than technical 42 Document available at: https://www.enccrv.cl/doc-salvaguardas 43 The applied methodological approach, broadly recognized and commonly applied in the context of ENCCRV participative processes called “Focal Groups” in accordance with Informative Note No. 25 will be understood as “Working groups belonging to a given sector of society with similar interests, views and/or customs, based on which invitations to the workshops will be issued, and with the aim of generating a deliberate, analytical participation in information systematizing activities”. 44 Details of this process, its preparation and results can be found in Informative Note No. 35, available at https://www.enccrv.cl/nota-informativa-35 45 The first activity consisted in a question about the ENCCRV action measures, and the goal was to generate a discussion around these measures and their scope at the regional level, in order to provide a background for the development of subsequent activities. 52 CONAF | ENCCRV criteria and the lack of technical competence in the CORECC or corresponding instances, nowadays the REDD+ Group; and risks during the execution of activities in the territory such as the lack of technical monitoring and follow up, along with the lack of continuity in initiative implementation, among others. The calendar and details of the workshops held during this participative process can be found in Table 7. Table 7. Workshop calendar, 2019 BSP participative process City and Region Date Total Participants Men Women Temuco, La Araucanía Region June 27, 2019 24 18 6 Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region July 02, 2019 34 17 17 Valdivia, Los Ríos Region July 04, 2019 41 23 18 Concepción, Biobío Region July 09, 2019 22 16 6 Talca, Maule Region July 11, 2019 36 27 9 Total participants 157 101 56 Source: Own development. Table 8 shows a summary of the proposals and outcomes gathered from the 2019 participation process. Table 8. Summary of the main results of the BSP participative process by activity Activity Main Results Governance Constraints of the existing governance structure to perform the functions of the BSP Regional Committee - Operational difficulties in decision - making - Limited technical capability - Mainly political in nature - Not enough territorial representativeness - Incompatible composition - Objectives not matching Resource Allocation - 50 % Tender and 50 % Project Risks of BSP Implementation - Inadequate resource allocation - Regional Committee decision making based on political criteria - Lack of technical competence in the Regional Committee - Inadequate resource focusing - Lack of a territorial approach to proposal planning - Not all social stakeholders and strata being considered - Difficult to incorporate properties with land ownership issues - Owners’ lack of knowledge about the Plan - BSP and ENCCRV limited dissemination - Difficulty in accessing resources - Afforestation with species not suited to the area - Technical shortcomings in implementation - No initiative continuity - Lack of technical monitoring and follow up - Reduced implementation time - Lack of environmental training and education 53 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Activity Main Results Risks of activity implementation - Environmental: Inadequate material (Contaminated, non- within the territory adapted, exotic) Lack of knowledge about genetic material handling (Species type and quality) - Not adhering to biological cycles: Lack of knowledge about intervention sites (Ecosystem affectation) - Social: Not considering the relevance and local cultural vision of all territorial stakeholders. - Operation: Owner technical and operational shortcomings, lack of training in follow up and implementation, lack of labor (workers, companies), lack of technical support for implementation, lack of technical monitoring and/or follow up; limited material availability (plants, seeds) Source: Own development. 9.2. 2020 participative process The 2020 participative process is part of the preparation and planning activities of the ENCCRV result-based payment phase, in consideration of technical recommendations by international agencies such as the World Bank and FAO. The process had the objective of strengthening the 2019 participative process to validate the results obtained and establishing additional agreements on aspects related to governance, decision making, risks of the BSP implementation and project execution within the territory. Its implementation entailed a robust planning and preparation process which consisted of the development and design of methodological guidelines, materials and tools needed for workshop implementation in a virtual modality under a pandemic context. Also, a national training workshop on focal group methodology, facilitator, and secretary roles, among other aspects was offered in October 15, 2020. The latter was attended by approximately 38 professionals from Central CONAF and regional teams. A total of 13 workshops were held between November 30 and December 3, distributed between the Maule and Los Lagos Regions, with the global and per gender participation as consigned in Table 9: Table 9. Workshop calendar, BSP 2020 participative process Total Indigenous Region Date Men Women Participants People Maule November 27, 2020 59 40 19 0 November 30, 2020 Ñuble November 25, 2020 41 18 23 5 November 26, 2020 Biobío November 27, 2020 53 33 20 24 November 30, 2020 La Araucanía December 01, 2020 49 30 19 4 December 02, 2020 Los Ríos November 23, 2020 57 23 34 16 November 24, 2020 Los Lagos November 24, 2020 69 35 34 19 November 26, 2020 December 02, 2020 Total participants 328 179 149 68 Source: Own development. 54 CONAF | ENCCRV As part of general attendance results, on average 45.6% of participants were women and 24.7% belonged to indigenous communities with an attendance distribution for each focal group per region, as indicated in Table 10: Table 10. Participation distribution by focal group, BSP 2020 participative process Focal Group Maule Ñuble Bio bio La Araucanía Los Ríos Los Lagos Total CONAF 19 10 8 11 6 6 60 Small and medium owners 14 4 4 0 7 6 35 Consultants and extension officers 10 4 3 7 8 13 45 Indigenous women and small female owners 7 6 0 2 11 0 26 Institutional 3 9 8 14 5 11 50 Academic 4 0 6 5 4 5 24 Private Sector 2 3 0 3 5 4 17 Indigenous People 0 4 22 3 5 19 53 NGO 0 1 2 4 6 5 18 Total 59 41 53 49 57 69 328 Source: Own development. Finally, and in accordance with the activities planned in the methodology under which the workshops were held, the following results are summarized as such: 33 prevention measures associated with 12 BSP operational, social and environmental risks were identified and systematized; 5 macro variables that will support the decision making process in both project funding modes were validated with the definition of their respective approach guidelines; municipalities, Ministry of Public Works, SERNATUR were identified among other bodies as part of the stakeholders having representation in the REDD+ group; finally the 50% for Public Tender and 50% for Prioritized Projects resource distribution was also validated, although considering the flexibility of such percentages. Table 11 summarizes the main results by activity, within the SBD participative workshop framework: Table 11. BSP participative process main results, summarized by activity Activity Main Results How it was incorporated to BSP Dialog on prevention Prevention measures associated to the following risks: BSP has described, in general terms, measures for possible the principles that will make it negative impacts i) Not considering all social strata and stakeholders; possible to ensure transparency ii) Lack of training in implementation and follow up; by means of dissemination plans, iii) Lack of knowledge about the Plan by Landowners. capacity building for various target audiences regarding project The following are some of the most recurring measures implementation follow-up aspects. in the proposals formulated by Focal Groups: Nevertheless, it is necessary to mention the operationalization of - Design a far-reaching dissemination and these procedures will be reflected communication plan with culturally appropriate in other additional documents, such communication codes and means. as the MOP. - Apply an orderly territorial stakeholder’s map actualization process in the project planning phase. - Design a training plan for technical teams, 55 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Activity Main Results How it was incorporated to BSP beneficiaries and extension officers on project follow-up and implementation aspects. - Comply with the institutional audit plan associated to PRE regions. Dialog on decision Identification and definition of 5 macro variables that SBD has incorporated the 5 macro making variables for will support the decision-making process: variables and their definitions, project selection which will act as a guide to direct - Ecosystemic: Guides forest preservation and sustainable decision-making processes in both management under an ecosystemic approach. funding modes. - Indigenous: Prioritizes actions addressing the social and cultural vulnerability of organizations and individuals belong to the 9 indigenous peoples recognized in Chile. - Gender: Aims to privilege and/or reinforce the various roles of women in forest development. - Territorial: Related to governance, diagnostics and regional development and planning tools, or smaller territorial units. - Socioeconomic: Promotes actions aimed towards reducing the social and economic vulnerability of rural communities related to plant resources. Dialog on results of The creation of the REDD+ Group was ratified by 100% The BSP has incorporated the new the 2019 participative of the Focal Group and complemented by the possibility REDD+ Group members proposed process (Formation of the of incorporating municipalities and the Ministry of Public during the workshops. Applications REDD+ Group and benefit Works. CONADI, ADI advisors and the indigenous Caucus from social sector representatives distribution % per mode) representatives were to represent indigenous people. will also be considered in the MOP. On the other hand, performance Concerning the distribution percentage per funding assessment results have been modality, a distribution of 50% was ratified for each for incorporated into the BSP as a allowing more flexibility. constraint in the flexibility of percentages per funding mode. 9.3. Socialization process The development of a new informational workshop phase during the first quarter of 2021, prior to BSP implementation, is expected as part of the socialization process for the results of BSP participative workshops. This process will be carried out in the same six (6) regions where the previous process took place, considering the updated stakeholders’ map for its execution. Finally, and with the objective of disseminating the BSP to potential beneficiaries and ensuring the transparency of the process, it is expected for both the new version of the BSP and results of workshops carried out, to be made public through the ENCCRV website or other culturally appropriate news media. 56 Communications plan CONAF | ENCCRV 10 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Communications plan The correct implementation of the BSP requires a series of communication and dissemination measures. Such measures are critical to addressing the diversity of potential beneficiaries, to identify the most beneficial projects for each territory and also raise awareness about the importance of REDD+ actions. At the same time, it will be possible to generate educational and informational materials to strengthen the capabilities and encourage participation, of several stakeholders in the territory where REDD+ actions will be carried out. BSP communication will be under the control of the CONAF central office. Essential activities to be undertaken are related to the dissemination of regional public tenders, projects selected and their follow-up for both benefit-sharing modes, along with BSP result reporting. It will also educate regarding compliance with safeguard-associated requirements. In addition, it will be able to prepare and disseminate educational and informational material as it deems relevant, with the aim of encouraging the participation of more stakeholders in Chile REDD+ activities. Such dissemination activities will have the main objective of reaching key stakeholders related to plant resource management in the territory, along with those who may be project beneficiaries. CONAF, Ministry of Agriculture and all participating institutions’ official channels will be used for such purposes, in digital (Website, social media) and physical form (Informational posters). Other channels will also be used such as those made available by REDD+ Group members and other relevant ones at the rural level in each region, such as local radio stations and newspapers. Press interviews will also be conducted, along with attending meetings by relevant agricultural groups. Transparency. BSP participating institutions will make all information related to benefit sharing public, including progress reports on activity implementation, minutes, resolutions by the respective REDD+ Groups and the implementation of activities for selected beneficiaries. 58 CONAF | ENCCRV Bibliography BCN, 2008. Law on recovery of the native forest and forest development. Available at: http://bcn.cl/2pq9y. CONAF, 2018. 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Causes Of deforestation, devegetation, degradation of Unsustainable use of plant Unsustainable use of plant Forest Fires Plagas resources for production resources for livestock vegetation IF US MG MT Activities Public/private managed Cross-activities applying Strenghtening of forest fire Reinf Sustainable plant resource model areas making plant to one or more causes prevention management and phytosan management model resource management burnt areas restoration in native and livestock Action Measures US. 1. MT. 4. IF. 2. MG. 1. Institutional forest Reforestation and Post forest fires ecosystem Buffer zones for livestock management program revegetation program in restoration program farming focused on public/private prioritized areas/municipalities plots MT. 5. IF. 3. US. 3. Direct Reinforcement of ecological Preventive forestry program Wood energy program and restoration program in emphasizing the urban/rural national energy matrix prioritized areas/municipalities interface reinforcement MT. 1. IF. 1. US. 2. MG. 2. PF. 1. Inclusion of themes about Climate GHG emissions estimate and Integrated tax exemption Reinforcement and Reinforce Change and DDTS to the New fire severity analysis and regulation for the expansion of summer phytosani Forestry Development Law promotion of integrated pasture management program i IF. 4. production councils resources MT. 2. Reinforcement of the Modification and Comunidades Preparadas reinforcement of Law MG. 3. (Prepared Communities) No. 20.283 and its regulations Agricultural research program regarding forest program MT. 3. fires Adjustments for including owners with limited legal IF. 5. security regarding land Inclusion of preventive ownership management and post fire restoration elements to MT. 6. Law No. 20.283 and its Environmental education and regulations Facilitating dissemination program IF. 6. MT. 7. Technology transfer Forest and environmental program on alternatives for oversight programs monitoring management and use of agroforestry waste MT. 8. Reinforcement and updating of Management Plans for SNASPE areas within ENCCRV * While specific action measures for urban and industrial expansion ca context effect of such causes on plant resources. Please refer to the ENCCRV f 63 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition del of Effects Efectos climate cambio change, climático, Expansion of the Unsustainable Urban and e use of plant desertificación, desertification, degradación de land degradation Expansión de la actividad Gestión insustentable Expansión Urbana Plagues Plagas and diseases y Enfermedades las tierras y sequía Agricultural and management of Industrial or livestock and drought/Overexploitation of Agrícola y Ganadera de cultivos forestales e Industrial* Livestock activity forest crops Expansion* water. Sobreexplotación del agua G PF GA RH RS Plant resources adaptive e managed Normative adjustment Forest sector support Reinforcement of management for climate making plant and agricultural by promoting the phytosanitary protection change, desertification, anagement development compatible sustainability of in native plant resources land degradation estock with native plant resources forest management and drought for livestock PF. 1. GA. 1. RH. 1. RS. 1. nt and Reinforcement of Adaptation program for Modification to Law Focus on restoration summer phytosanitary protection plant resources No. 19.561 exempting and oversight program gement program in native plant management within the agricultural recovery from to promote resources framework of climate reforestation sustainability in forest change, desertification, management land degradation and RH. 2. drought Incorporation of forest esearch conservation variables to Law No. 18.450 RH. 3. Limit application of Law No. 20.412 on lands preferably Suitable for Forest Activity * While specific action measures for urban and industrial expansion causes are not established, many measures that are cross- cutting in nature were drafted as elements allowing to decrease the effect of such causes on plant resources. Please refer to the ENCCRV for further detail46 Where: MT: Cross-cutting activity applying to one or more causes; IF: Strengthening of forest fire prevention management and burnt areas restoration; US: Sustainable plant resource management 46 model; MG: Public/private managed model areas making plant resource management and livestock compatible; PF: Reinforcement of phytosanitary protection in native plant resources; RS: Forest sector support by promoting the sustainability of forest management; RH: Normative adjustment and agricultural development compatible with native plant resources; GA: Plant resources adaptive nd industrial expansion causes management are not for climate established, change, many desertification, landmeasures that degradation and are cross-cutting in nature were drafted as elements allowing to decrease the drought. ease refer to the ENCCRV for further detail. 64 CONAF | ENCCRV Annex 2. Generic activities Table A2. Generic activities to be implemented through direct action measures. ENCCRV direct action Examples of expected activities for Examples of non-monetary benefits measures each action measure MT.4. Reforestation and Development of financial, technical Technical support, training, environmental revegetation program in background and planning. services quality and availability prioritized municipalities/ improvement. Property investment (Inputs); areas Input procurement. estate improvement, potential jobs in activity execution. Plant production or procurement. Installation and repair of fences or individual protection. Cultivation or Direct Seeding. Fire protection. MT.5. Reinforcement of Development of financial, technical Technical support, training, environmental the ecological restoration background and planning. services quality and availability program in prioritized areas/ improvement. Property investment (Inputs); municipalities Input procurement. estate improvement, potential jobs in activity execution. Plant production or procurement. Installation and repair of fences or individual protection. Enrichment and additional planting. Clearing, trimming, cutting and cleaning. Forest fire protection. IF.2. Restoration program Development of financial, technical Technical support, training, environmental for ecosystems affected by background and planning. services quality and availability forest fires improvement. Property investment (Inputs); Input procurement. estate recovery, potential jobs in activity execution. Plant production or procurement. Installation and repair of fences or individual protection. Enrichment and additional planting Cutting and cleaning Forest fire protection 65 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition ENCCRV direct action Examples of expected activities for Examples of non-monetary benefits measures each action measure IF.3. Preventive silviculture Development of financial, technical Technical support, training, environmental program with emphasis on background and planning. services quality and availability the rural-urban interface improvement. Environmental heritage and Input procurement. infrastructure protection (Property, housing, productive), potential job creation in activity Fence installation or repair execution. Cutting and cleaning Forest fire protection US.1. Institutional forest Planning and coordination at the Improve environmental services quality and management program regional level availability. Incorporate the community to focused in public and territorial planning, ASP need assessment, private plots Background development and analysis better quality and availability of environmental services. Access to State Field visit Promotion Instruments, new business opportunities, environmental certifications Dissemination activities and inputs for productive activities. US.3. Reinforcement of the Registry development with target group Technical support, training, technological Wood fuel program and improvements in biomass production, national energy matrix. Activity planning at the regional level improvements in public-private relations between involved stakeholders, Hiring of field professionals reinforcement of local governance. New business opportunities, cost reduction by Field visits producers association, better relationships between holders of supply and demand Dissemination activities and inputs (Prices, payments). Training workshops and sessions GA.1. Adaptation program Coordination and planning with regional Technical support, training, dissemination for plant resource teams of new agroforestry technologies, better management within the use of water resources, better knowledge framework of climate Generation of technical documentation of state support for agroforestry activities, change, desertification, land improvement in productive and technological degradation and drought. Field activities (collection, seeding, etc.) techniques for cost reduction; new business opportunities, market availability for better Laboratory activities crop inputs adapted to specific conditions. Training workshops and sessions Please note these activities are for BSP referential purposes and are subject to guidelines from the National Technical Proposal 66 CONAF | ENCCRV Table A2. Example of generic activities to be implemented for facilitating action measures ENCCRV Facilitating Examples of expected activities for Examples of non-monetary benefits measures each action measure MT.6. Environmental Activity planning at the regional level Training, community empowerment on dissemination and education technical and environmental elements, program Team contracting reinforcement of local governance, improvement of community association. Development of inputs and graphic, Access to state promotion instruments. audiovisual material Training workshops and sessions MT.7. Reinforcement of Planning and coordination with the Training on environmental and forest forest and environmental Oversight Program at the regional level legislation. Incentives for the formalization oversight programs.forestal y of commercial activities. Improvements ambiental. Team Contracting on knowledge regarding governmental support for commercial activities. Dissemination activities and inputs Equipment and system implementation 67 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition Annex 3. List of excluded activities 1. ESMF Exclusion List A list of activities that may not be funded with BSP resources, as they contravene the ENCCRV objectives in accordance with ESMF are presented below: a) Afforestation (That is, planting on lands without any forests in the last twenty years) of dense monocultures, with fast-growing introduced species in continuous, stands greater than 10 hectares (Continuity means having a buffer of at least 5 times the area being planted between stands) b) Afforestation with colonizing introduced species (With potential spontaneous naturalization and invasiveness) or that are difficult to replace after fulfilling the function they were incorporated for. Examples of usual cases: i) some eucalyptus species where removal from the trunk is on one hand expensive, and on the other environmentally aggressive towards soils or other associated plants; and ii) some aggressively propagating legumes such as the acacia. c) Plantation of plant species (tree species or not) which have not yet provided clear evidence of their non- invasive nature, evidence which must be formally recorded in CONAF centers for such purposes (Exotic species usually fall into this category, but it may potentially include native species introduced from one biome to another, even within the same country). d) Implantation of monoclonal or polyclonal stands (one or very few clones) of tree or shrub species, introduced whether in areas without previous forests/scrublands or areas with revegetated forests/scrublands. e) Use of agrochemical products included in the banned product list, or absent from the authorized product list, which is regularly updated by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG), but posing an environmental or humane risk, being dangerous or high risk. There may be new unwanted products that enter the market in an irregular manner, with their sales expanding before any warnings are issued by SAG (Which should be forbidden until the product is properly recognized) f) Conducting soil management practices during the production and harvest cycle, which pose average or high risks-determined by the competent authority-of eroding soil chemical and physical properties. These risks may come from i) a bad choice of practices, ii) their incorrect application or iii) in many cases, the abandonment of such practices. Therefore, such risk variables should be assessed in advance. g) Removal, reduction or complete replacement of natural vegetation covers in headwaters of micro basins and natural watersheds (This exclusion in no way limits the enrichment or expansion of said points). h) Access to grazing for breeding stock - medium or large sized - continuous watering, in i) micro basin headwaters, ii) natural watersheds, and iii) smaller riverbanks. i) Actions that may generate the following significant impacts on indigenous people: a) significant cultural disruptions that have a serious effect in traditional practices and ways of life such as the physical movement of said populations without prior, free and informed consent, and without them benefiting from the action measures , activity or project; b) impacts on communal lands and natural resources of traditional use, that irreversibly affect the livelihoods of indigenous people; and c) severe or irreversible damages to ancestral resources and practices of cultural or spiritual value, among other significant matters. j) Actions generating the following Involuntary Resettlement (RI) significant impacts, direct negative social and economic effects resulting from activities or action measures due to the following causes: i) Involuntary land deprivation, resulting in 1) displacement or loss of housing; 2) loss of assets or access to said assets, or 3) loss of livelihoods or sources of income, whether those affected must relocate or not; or ii) Involuntary restriction of access to areas identified by law as parks or protected areas, with the subsequent adverse effects on the livelihood of the displaced people. For RI purposes, the physical movement of more than 200 people or loss of more than 10% of affected assets, as established by OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement, will be considered as a significant impact. 68 CONAF | ENCCRV Annex 4. Reference content on Technical and Administrative bases for the Public Tender mode 1) Reference table for the development of Administrative Bases Item Description/Reference content I. Tender characteristics General framework of the public tender II. Requesting organization Identification of the requesting organization III. Contestable system Project submission, application deadlines, consultation period, opening of enveloped, projects declared admissible, projects declared inadmissible, processing of accepted projects, application withdrawal, project abandonment and return of background material. IV. Background information to be included in Administrative specifications, Project sheet (technical annex) project and economic background. IV. Tender mode Virtual application modality, paper application modality V. Awarding requirements Necessary requirements according to natural or legal person VI. Selection criteria Selection criteria for projects and assigned scoring by the evaluation committee VII. Amounts and project duration Specified amounts to be allocated according to the respective implementation activities and deadlines. VIII. Others Clauses relevant to existing legislation and rules on public procurement; cases where the tender is left void, re awarding, confidentiality, vendor responsibilities, outsourcing, on site visit for tender opening (if applicable), inquiries after the closure of the tender opening stage, among others. 69 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition 2) Reference table for Technical Bases Item Description/reference content General background Context of invitation to tender and summary, ENCCRV framework Invitation to tender objective General and specific objectives Project profile Technical specifications of projects to be presented (Regional technical proposal and selection criteria, environmental and social safeguards, the role of CONAF in technical management, awarded projects coordination and other considerations) Project planning Work plan Types of deliverables Field reports, meeting lists, photographs, databases, cartography, along with other backups and verifiers that may be required depending on the project type Monitoring Project implementation follow up Value table Reference values table according to activities that can be implemented in the territory. 70 CONAF | ENCCRV Annex 5. Flow of ERPA Funds for the BSP Once the emissions reduction has been validated and verified by the independent body appointed by the World Bank, CONAF must ask AGCID to send the request for the payment for emissions reduction to the World Bank, together with the pre-payment authorization issued by the World Bank technical team. This payment request will be sent electronically through the “Client Connection” system. The World Bank, following the Disbursement guidelines established in the Financial Information and Disbursement Letters (DFIL), will transfer payments to AGCID (receiving entity) to an exclusive account designated in dollars for those funds, which will be opened at State Bank. After receiving the payments, AGCID will transfer all the resources to INFOR (managing entity) to an exclusive account in Chilean pesos. INFOR, guided by the Annual Operational Plan prepared by CONAF, will distribute the resources to deliver non-monetary benefits to the various key stakeholders and to cover the costs of technical management, as established in the BSP. The BSP defines two types of funds which will be distributed: a) Implementation Funds, corresponding to 80% of all the resources received and destined to the implementation of activities carried out in the territory through ENCCRV direct action measures, including technical assistance to the beneficiary population, among others and; b) Technical management funds, corresponding to 20% of all resources, which are aimed at financing administrative, technical and operational costs for the accomplishment of the BSP. A. The Implementation fund (80%) is detailed below: a) This amount will be distributed in each ERP region based on the principles of equity (50%), performance (20%) and cushioning (10%), to hire professionals at the regional level , who will provide direct technical assistance to the beneficiary stakeholders to ensure the viability and correct implementation of projects. The following is considered among their functions: i) to carry out an active search for beneficiaries interested in participating in the implementation of the ENCCRV measures at local level; ii) provide technical and administrative advice to potential beneficiaries in the application process for both modalities (public tender and prioritized projects); iii) technical assistance in the implementation process of the selected projects and in the monitoring and measurement process. iv) Ensure the correct approach, respect, and compliance with social and environmental safeguards during all stages of the project. This cost is considered an integral part of direct benefits to beneficiaries since regional support professionals are part of territorial implementation projects. The hiring of professionals by CONAF will allow the selection of professional profiles that meet local needs and realities and provide continuous support to the implementation. B. Technical management fund (20%) is broken down below: a) Resources executed by CONAF correspond to 8,7 % . This amount is transferred from INFOR to CONAF, and considers expenses in: i) hiring of professionals in charge of the administrative and financial management of the ERP in AGCID; ii) hiring of professionals in charge of the technical and financial implementation of the ERP in CONAF. These professionals will be in charge of executing the ERP under the BSP framework, and; iii) conditioning of workspaces and logistics (equipment, offices, travel expenses, transportation, among others) para ambas entities. 71 Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition b) Resources executed by INFOR correspond to 11,3% . From these, 8.2% of the total will finance INFOR’s activities for the implementation and monitoring of the BSP, which include: i) hiring of professionals in charge of the administrative and financial management of the ERP ii) technical inputs for the ERP monitoring milestones; iii) conditioning of workspaces and logistics (equipment, offices, travel expenses, transportation, among others); iii) adjustments to the financial management system and platform to administer the ERP. The remaining 3.1% of the total will be applied under CONAF’s technical directive for: i) dissemination of the BSP and the ERP, ii) training for professionals and beneficiaries; iii) implementation of the ENCCRV facilitating measures (framework of activities to be financed Annex 1), and; iv) technical maintenance of BSP platforms and other systems (SIS, MRS, SSP, SMM, Public Contest modality, among others). Overall, 74.3% of the funds received are managed by INFOR and the remaining 25.7% is transferred to CONAF. Figure A1. Flow of ERPA funds for the BSP 72 CONAF | ENCCRV Benefit Sharing Plan (BSP) for the Chilean National Strategy on Climate Change and Vegetation Resources (ENCCRV) for the Results-based payment phase under the REDD+ approach | 4th Edition CONAF | ENCCRV Corporación Nacional Forestal Departamento de Cambio Climático y Servicios Ambientales (DCCSA) Gerencia de Bosques y Cambio Climático (GBCC) Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile Paseo Bulnes 377, Oficina 207 Santiago de Chile www.enccrv.cl | www.conaf.cl