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Viewing cable 09BOGOTA3489, COLOMBIA TO BE SUPPORTIVE IN COPENHAGEN; PROPOSES FORESTRY

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09BOGOTA3489 2009-12-01 23:10 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bogota
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R 012310Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1296
INFO RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0014
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RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 0275
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN 0001
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS
RUEHGT/AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA
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RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
RUEHSJ/AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA
UNCLAS BOGOTA 003489 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
C O R R E C T E D COPY CAPTION 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV EAID ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UN CO
SUBJECT: COLOMBIA TO BE SUPPORTIVE IN COPENHAGEN; PROPOSES FORESTRY 
PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 
 
REF: S/ECC PERSHING 11/23 CONFERENCE CALL 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  Environment Minister Carlos Costa told the 
Deputy Chief of Mission that Colombia would support U.S. efforts at 
the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.  The Minister 
welcomed the close coordination and openness of U.S. negotiators 
and indicated the USG could count on Colombia, particularly 
regarding issues of monitoring, verification, and public disclosure 
of carbon reduction initiatives.  Costa proposed that in Copenhagen 
the USG announce a joint U.S.-Colombia tropical forest climate 
change project that would preserve Colombia's vast forests.  Such 
an initiative could develop Reduced Emissions from Deforestation 
and Degradation (REDD) projects that would sequester carbon through 
avoided deforestation and offer carbon offsets for a future U.S. 
carbon market.  Costa said the project could be established quickly 
by utilizing an existing conditional community cash transfer 
program.  The Minister noted Norway and France already announced 
forest projects in Guyana and Brazil respectively.  Costa also 
suggested the USG announce joint scientific research of the impact 
of climate change on and the potential for carbon sequestration in 
Paramo highlands -- a delicate high-altitude Andean ecosystem and a 
potentially critical carbon sink.  Costa offered that such an 
announcement (even if vague) would elevate Colombia's profile and 
provide the GOC with political cover to push back on unhelpful 
proposals from G-77 members.  The DCM cautioned that time is very 
short, but he promised to forward the idea to Washington.  End 
Summary. 
 
 
 
Colombia To Be Helpful 
 
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2.  (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission, accompanied by Economic 
Counselor and USAID Environmental Team Leader, called on Minister 
of Environment Carlos Costa on December 1 to exchange views on the 
upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.  The DQ 
praised Colombia's leadership in promoting a successful outcome in 
Copenhagen and highlighted the importance of a coordinated effort 
between developed and developing countries.  Minister Costa 
expressed appreciation for the close ties Colombia has developed 
with U.S. climate control negotiators and indicated the USG could 
count on Colombia, particularly regarding issues of monitoring, 
verification, and public disclosure of carbon reduction 
initiatives. 
 
 
 
3.  (SBU) Minister Costa noted that Colombia forms part of a 
sizeable group of middle income developing countries with low 
carbon emissions.  He urged these countries not be overlooked for 
financial support.  Costa noted, for example, Colombia would not 
support fixed percentage reductions in carbon emissions for less 
developed countries.  He emphasized it is very costly for a 
hydroelectric-dependent Colombia to further lower its carbon 
emissions.  On the other hand, it is much easier and less costly 
for a country like Mexico, which largely operates thermoelectric 
plants, to lower its carbon output. 
 
 
 
Joint Proposal in Copenhagen 
 
--------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
4.  (SBU) The Minister suggested that during the conference in 
Copenhagen the United States announce a U.S.-Colombia forest 
preservation project in one or more Colombian national parks.  The 
project could help establish a market or supply for businesses 
interested in purchasing carbon offsets or participating in future 
 
REDD projects.  He noted that Norway and France already announced 
forest projects in Guyana and Brazil respectively.  The 
announcement of such a U.S. project would elevate Colombia's 
profile and influence during the negotiations, particularly among 
developing countries, Costa argued. 
 
 
 
5.  (SBU) Costa indicated the pilot project could utilize an 
established conditional community cash transfer program --"Programa 
Familia Guardabosques" -- or the Family Forest Warden Program. 
This program currently rewards families not to grow coca, and it 
could be tweaked to award funds to families and communities that 
preserve forests.  The program currently operates in the Macarena 
region of Meta, which had been a booming coca-producing aQ in the 
past and is now one of the frontlines in the GOC's National 
Consolidation Plan and the USG's Colombia Strategic Development 
Initiative (SCDI).  He emphasized that the program infrastructure, 
which takes years to develop, is already in place.  The Minister 
indicated that such a conservation-oriented Forest Warden program 
would be most effective if expanded to Colombia's Amazon region. 
 
 
 
6.  (SBU) Minister Costa expressed interest in learning more about 
Senator Leahy's publicized letter to Prince Charles regarding $275 
million to fund programs to protect biodiversity and tropical 
forests, including in the Amazon.  The Minister raised concerns 
about rising deforestation in Colombia as rural areas become more 
accessible and free of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia 
(FARC) violence.  He also expressed concern about the increased 
pressures on available lands related to the switch from an illicit 
coca economy to a licit one.  For example, rural coca growers that 
once depended on 1-3 hectares of illicit coca, now require 10-20 
hectares for more land-intensive, licit crops and cattle raising to 
maintain the same standard of living.  Costa added there are 
several opportunities to develop REDD projects in Colombian 
forests, many of which are located in national parks and other 
protected areas. 
 
 
 
Scientific Research of Carbon Storage in Andean Highlands 
 
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7.  (SBU) Minister Costa offered an additional  proposal, and a 
possible alternative, if the forest climate change initiative is 
unfeasible because of limited funding and time.  He advocated the 
announcement of joint scientific research on the potential carbon 
sequestration in Paramo highlands, a subject on which there is 
little scientific information.  This ecosystem, known in English as 
High Altitude Peatlands, is extremely sensitive to climate change 
and is found throughout the northern Andes and in limited parts of 
Costa Rica and Guatemala.  Colombia's extensive Paramos are the 
main source of the country's water supply and are considered to be 
a potentially important carbon sink.  While there is considerable 
scientific interest in the issue, there is virtually no research on 
how much and how effectively the Paramo sequesters carbon.  He 
wondered whether the National Science Foundation, Smithsonian 
Institute, and/or NASA would be interested in a regional or 
Colombia-specific grant to learn more about the role of carbon 
absorption in the Paramo. 
 
 
 
Comment:  Ideas Worth Mentioning 
 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
 
8.  (SBU) Minister Costa, who departs on December 10 for 
Copenhagen, is a serious interlocutor and should be a useful ally 
in the negotiations.  A formal announcement of a forestry 
preservation or research initiative seems unlikely at this late 
stage.  However, a public mention of possible types of cooperation, 
or potential REDD activities, could empower Colombia and other 
like-minded countries that want to be supportive at the climate 
change negotiations. 
BROWNFIELD