REDD+

The role of the legal framework in ensuring REDD+ activities are consistent with the UNFCCC REDD+ safeguards: Country experiences implementing a Country Safeguard Approach
The Warsaw Framework for REDD+ consolidates the requirements that must be met in order to receive results-based payments, however these requirements are somewhat broad in the interests of flexibility and preserving national sovereignty. This is particularly true in the case of the REDD+ safeguards, which must be “addressed and respected”. The question is how best to do this? In order to ensure...
Benefits of Forest Ecosystems in Zambia and the Role of REDD+ in a Green Economy Transformation

Zambia’s forest ecosystemsc ontribute US$ 1.3 billion, roughly 6.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), to the national economy, further highlighting the crucial role forests can play in the global transition to a green economy, according to a new UNEP study.

The report...

What is the Potential for a Climate, Forest and Community Friendly REDD+ in Paris?
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a mitigation instrument that creates a financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests. The purpose of REDD+ is to provide incentives for developing countries to mitigate forest-related emissions and...
Beyond REDD + readiness: land-use governance to reduce deforestation in Peru
Peru contains the fourth largest area of tropical forest in the world, yet faces a worsening net deforestation rate. In 2008, to address this threat, the national government announced its ambition to reduce deforestation to zero by 2021. Via literature review and key informant...
SNV's new reports on Sustainable Development and Agroforestry Systems

SNV's REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme (REAP) recently published two new reports to share data and recommendations on sustainable agricultural development across landscapes and smallholder agroforestry systems. More details below.​

Designing Sustainable...

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The Little Book of Legal Frameworks for REDD+
Land-use change, including deforestation, is currently estimated to generate about 3.3 billion tonnes of tonnes of carbon emissions per year – approximately 10% of all human emissions1. REDD+ has emerged in response to this, as an international initiative that aims to provide...
New guide to good practices in forest governance data collection

REDD+ practitioners now have a new guide to good practices in forest governance data collection. The new publication, Assessing Forest Governance: A Practical Guide to Data Collection, Analysis and Use, has been released by FAO – through the UN-REDD Programme – and the...

ONU coordina con Minam cumbre mundial sobre cambio climático COP20

Una misión técnica de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) se reunió ayer con funcionarios del Ministerio del Ambiente (Minam) para coordinar la cumbre mundial sobre cambio climático COP20, que se realizará en Lima en diciembre próximo.

"Venimos a trabajar con el Ministerio del Ambiente...

CIFOR Outlines REDD+ Challenges in Peru

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a report on the drivers of deforestation in Peru, including the political and economic conditions under which Peru intends to achieve a national target of zero net deforestation by 2021.

The report, titled '...

NEW EDITION: WWF Guide to Building REDD+ Strategies -- A toolkit for REDD+ practitioners around the globe

The updated edition of this guide was released as an interactive e-publication in October 2013 to coincide with the international Oslo REDD+ Exchange conference being hosted by the government of Norway in Oslo, Norway, 29-30 October, 2013. This edition includes new chapters on...

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