The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The UN-REDD Programme supports nationally-led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+ implementation. The Programme also works to build international awareness and consensus about the importance of including a REDD+ mechanisms in the post-Kyoto Protocol climate change agreement. The UN-REDD Programmes current funding comes from the governments of Norway, Spain, Denmark and Japan.
UN-REDD partner countries receiving direct support to National Programmes are:
Bolivia, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Viet Nam, Zambia.
Other UN-REDD Partner Countries:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, South Sudan and Sudan.
About REDD+:
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is an endeavour to create an incentive for developing forested countries to protect, better manage and wisely use their forest resources, thus contributing to the global fight against climate change. It rests on the effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests. "REDD+" includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries.
In the long terms, payments for verified emission reductions and removals, either market or fund based, provide an incentive for REDD+ countries to further invest in low-carbon development and a healthier, greener tomorrow.
About the UN-REDD Programme:
The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the ...
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