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The total area of forestlands in the Philippines is 15.8 million ha, or 53% of the total land area, which comprises of open, closed, mangroves and plantations. The combined effects of indiscriminate logging, inadequate forest protection, expansion of upland agriculture, fires, pests and diseases, and unplanned land conversion are cited as the main causes of forest depletion. The degradation of the upland environment has resulted in low productivity, underutilized land and slow diversification in the agricultural sector and reduced forest product flows, which have increased poverty and reduced earnings.
The UN-REDD Philippines Initial National Programme started in the middle of October 2011. The Philippines National REDD+ Strategy was approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Executive Committee in August 2010. Throughout 2012, the UN-REDD Programme focused on strengthening participatory processes, social and environmental safeguards, a harmonized methodology for reference baselines and the establishment of a national MRV approach.
Key results and achievements of the UN-REDD National Programme in Philippines
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The Philippines Seeks Inputs from UN-REDD on REDD+ Safeguards
March/April 2012
The UN-REDD Programme shares its experience during a consultation workshop on biodiversity and governance safeguards in the Philippines. Read full article…
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National UN-REDD Programme Updates
November 2011
Ecuador signs its National Programme and enters into implementation; REDD+ Readiness consultations begin in Bangladesh; the Philippines officially kicks off REDD+ implementation with its Inception workshop; and Viet Nam finalizes its study on ecological stratification linked to REDD+. Read full article…
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Five More UN-REDD Partner Countries Start Implementing their National Programmes
August 2011
Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Paraguay and Solomon Islands recently signed their National Programme documents, and now join the seven other UN-REDD Programme partner countries already in the implementation phase of their National Programmes. Read full article...
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US$15.2 Million Approved for 5 Countries at the UN-REDD Policy Board Meeting
November 2010
Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Solomon Islands talk about their REDD+ efforts and the value of their partnership with the UN-REDD Programme, after the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board recently approved funding to support their national REDD+ efforts. Read full article...
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Supporting REDD+ Readiness in UN-REDD Partner Countries
June 2010
UN-REDD Programme Regional Coordinator in Asia-Pacific, Tim Boyle, and West-Central Africa Regional Technical Advisor, Josep Garí, explain how the UN-REDD Programme is developing effective support to new partner countries, building on the activities underway in the Programme’s nine initial pilot countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Read full article...
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REDD+ Country Progress… In Their Own Words
March/ April 2010
At the recent Policy Board meeting in Nairobi, country representatives, Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society organizations, and donors spoke to the UN-REDD Programme about their commitment to REDD+ readiness and the value of their partnership with the Programme. Below are excerpts from some of those interviews. Read full article...
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