The total forest area in the Solomon Islands is approximately 2.2 million hectares, and the country has the highest per cent loss of forest in the South Pacific. The objective of the initial National UN-REDD Programme is to establish the necessary institutional and individual capacities required to develop full REDD+ readiness.
To meet this objective, Solomon Islands will pursue:
Update on REDD+ in Solomon Islands
November 2011
Faced with high rates of deforestation that call for urgent action, the Solomon Islands continues its ongoing REDD+ implementation efforts with a half-day training event on measurement, reporting, verification (MRV) and monitoring for REDD+. By: Aki Kono and Matieu Henry Read full article…
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...
Solomon Islands Now Ready for REDD+ Readiness
June 2011
With the recent signing of Solomon Islands' initial National UN-REDD Programme Document, the country is now ready to begin the process of laying the foundations for its national REDD+ strategy. Read full article...
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...
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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