The UN-REDD Programme supports 44 countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean in their REDD+ readiness efforts. UN-REDD Programme regional teams operate in all three of these areas to help coordinate efforts across countries in the region and liaise with other regional teams to ensure all countries in the UN-REDD Programme can benefit from knowledge sharing and important lessons learned.
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AFRICA
Gorilla family in Tropica Moist Forest in Uganda
Credits: Jim Ball |
ASIA-PACIFIC
Tropical forest in Indonesia
Credits: Jim Ball |
LATIN AMERICA
A cloud forest in Venezuela
Credits: Jim Ball |
| Regional Updates |
UN-REDD launches GO-REDD+ listserv in Asia-Pacific
January 2012
GO-REDD+ will disseminate a wide range of information on REDD+ in Asia-Pacific to assist countries in their REDD+ readiness efforts. Read full article…
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Addressing Corruption Risks in REDD+ in Asia-Pacific
November 2011
The UN-REDD Programme recently co-organized two regional workshops in Nepal and Thailand to identify practical recommendations in tackling corruption risks for REDD+. Read full article…
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UN-REDD and CBD Team-up to Support Capacity Building on REDD+ Safeguards
October 2011
With support from the UN-REDD Programme, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has recently published results from a regional workshop series on capacity building for REDD+ safeguards spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. Read full article...
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UN-REDD Launches New REDD+ Capacity Building Studies for Asia and Africa
September 2011
The studies will provide insights on capacity building issues for REDD+ from selected countries, and present an assessment of gaps that countries confront in developing REDD+ programmes. Read full article...
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New Study Examines the Role of Local Governance Institutions in Tackling Corruption Risks in REDD+ in Latin America and the Caribbean
September 2011
REDD+ may help reduce corruption in the forest sector if the issue is adequately addressed and local governance institutions empowered. Read full article...
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Regional Workshop in Ecuador Focuses on Rights and REDD+ in the Amazon
July 2011
Civil Society representatives from the UN-REDD Programme participated in the workshop which recommends the establishment of a regional REDD+ Observatory for the Amazon that focuses on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in REDD+.
By: Juliana Splendore, IPAM
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UN-REDD at CBD's REDD+ Capacity Building Workshop in Asia-Pacific
April 2011
The UN-REDD Programme presented its draft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria and supports Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society representatives to participate in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) “Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+, including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards”. Read full article...
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