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UN-REDD Hosts Regional Workshop on Social and Environmental Safeguards
April 2013
REDD+ experts from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Bangkok, Thailand to share experiences and build capacities for better understanding of safeguards system in REDD+.
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UN-REDD Hosts Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on Social and Environmental Safeguards
April 2013
At a recent consultative workshop in Bangkok participants shared knowledge and experience on safeguard policies in REDD+.
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By: Kanwar Muhammad Javed Iqbal and Pasang Sherpa
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Workshop: REDD+ Beyond Carbon: Safeguards and Multiple Benefits
December 2012
The UN-REDD Programme workshop “REDD+ Beyond Carbon: Safeguards and Multiple Benefits”, organised by UNEP-WCMC on behalf of UNEP, was held from 13th-15th November in Cambridge. The workshop bought together 46 delegates, including representatives from 14 UN-REDD Partner countries from all three of the world's major forested regions – Africa, Latin America and Asia, alongside members of civil society and indigenous peoples organisations. Read more...
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Biodiversity Monitoring for REDD+
December 2012
UNEP-WCMC, with the financial support of the UN-REDD programme, has written a paper on biodiversity monitoring for REDD+ published in the journal "Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability" this week. The paper observes the following three challenge to biodiversity monitoring for REDD+: choosing which aspects of biodiversity to monitor, the difficulty of attributing particular changes to REDD+ and the likely scarcity of resources for biodiversity monitoring. It proposes three responses which may address these challenges: 1) agreed policy targets that identify what should be monitored; 2) making links to existing biodiversity monitoring and to monitoring to estimate GHG emissions and removals; and 3) developing clear theories of change to assist in determining which changes in biodiversity can be attributed to REDD+. The paper is available on the journal website here.
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REDD+ Day at CBD COP11
November 2012
At the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP11 meeting last month in India, the UN-REDD Programme hosted a full day event on REDD+, and launched its second Policy Brief on the multiple benefits of REDD+.
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Safeguards Consultation Workshop Report
August 2012
The UN-REDD Programme participated in a multi-stakeholder safeguards consultation workshop hosted by the Ateneo School of Government and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in the Philippines (31 March-1 April 2012). The report of the workshop, which includes recommendations on the implementation of governance and biodiversity safeguards, is now available on the workspace. .
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DRC Launches New Report on Mapping Biodiversity Benefits from REDD+
July 2012
The UN-REDD Programme recently supported the release of a new report which provides analyses on the relationship between biomass carbon stocks, biodiversity, land use designations and pressures on forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read full article…
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UN-REDD Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria Welcomed at the UN-REDD 8th Policy Board Meeting
April 2012
Following discussions at the eighth UN-REDD Policy Board meeting held in Asuncion, Paraguay 25th-26th March, the SEPC were welcomed by the Policy Board as a guiding framework for the UN-REDD Programme. Read more...
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New GIS Toolbox to Map Potential for Multiple Benefits from REDD+
January 2012
A new GIS toolbox has been released to assist in mapping the potential for multiple benefits from REDD+. Comments are very welcome. Read more
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Report on Multiple Benefits of REDD+ in Ecuador now Available in Spanish
November 2011
With support from the UN-REDD Programme, the summary report on multiple benefits of REDD+ in Ecuador is now available in English and Spanish. Read full article…
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UN-REDD Social and Environmental Criteria Open for Public Consultation
October 2011
We invite you to comment on a new version of the UN-REDD Programme Draft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria. This public consultation process will last 15 October to 31 December 2011. More information...
Download the draft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria (English, Spanish and French).
Download the feedback form (English).
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Update on UN-REDD's Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria
April 2011
Emily Dunning and Lera Miles of UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre provide an overview of the UN-REDD Programme’s draft Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria which were recently presented at the Programme's Policy Board meeting in Viet Nam. Read full article...
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Biodiversity Benefits of REDD+
The UN-REDD Programme recently convened a workshop exploring the biodiversity benefits of REDD+ in Nairobi, and Elifuraha Isaya Laltaika, the elected representative of indigenous peoples in Africa to the UN- REDD Programme Policy Board, highlights the challenges and opportunities discussed. Read full article...
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Curbing Climate Change and Boosting Biodiversity
New country maps pinpoint places where investments in carbon can contribute to community livelihoods and wider conservation goals. Read full release...
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Brochure released: Beyond Carbon: Ecosystem-based benefits of REDD+
The brochure is being released at the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties in Nagoya, Japan, 18-29 October 2010. An accompanying CD contains some of the contents of these web pages.
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Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of REDD+
Held from 20-23 September 2010, this workshop was hosted by the Convention on Biological Diversity in cooperation with the UN-REDD Programme. The workshop identified risks and opportunities for biodiversity from REDD+, and priorities for action.
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Making REDD+ Work for Biodiversity and Livelihoods
UN-REDD Programme officers, Wahida Patwa-Shah and Julie Greenwalt, highlight what REDD+ efforts need to do in order to protect the multitude of social and economic benefits derived from biodiversity and ecosystem services. (With contributions from Lera Miles)
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