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The United Nations Collaborative
Programme
on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries |
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Feedback from REDD+ countries is pointing towards a desire to learn more from what others are doing, especially in terms of what has worked or not worked. In this month's newsletter, we feature what I consider to be a very important example of exactly the kind of cross-regional learning and exchanging that countries are yearning for and that can be a catalyst for moving the REDD+ concept forward. Read more… | | | | | | | News
UN-REDD Countries from Asia Pacific and Latin America Meet in Unique Cross-Regional REDD+ Exchange Delegates from Viet Nam recently visited Mexico and Ecuador to exchange valuable lessons and experiences on benefit distribution for REDD+. Read full article… | | | | UN-REDD Highlights Partner Country Progress in Briefing to UN missions in Geneva The UN-REDD Programme, in partnership with Norway, recently hosted a briefing on country progress to the diplomatic corps in Geneva, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia spoke about their significant REDD+ inroads to date. Read full article… | | | | INPE and UN-REDD Partnering to Develop National Forest Monitoring Systems The Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE) and FAO recently met to further define next steps to support UN-REDD Programme partner countries in the set-up of their autonomous national forest monitoring systems. Read full article… | | | | | | | Features & Commentary UNEP-FI Launches New Study Stressing Financial Sector Involvement in REDD+ Financial leaders call for an investor-friendly forest-carbon market at a recent event to launch UNEP's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) study entitled, "REDDy – Set – Grow: Opportunities and roles of financial institutions in forest-carbon markets".
By: Sebastien Malo and Jessica Boucher
Read full article… | | | | Senior Legislators from Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Mexico Launch Initiative to Prepare for REDD+ Laws GLOBE International, in collaboration with the UN-REDD Programme and the Global Environment Facility, recently launched the "GLOBE Legislator Forest Initiative", offering a new channel of support to senior legislators working with REDD+ at the national and international level.
By: Chris Stephens
Read full article… | | | | | | | Reports & Analysis Full Report from 6th UN-REDD Policy Board Meeting Now Available The final 25-page report is now available for download in English, French and Spanish on the UN-REDD Programme website. Read full article… | | | | | | | Find out more about the UN-REDD Programme | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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