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The United Nations Collaborative Programme
on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries |
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 |  | | | | Introduction
Next week in Durban, South Africa, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will meet for the 17th time to advance critical negotiations on an agreement to supersede the Kyoto Protocol and ensure a legally binding commitment to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Read more… | | | | | | | News
UN-REDD at COP17 and Forest Day 5 The UN-REDD Programme invites participants at COP17 and FD5 to join in the REDD+ discussions the Programme will host in Durban, where the first publications under the Programme's new Lessons Learned and Policy Brief series will be launched. Read full article… | | | | National UN-REDD Programme Updates
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… | | | | Addressing Corruption Risks in REDD+ in Asia-Pacific 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… | | | | New Stakeholder Engagement Resources on un-redd.org Check out the newly revamped webpage on Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and other forest dependent communities on un-redd.org. Read full article… | | | | | |
| Features & Commentary Update on REDD+ in Solomon Islands
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… | | . | | | | | Reports & Analysis New Publication on Climate Change for Forest Policy-Makers
Under the lead of FAO and the National Forest Programme Facility, the UN-REDD Programme has contributed to the extensive review process of a new publication which provides a practical approach for integrating climate change into national forest programmes. Read full article… |
| | | Report on Multiple Benefits of REDD+ in Ecuador now Available in Spanish 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… |
| | | REDD+ Partnership Discusses Progress Made on REDD+ Database, Measuring and Monitoring Alongside UNFCCC talks in Panama in October, the UN-REDD Programme supported the REDD+ Partnership's third official meeting of 2011, which discussed the progress made on the Voluntary REDD+ Database, and the Partnerships' workshops on REDD+ safeguards as well as measuring and monitoring REDD+. Read full article… |
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