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A draft document by UN-REDD VN consultant Dr Bao Huy (major source "Forest Carbon stock Measurement - Guidelines for measuring carbon stocks in community-managed forests" ANSAB, FECOFUN, ICIMOD, NORAD). The document is still undergoing substantive revision (as of Jan 2011), to be followed by editing and layout design before completion targeted for April 2011.

Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) plays a vital part in global efforts to tackle climate change. This has generated interestamong the international community and as a result, new policies have to developing countries in order to implement REDD+. This policybrief outlines how these processes work and looks at whether these development. The message is that there could be new opportunities, although these require considerable investment in institutions to need to be designed with this in mind to ensure that they are effective and equitable.