Goals of a country approach to safeguards

Articulation of the policy goals that a country wants to achieve through its approach to safeguards, including, but not necessarily limited to the UNFCCC requirements for REDD+. The Cancun safeguards are a basic requirement to be eligible for REDD+ results-based payments under the UNFCCC, but a country may also want to consider other bi-/multi-lateral safeguards requirements, e.g. World Bank Operational Policies, required by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund. Consideration may be given to safeguard requirements and expectations of investors in REDD+ activities as well as those of buyers of verified emissions reductions/enhanced removals. Defining safeguards goals also means considering what national policies could benefit from addressing and respecting REDD+ safeguards. The safeguards goals should be consistent with the country"s overall goals for REDD+ in terms of additional benefits, beyond climate change mitigation, such as poverty alleviation or biodiversity conservation. Ultimately, safeguards goals are about a country"s expectations towards the social and environmental outcomes of its engagement in REDD+.