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Amid growing momentum, the UN-REDD Programme and World Bank Group convened with partner countries, government ministers and senior leaders at UNFCCC COP 23 in Bonn, Germany to highlight how REDD+ and other forest-focused land-use initiatives have...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has set the rules for its first initiative to pay for REDD+ results. In a historic decision, its Board defined the terms of reference for a REDD+ Results-Based Payments pilot program, as well as a scorecard to assess...

African countries that have been engaged in REDD+ over the past few years are now navigating the transition from REDD+ readiness to implementation. There are increasing new international opportunities to finance REDD+ implementation. While acceding...

With international opinion being influenced by the wide-spread impact of climate change, there is a greater need felt now among countries to find ways to fight global warming. US-based researchers say that forests that are properly cared for can take...

Recently, I read an alarming headline which indicated that the ‘ world’s tropical forests are a huge carbon emission source,’ according to latest science. My immediate thought was that perhaps we had finally reached the tipping point where tropical...

…‘Need more knowledge on safeguards and financing’… …’More support on safeguards information systems and accessing finance for transition into investment planning and implementation’… …‘Strengthen the support for the safeguards information system and...