31 datasets found

Over the 21st century, the temperature of the earth's surface is likely to increase by several degrees and all ecosystems, including forests, will experience the most rapid...

This dataset shows the location of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory compiled by UNEP-WCMC and published in "A Global Directory of...

Many developing countries have started preparing for REDD+, including by setting goals for multiple benefits. These goals will need to be informed by the Cancun safeguards that...

It is increasingly recognized that REDD+ can contribute to a range of policy goals in addition to climate change mitigation. It can promote biodiversity conservation and secure...

Efforts related to REDD+ in Bolivia are a component of the overall national strategy on forests and climate change. A UN-REDD Programme mission to Bolivia in 2010 identified a...

The present report aims to give an overview on the state of knowledge and relevant research initiatives concerning the status and trends of major ecosystem types with regard to...

Information on the application of the FLEGT Regulation and EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) in 2019 and 2020, submitted by EU Member States and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

In 2005, the European Union (EU) adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the...

140 pages of tabular data with supporting text and graphics, on global biodiversity. Topics are covered in a concise way, using tables supported by minimal text and graphics....

This Policy Brief explores the scope for complementarities and synergies in actions under the two Conventions, and illustrates through case studies some ways in which developing...

A wide range of tools and resources is available to assist decision-makers and their advisors in planning for REDD+ implementation. As these materials have been developed with...

Increasing resilience is one way in which biodiversity conservation might benefit REDD+ (it is already clear that, overall, REDD+ can be expected to benefit conservation,...

The paper provides an analysis of the ecosystem-derived multiple benefits of REDD+. The terminology around multiple benefits is not yet clear cut. Here, the different terms in...

This paper combines up-to-date, spatially explicit data for the humid tropics on carbon stocks within biomass (Ruesch & Gibbs, Reference Ruesch and Gibbs2008) and soil...

Forests provide a number of ecosystem services including biodiversity, which could be added multiple benefits to the climate change mitigation potential arising from...

This paper focuses on the key opportunities to safeguard and enhance ecosystem-derived benefits within REDD+, concentrating on the direct impacts on these benefits of decisions....

There are obvious interconnections between climate change and biodiversity. However, the possible mutual benefits between climate change mitigation and adaptation and...

The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations Collaborative Initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The...

This report summarizes the key points of the March 2009 UNEP GGND policy brief and encourages participating governments to renew their pledge to a Global Green New Deal. It...

This synthesis examines the critical role of forests in a green economy, and provides policy recommendations to radically transform the forest sector such that it can lead to...