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Any new global agreement on climate change mitigation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will include the action of reducing emissions from...

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the greatest global threats to human well-being. An urgent and coordinated response is needed to avoid catastrophic impacts on...

​The flyer describes the work on REDD+ planning conduct by the UN-REDD Programme in collaboration with UNEP-WCMC. After summarising the importance of using spatial analyses to...

In Paraguay REDD+ has the potential to deliver benefits beyond climate change mitigation alone; these will depend on the location and type of REDD+ action implemented. The maps...

​Brazil aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and land use as a contribution to climate change mitigation and to conserve the country’s rich biodiversity. The country has...

A new video has been launched highlighting lessons and experiences on Safeguards from Africa. The video provides key lessons learned and experiences from participating countries...

Emissions from land use change mainly forest loss contribute 17 4% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC 2007). The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is...

This brief produced by UNEP-WCMC and SNV REDD+ addresses the following key messages regarding participatory biodiversity monitoring for REDD+: Monitoring biodiversity impacts of...

​This document accompanies a series of tutorials which have been used to build capacity in a number of countries to produce datasets and maps relevant to their spatial planning...

​Summary results produced by the REDD-PAC project about potential trade-offs and synergies in the achievement of the SDGs under different macro-economic and land-use policy...

While the main purpose of REDD+ is to contribute to global climate change mitigation, REDD+ also has the potential to deliver other benefits, both environmental and social, to...

REDD+ has the potential to deliver social and environmental benefits that go beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but which may also entail potential risks to...

UNEP-WCMC has worked with national and international partners, through the UN-REDD Programme and the REDD-PAC project, to support a range of countries in their REDD+ planning...

GIS training materials and tools have been developed for use in planning REDD+ activities that deliver multiple benefits. These resources are designed to assist technical staff...

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

Over the last few years, Indonesia has demonstrated considerable leadership in recognising the value of its natural capital. With the third largest area of tropical forest in...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human rights of our generation, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard...

The purpose of this Manual is to provide legal practitioners in REDD+ countries, particularly partner countries of the UNREDD Programme, with information on assessing national...

The development of bio-cultural community protocols (BCPs) by local communities is one way in which communities can increase their capacity to drive the local implementation of...