Mapping to Support Land-use Planning for REDD+ in Kenya: Securing Additional Benefits

Pressure to convert and degrade forests continues to be high in developing nations such as Kenya, resulting in substantial emissions of carbon dioxide. Through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), countries are working to address this issue through REDD+, which encompasses five activities: reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.