UN-REDD programme

The UN-REDD Programme is a collaborative partnership between FAO, UNDP and UNEP launched in September 2008 that supports countries to develop capacity to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) and implement a future REDD + mechanism. It builds on the convening power of its participating UN agencies, their diverse expertise and vast networks, and “delivers as One UN”.

The UN-REDD Programme works at both the national and global scale, through support mechanisms for country-driven REDD strategies and international consensus-building on REDD processes.

The UN-REDD Programme works in nine pilot countries:

• Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia
• Asia and the Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Panama and Paraguay

In November 2010, the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board approved funding for National Programmes in three more countries (Cambodia, the Philippines and Solomon Islands).

Other UN-REDD Programme countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka and Sudan.