UN-REDD Programme

Launched in 2008 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) builds on the technical expertise of FAO, UNDP and UNEP. The Programme supports nationally led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+ implementation. Under the UN-REDD Programme, country-readiness efforts have begun to show significant results that should lead to results-based actions for results-based payments. The UN-REDD Programme also offers various delivery mechanisms that provide flexibility to match a country’s needs with the required support, and complement the contributions of other initiatives.

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FAO provides comprehensive technical assistance in forestry and land-use, focusing on:

Monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV): Building capacities in MRV of greenhouse gas emissions and developing robust National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) for REDD+, catering to broader sustainable development monitoring needs.
REDD+ strategy implementation: Supporting the implementation of REDD+ mitigation measures outlined in national strategies or action plans, integral to the UN-REDD Programme Strategic Framework 2021–2025.
Enabling environment for REDD+: Assisting countries in overcoming challenges in creating a conducive environment for REDD+. This includes legal preparedness, capacity development, and identifying best practices in sustainable forest management, governance, and land tenure regimes, in line with the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests.
Institutional capacity development: Aiding in the development of multipurpose forest inventories, crucial for REDD+ readiness and forest carbon stock assessments.
Governance and legal support: Offering guidance in governance assessments, legal frameworks, land tenure issues, and promoting sustainable forest management.
Land-use investment planning: Facilitating the creation of sustainable forestry-focused land-use investment plans.
South-South collaboration: Promoting knowledge exchange and best practices through South-South networks, supported by resources and tools for effective forest and greenhouse gas monitoring.

Through these diverse initiatives, FAO aims to enhance global forest management and conservation, aligning with sustainable development and climate change mitigation objectives.

Latest UN-REDD news

Mexico: from REDD+ readiness to impact on the ground

05/11/2026

On October 28, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved an $85.3 million US project to reward Mexico’s success in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through REDD+.

Asia-Pacific countries step up collaboration to decouple agricultural value chains from deforestation

05/11/2026

The Asia-Pacific region is an agricultural powerhouse. Countries in the region produce more than half of global agricultural output, and the agricultural sector generates income for more than 40 per cent of people in Asia and nearly 20 per cent in the Pacific.

From COP30 to COP31 and beyond: jurisdictional REDD+ is progressing and paving the way to scale up action

04/11/2026

How far and how fast jurisdictional REDD+ scales up depends on sustaining the cycle from emission reductions, to verified results, to payments and further investment.

Uganda launches landmark REDD+ Results-Based Payment project

11/10/2026

Uganda is turning proven climate action into new investments in forests, sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods following the launch of a USD 31 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) REDD+ Results-Based Payment Project.

Latest UN-REDD events

22/9

2026

Session 3: From Consultation to Shared Responsibility - Voices and Rights in Participatory REDD+ Governance

22/09/2026

This webinar's objective is to promote a regional dialogue aimed at identifying enabling conditions and practical solutions for participatory, multi-stakeholder, intercultural, equitable and rights-based REDD+ governance, with particular attention to decision-making processes, access to finance, benefit-sharing, monitoring and accountability. The dialogue will consider both the challenges an...

21/7

2026

Session 2: Regional Experiences focused on ITMOs Authorization and Transfer Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

21/07/2026

The second webinar focused on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

23/6

2026

26/6

2026

Towards a shared Asia-Pacific roadmap for traceable agricultural value chains decoupled from deforestation - Regional multistakeholder dialogue

Hanoi (Vietnam), 23/06/2026 - 26/06/2026

FAO and the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Deforestation-free Value Chains are pleased to invite to a regional Asia-Pacific multistakeholder dialogue on 23-26 June 2026 (Hanoi, Viet Nam), hosted by the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and the Department of Plant Production and Protection (DPPP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and ...

Latest UN-REDD publications

Programa Productoras de Bosques Nativos: producción, territorio y autonomía de las mujeres Proyecto de pagos por resultados de REDD+ de la Argentina para el período 2014–2016

01/07/2026

This document systematizes the preliminary progress of the Native Forest Women Producers Program (Programa Productoras de Bosques Nativos – PPBN), an...

Climate change mitigation through social forestry actions in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries

19/03/2026

The UN-REDD Social Forestry Initiative (2022–2025), supported by Switzerland, strengthens ASEAN countries’ capacity to integrate social forestry into...

Community forest management groups in North Western Province, Zambia. Assessment report Covering the districts of Kalumbila, Mwinilunga, Manyinga, Ikelenge and Kabompo

30/12/2025

Zambia has embraced community forestry (CF) as a strategy that places local communities at the centre of sustainable forest management.

The Solutions-tree: halting deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation

16/12/2025

The Solutions-tree is an evidence-based toolkit of solutions for halting deforestation through sustainable agrifood systems transformation.

Community-based forestry for forests, people and climate in West Africa

28/10/2025

Community engagement in forest management and restoration, as well as in climate action, has been increasingly recognized and implemented in West Africa...

Community-based forestry (CBF) in West Africa series

28/10/2025

The report compiles stocktaking data on Community-Based Forestry (CBF) across West African countries.

Open Foris: collection, analysis and reporting of forest information

14/10/2024

Open Foris is a set of free and open-source tools that supports countries in collecting, analyzing, and reporting reliable forest data to improve monitoring,...

From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries

19/12/2022

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional...