UN-REDD Asia-Pacific Knowledge Exchange 2017
02/10/2017
The UN-REDD Asia-Pacific Regional Knowledge Exchange 2017 convened 30+ representatives from 10 Southeast-Asian UN-REDD partner countries, as well as Indigenous Peoples' and CSO representatives, to discuss issues related to “Operationalizing and financing.
Japan and FAO seal an agreement in support of global efforts to mitigate climate change
21/09/2017
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and FAO concluded a four-year agreement that will help improve the assessment, monitoring and reporting of global and country-level efforts in...
Kick off: Masters short course for strengthening capacities in REDD+ Measurement, Reporting and Verification in Indonesia
08/09/2017
A Masters short course in REDD+ Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV) for 30 Indonesian government officials is currently taking place at University of Melbourne’s Creswick Campus. The participants represent a...
New publication: Analysis of the legal framework for the implementation of REDD+ in Cote d'Ivoire
01/09/2017
A publication has recently been released that describes the analysis undertaken of the legal framework for the implementation of REDD + in Cote d'Ivoire, with UN-REDD Programme support.
Ecuador publishes analysis of 2009-2014 REDD+ results
09/08/2017
Ecuador reached a significant landmark with the publication of the Technical Report on the analysis of the REDD+ results for the period 2009-2014. This important result stems from a 5-year...
Amazonian and Mesoamerican countries boost collaboration for continuous improvement of National Forest Inventories
08/08/2017
National Forest Inventories are a very important pillar for national forest monitoring systems. They provide basic data on the carbon stocks of forests and trees, as well as providing reliable...
Gearing up to implement DRC’s National Forest Inventory
08/08/2017
With the support of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) and the UN-REDD Programme, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and...
Scaling up support to Sudan: National Forest Inventory underway
08/08/2017
Work is underway in Sudan to help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and pursue low-carbon development through creation and implementation of National Forest Inventory (NFI) as a necessary...
Lessons learned: How accurately can we estimate forest area and its change?
07/08/2017
Accurate and consistent information on forest area and forest area change is a requirement if a country is to access results-based payments for its REDD+ activities. The goal is to...
Adopting legal arrangements to establish National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) in Latin-America and the Caribbean
04/08/2017
Most developing countries participating in the REDD+ process and willing to access Result Based Payments (RBP) are now in transition from their readiness phase to implementation of specific actions and measures....
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