Publications
Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring
26/07/2017
Drawing upon FAO’s experience and lessons learned from member countries, these guidelines are designed to support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national forest monitoring capacities. They offer ‘good practice’ principles...
The role of FAO in land tenure reform to support REDD+ implementation
14/07/2017
This flyer gives a brief overview of FAO's expertise and capacities to support partner countries on land tenure reform and REDD+ implementation.
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
20/06/2017
This publication provides a status report on progress and achievements related to the MRV of REDD+ activities, as well as an update on activities related to countries’ submissions of their...
Map accuracy assessment and area estimation: a practical guide
19/06/2017
This document uses the publication "Good practices for estimating area and assessing accuracy of land change" (Olofsson et al. 2014) as a framework to provide recommendations for designing and implementing an...
Considering the use of spatial modeling in Forest Reference Emission Level and/or Forest Reference Level construction for REDD+
18/06/2017
This note aims to inform staff responsible for forest reference emission level and/or forest reference level (FREL/FRL) construction about the use, and potential added value and/or limitations, of spatial modeling....
Assessing forest governance: A practical guide to data collection, analysis, and use
03/05/2017
The guide presents a step-by-step approach to planning forest governance assessment, designing data collection methods and tools, collecting and analyzing data, and making the results available to decision makers and...
Technical considerations for Forest Reference: Emission Level and/or Forest Reference Level Construction for REDD+ under the UNFCCC
03/05/2017
The aim of this document is to help countries seeking to develop a REDD+ Forest Reference Emission Level and/or Forest Reference Level (FREL/FRL) under the UNFCCC. The document provides a...
FLEGT & REDD+: Working together to strengthen forest governance and mitigate climate change
03/05/2017
Forest loss is responsible for about one-sixth of annual greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major contributor to climate change. Experience shows that approaches to reducing deforestation and forest degradation...
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
03/05/2017
The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations. The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible...
Inventario Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre el Perú
08/03/2017
El Inventario Nacional Forestal (INF) representa el esfuerzo del país para fortalecer la gobernanza sobre la administración de los bosques y para contar con información confiable que permita tomar decisiones a las...
Open Foris: recolección, análisis y reporte de información forestal el Perú
08/02/2017
El proyecto Inventario Nacional Forestal y Manejo Forestal Sostenible del Perú ante el Cambio Climático se formuló en nuestro país con el objetivo principal de fortalecer las capacidades nacionales para...