FAO webinar “Open and Transparent: Forest data setting the course for green future under the Paris Agreement” highlighted the importance of the ETF under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement and discussed how the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) can support its implementation.

The objective of this course is to learn about the Enhanced Transparency Framework (EFT) under the Paris Agreement. It will be useful to those wishing to understand the importance of forest-related data collection, analysis and dissemination in meeting the Enhanced Transparency Framework requirements.

To support efforts towards forest monitoring, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) assessment tool to help countries to identify capacity gaps and weaknesses and address their real needs in a targeted manner. Based on the voluntary guidelines on national...

This web page presents case studies of peatland management submitted by different institutions to FAO. Assessment of peatland management practices are needed to understand the impacts of different land use on livelihoods as well as land subsidence, greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, biodiversity and other ecosystem services. The case studies describe...

The GOFC-GOLD World Bank REDD+ MRV training modules include video lectures (in English only), and PowerPoint slides, exercises and country examples which are available in English, French and Spanish, and can be downloaded and edited for use in capacity building settings. There are 14 lectures based on existing good practice...