REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

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Communities of Nigeria develop agriculture while protecting forests.
See how Cote d'Ivoire is reducing poverty while promoting zero-deforestation cocoa. 
The world’s 3rd largest rainforest – after the Amazon and Congo Basin- is found on the island of New Guinea. It is shared by 2 countries – Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the east and Indonesia to the west.
Serena Fortuna reflects on the linkages between REDD+, land-use and forest tenure, gender, indigenous peoples' and communities’ rights, highlighting the key role they play in achieving countries’ efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. REDD+ is about nature-based solutions and is an opportunity for developing and tropical forest...