The UN-REDD 2018-2020 programme includes a knowledge component dedicated to REDD+ actions, the rights of indigenous peoples and forest tenure. During the 17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, an open dialogue is being held on 17 April to share recent progress from the UN-REDD Programme and the proposed work plan for 2018-2019, seeking to integrate the priorities and perspectives of indigenous peoples.  Indigenous peoples are a key stakeholder of the UN-REDD Programme, participating in its Executive Board, engaging in national policy work, monitoring their territories and forests, and implementing local activities, including for example...

El Programa ONU-REDD organizará el próximo 18 de abril un webinar sobre las experiencias y lecciones aprendidas de México, Colombia y Ecuador en la elaboración de sus sistemas y resúmenes de información de salvaguardas. Este evento se organiza con el objetivo principal de fomentar el diálogo entre los países de América Latina en el tema de salvaguardas REDD+ y compartir desafíos comunes y sus posibles soluciones. Según las decisiones de las conferencias de las partes de la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) y lo acordado en el Marco de Varsovia, los países en desarrollo que de forma...

On 7 March 2018, a team of technical experts gathered at the FAO Office in Monrovia to discuss the design of the first National Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL) of Liberia. The meeting was organised by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in collaboration with REDD+ and hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the context of their support in establishing a baseline of emissions and removals accounting for the REDD+ activities and performance of the country. The support by FAO to the FDA to support the submission of the FREL is funded by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility...

FAO's publication Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring can now be downloaded free as an ebook from iTunes, Amazon or Smashwords.  Available in three languages, the ebook can be read online using online readers, or they can be downloaded to other reading devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, or to other ereading devices.  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 and a general framework, as well as tools for planning and implementing multi-purpose...

When we talk about carbon stocks, we often talk about forests. At the same time, often-overlooked peatlands represent one of the largest stores of carbon on the planet. With the technical support of FAO, the Global Peatlands Initiative’s (GPI) 3rd Meeting of Partners, gathered more than 300 participants from all over the world to put peatlands back on the climate change agenda. Twenty four partners, including three countries, discussed the crucial role that robust monitoring systems and appropriate policies play in improving the overall management of peatland landscapes. After two days of intensive high-level meetings and discussions, the governments of...