Tool Details
The little REDD+ book
Year of publication 2008
The IPCC estimate of emissions from tropical deforestation in the 1990s
was 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon per year equating to 20% of global carbon
emissions. To create a mechanism that addresses this problem, many
differing proposals to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation
(REDD) have been put forward to the UNFCCC, which has resulted in some
confusion. This non-partisan guide to the proposals is intended to accelerate
understanding.
The Little REDD Book has been compiled by the GCP with the support of a
wide range of contributors from around the world including many proposal
authors. The Prince’s Rainforests Project has kindly provided its analysis
of the proposals, which is at the heart of this guide. It shows how they have
developed over time, either directly or indirectly building on what has come
before. Most importantly, it demonstrates how much common ground there
is between proposals - that for every point of difference there are many
points of agreement, and that a menu of commonly held principles and
approaches is emerging.
Type of Tool
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National
Forest Management Unit, National
Region
Global
Global
Biome
All
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted), Degraded forest
All forest types (natural and planted), Degraded forest
Primary Designated Function
All
All
Management Responsibility
All
All