Conservation of ecosystems seems to be a cost-effective strategy to mitigate and adapt to climate change. If so what is preventing this strategy to be widely adopted?

Global efforts are being made to prepare tropical forest countries for REDD+. The work is advancing rapidly with new funding pledges being added and new countries joining. As REDD+ work...  Read More

Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) has been discussed as a potential way to help governments to address deforestation in their countries while contributing to reduce its impact on...  Read More

What is nested approach about? How many proposals there are for REDD? Is there any particular good resource available?

Deforestation represents approximately 17% of global emissions and hence it is a hot topic. Thinking about the reasons why REDD hasn't still been adopted and doing some analysis from a...  Read More

How could a balance be found between developing solid monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) protocols to generate credits as financial instruments, and more flexible, easy to implement strategies to establish...  Read More

The original 188 page negotiation text contained a lot about REDD. The current text has been brought down to a mere 6-7 pages. I cannot find a lot about REDD...  Read More

I haven't been able to understand this debate fully yet. Any help would be appreciated.

What is missing for having a workable REDD framework? I understand the discussion is quite advanced..but still not there yet. What pieces are still necessary?

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) has been widely discussed as key to be included in a new climate deal, given their contribution to global emissions. However, it...  Read More

This policy brief, published by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), examines how deforestation research can influence strategies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).

Paying countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation could help mitigate climate change, but the road to that solution is rocky.

The Katoomba Ecosystem Services Incubator is an instrument created by the Katoomba Group with the main aims of helping rural communities access payments for ecosystem service (PES) markets, and developing...  Read More

Launched at the UNFCCC climate summit in December 2008 The Little REDD Book is a guide to the UN negotiations on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). REDD aims...  Read More

The Sofala Community Carbon Project, under the design and management of Envirotrade Carbon Limited, engages with local subsistence farming communities in Sofala Province, Mozambique, to protect old-growth tropical Miombo forests,...  Read More

The Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), Forest Trends, Fauna &
Flora International (FFI), and the Rainforest Alliance formed an alliance with the aim of producing a user-friendly...  Read More

At the invitation of HRH The Prince of Wales, world leaders met in London on April 1, 2009. On this occasion they acknowledged the great importance of tropical forests in...  Read More

The proposal addresses Topic ENV.2008.1.1.5.1 Addressing deforestation in tropical areas: greenhouse gas emissions, socio-economic drivers and impacts, and policy options for emissions reduction .

The overall...  Read More