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It is widely acknowledged that the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector plays a central role in food security and sustainable development in every country. At the same time, the sector is responsible for almost one-quarter of...

Touted as one of the most promising opportunities to address the most compelling challenges of climate change, African countries welcomed the opportunities offered by REDD+. Excitement was in the air as partner countries present at the UN-REDD Policy...

In 2008, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) embarked on its national REDD+ journey as one of the first countries with a National UN-REDD Programme. Over the past 10 years, the DRC has deciphered the vagaries of UNFCCC negotiations and their...

Ethiopia is a mountainous and climatically precarious country with high risk of flooding and droughts. The mountains receive more rainfall than the surrounding dry and low-lying regions and provide a critical source for rain-fed agriculture and water...

When Viet Nam joined the global UN-REDD initiative in 2009, it was one of the nine original national programmes. Phase I, which ran from 2009 to 2012, focused not only on getting “REDD+ ready,” but also on contributing to reducing emissions from...

Ecuador, an early pioneer in creating incentives for forest conservation and valuing the social and environmental benefits of forests, is now an established leader in the effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and forest...

Technician measuring a two year old Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) planted into a 10 year old teak plantation in Panama. People have long recognized the commercial value of teak. Foresters in the Americas understand its silviculture. While the...

In 2008, Norway supported the inception of the UN-REDD Programme. Ever since we have been close partners. Since 2008, UN-REDD has grown into a flagship UN partnership assisting countries in reaching both the Paris Agreement climate goals and the...

A growing movement to halt deforestation and forest degradation has put forest governance at the center of these efforts. Governance, a cross-cutting theme, is at the heart of achieving Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement as...

Papua New Guinea landscapes are largely dominated by mountains. From the central ridge in all directions spread extensive valleys and gorges, overgrown with hard-to-reach forest. In the north, the mountain slopes abruptly cut off to create a narrow...

Liberia is going through a major transformation. For decades, the country had low deforestation rates, but with economic recovery came increased deforestation from subsistence farming, the oil palm industry, mining, logging and other drivers. However...

Reliable forest monitoring systems are key to realizing the climate change mitigation potential of tropical forests. In fact, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol was not able to provide meaningful incentives for avoiding deforestation in tropical developing...