REDD-plus
Climate change and forests - 'REDD plus'
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (‘REDD’) emerged as a hot topic in the international climate change negotiations in 2005, when a group of countries led by Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica proposed that deforestation should be included in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Since 2005 what started as ‘RED’ (reducing emissions from deforestation) has grown into 'REDD-plus', which is based on paragraph 1(b)(iii) off the 2007 Bali Action Plan. The ‘plus’ refers to the second part of the paragraph: ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries'.
Tropical deforestation is estimated to be responsible for around 17 % of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Including deforestation in the international climate change regime would address an important source of emissions. It could also become source of significant funding for developing countries. Financing of REDD-plus actions is one of the priority topics on the international negotiating agenda.
There is strong interest from many countries in REDD-plus, but also many issues to be resolved in the negotiations. Further information can be found in the briefing papers below or from the UNFCCC Secretariat web page.
FIELD is providing support to REDD-plus negotiators from developing countries in the UNFCCC negotiations. Briefing papers are available under ‘Resources’ below.
Resources
- Updated Guide on REDD-plus to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus (May 2011). This project and the ones below were funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
FIELD is grateful to the Forum on Readiness for REDD for arranging the translation of the guide to Bahasa with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Guide for REDD-plus negotiators [English, PDF]
Guide à l’intention des négociateurs REDD-plus [French, PDF]
Guía para los negociadores de REDD-plus [Spanish, PDF]
(NEW) REDD-plus dalam struktur negosiasi global [Bahasa, PDF]
- REDD-plus Briefing paper Bonn (May 2011)
REDD-plus briefing paper [English, PDF]
Note d’orientation sur le mécanisme REDD-plus [French, PDF]
Documento de síntesis sobre REDD-Plus [Spanish, PDF]
- REDD-plus Briefing paper Bangkok (April 2011)
REDD-plus briefing paper [English, PDF]
Note d’orientation sur le mécanisme REDD-plus [French, PDF]
Documento de síntesis sobre REDD-Plus [Spanish, PDF]
- Updated Guide on REDD-plus to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus (February 2011). This project and the ones below were funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Guide for REDD-plus negotiators [English, PDF]
Guide à l’intention des négociateurs REDD-plus [French, PDF]
Guía para los negociadores de REDD-plus [Spanish, PDF]
- REDD-plus Briefing paper Cancun (November 2010)
REDD-plus Briefing paper [English]
Note d’orientation sur le mécanisme REDD-plus [French]
Documento de síntesis sobre REDD-Plus [Spanish]
- Interim REDD-plus Partnership briefing note (October 2010)
The Interim REDD+ Partnership [English]
Le partenariat intérimaire REDD+ [French]
La Alianza Interina sobre REDD+ [Spanish]
- REDD-plus and CBD briefing (October 2010)
REDD-plus briefing paper [English]
Note d’orientation sur le mécanisme REDD-plus [French]
Documento de síntesis sobre REDD-Plus [Spanish]
- Guide on REDD-plus to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus (October 2010)
Guide for REDD-plus negotiators [English]
Guide à l’intention des négociateurs REDD-plus [French]
Guía para los negociadores de REDD-plus [Spanish]
- A briefing paper for the negotiating session in Tianjin (4 - 9 October 2010)
REDD-plus Briefing Paper Tianjin [English] [French] [Spanish]
- A briefing paper for the negotiating session in Bonn (2 - 6 August 2010)
- A briefing paper for the negotiating session in Copenhagen (7-18 December 2009)
REDD-plus Briefing Paper Copenhagen [English] [French] [Spanish]
- A briefing paper for the negotiating session in Barcelona (2 - 6 November 2009) and short briefing paper on legal issues.
REDD-plus Briefing Paper Barcelona [English] [French] [Spanish]
Legal Issues [English] [French] [Spanish]
- A briefing paper for the negotiating session in Bangkok (28 September - 9 October 2009) and ‘Quick Tips' for new REDD-plus negotiators.
REDD-plus Briefing Paper Bangkok [English] [French] [Spanish]
Quick tips for new REDD-plus negotiators [English] [French] [Spanish]
FIELD would welcome feedback on our REDD-plus work, field@field.org.uk
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