REDD+ Overview
REDD+ is a cutting-edge forestry initiative that aims at tipping the economic balance in favour of sustainable management of forests.
Read more..."Goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks."
Deforestation and land use change – particularly in developing countries – are responsible for between 18-20% of global greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC 2007).
Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) emerged as a prominent component of any future efforts to mitigate climate change during the meeting of the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP-13) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali in 2007.
"REDD+" goes beyond reducing deforestation and forest degradation, and includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
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