REDD+ Partnership

Deforestation

Deforestation

Courtesy of the EPA

Deforestation
Courtesy of the EPA

Deforestation

Deforestation

Courtesy of the EPA

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Deforestation accounts for 15-20% of greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity. Recognising this fact, in May 2010 fifty nations attended a Climate and Forest Conference in Oslo at which a new REDD+ Partnership (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) was established.

In essence, the REDD+ Partnership serves as an interim platform for its partner countries to scale up actions and finance for initiatives to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries. For example, at the conference the host country Norway formed an agreement with Mexico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work together towards reducing climate change impact by tackling deforestation. Through this agreement, Norway pledged €2.1m to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to enhance Africa’s climate negotiations.

The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (UN-REDD) released a report on 'Sharing National Experiences in Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity for REDD+' in January 2014. The publication featured examples from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Nepal and the Philippines.