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What is REDD+
Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). REDD+ is a climate change mitigation solution being developed by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Publications from the Project
On this page is a list of publications produced by the Project.
REDD+ Definitions
Activity
An action within a defined geographical area that is specifically designed or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In ...
Benefit Sharing
The action of ensuring eligible stakeholders involved in REDD+ project implementation receive an equitable portion of the non-financial ...
Carbon Accounting
The measuring of the additional greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere as a direct and indirect ...
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A UN General Assembly Declaration for the treatment of indigenous peoples which identifies ...
Ecosystem
The interactive system formed from all living organisms and their physical and chemical environment within a given area. Ecosystems ...
Forest
A forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are several definitions of forest currently in ...
Guarantees
A promise by a third party (the guarantor), often a publicly funded organisation, to repay the investor if the ...
Land Tenure
The set of laws and policies that determine locally how the land and its resources are accessed, who ...
Mitigation
A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases and ultimately limit the magnitude ...
Option
A contract that represents the right (but not the obligation) to purchase or sell a carbon asset at a ...
Private Sector
The division of the economy which is run outside of the state by individuals and companies for profit. ...
Readiness Preparation Proposal
A framework document which sets out a clear plan, budget and schedule for a country to achieve ...
Sink
Any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol, or a precursor of a greenhouse gas ...
Transaction Costs
The tangible and intangible financial expenditures associated with transaction involving a REDD payment (the buyer and seller, or ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
An international agreement adopted in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit. It is ...
Verification
A process by which an independent third-party organization, which has been certified to evaluate projects according to a specific ...
What is REDD+
Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). REDD+ is a climate change mitigation solution being developed by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Activity
An action within a defined geographical area that is specifically designed or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the case of REDD+, the purpose of this activity would be to reduce emissions from deforestation and/or degradation, or to ensure the conservation and sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
Benefit Sharing
The action of ensuring eligible stakeholders involved in REDD+ project implementation receive an equitable portion of the non-financial and/or financial benefits derived from REDD+ project activities.
Carbon Accounting
The measuring of the additional greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere as a direct and indirect consequence of an activity, product or organisation.
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A UN General Assembly Declaration for the treatment of indigenous peoples which identifies key substantive and procedural collective rights to protect indigenous peoples from discrimination and marginalisation. REDD+ programmes have an obligation to ensure that this Declaration is upheld throughout REDD+ implementation.
Ecosystem
The interactive system formed from all living organisms and their physical and chemical environment within a given area. Ecosystems cover a hierarchy of spatial scales and can comprise the entire globe, biomes at the continental scale or small, well-defined systems such as a small pond.
Forest
A forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are several definitions of forest currently in use: the FAO defines forest as having a minimum canopy cover of 10%, minimum tree height in situ of 5 meters, a minimum area of 0.5 hectares, and where agriculture is not the dominant land use. The UNFCCC defines forests as having a minimum canopy cover of 10-30%, minimum tree height of 2-5m and minimum area of 0.1ha.
Guarantees
A promise by a third party (the guarantor), often a publicly funded organisation, to repay the investor if the organisation fails to repay the financial capital (they default). Forest carbon projects can use guarantees to reduce the perceived risks for investors, making the investment more attractive and easier for the project to attract financial capital.
Land Tenure
The set of laws and policies that determine locally how the land and its resources are accessed, who can hold and use its resources, and for how long and under what conditions they may be used.
Mitigation
A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases and ultimately limit the magnitude of climate change.
Option
A contract that represents the right (but not the obligation) to purchase or sell a carbon asset at a pre-determined price on or before a specified date.
Private Sector
The division of the economy which is run outside of the state by individuals and companies for profit. Innovative options for forest finance, such as forest bonds, could leverage private sector finance to scale up existing public sector finance for REDD+ activities.
Readiness Preparation Proposal
A framework document which sets out a clear plan, budget and schedule for a country to achieve REDD+ Readiness. This document is shared to all stakeholders within the country and submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Fund where it is independently reviewed and assessed before the grant is allocated.
Sink
Any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol, or a precursor of a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
Transaction Costs
The tangible and intangible financial expenditures associated with transaction involving a REDD payment (the buyer and seller, or donor and recipient), as well as external parties such as a market regulator or payment system administrator.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
An international agreement adopted in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit. It is the framework guiding the international climate negotiations, including negotiations surrounding REDD+. Its main objective is the “stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”.
Verification
A process by which an independent third-party organization, which has been certified to evaluate projects according to a specific standard, thoroughly reviews the methodology, emission reductions claimed, equipment, standards, and processes employed during the particular monitoring period of project, ensuring that, for the duration of that monitoring period, the project follows the rules of the chosen standard and methodology and merits issuance of credits.
Publications from the Project
The Pacific Islands Regional Policy Framework for REDD+ was endorsed by the Pacific Ministers for Agriculture and Forestry at their meeting held on 28 September 2012 in Nadi, Fiji.