Description of the project:

This report is intended as a document of publication to inform the result of the two-year multi-stakeholder process and to reflect the process has been carried out, the report is developed with the following structure: introduction, identification of relevant elements from existing instruments, identifying draft principles, criteria and indicators from existing instruments and conclusion. The principles, criteria and indicators system for providing information on REDD+ safeguards implementation (SIS-REDD+) and results of the work is presented as an annex of this report.

This manual provides an overall review of data, models, techniques and accounting methods that should, or could, be part of a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) program for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). This is in the context of REDD+ as a mechanism within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This manual is intended to inform policymakers, as well as implementers of MRV at the national level, about REDD+.

This policy report explores three examples of community forest management (CFM) in Asia: Bangladesh, India and Indonesia. Each has a different system of forest governance, with varying degrees of community management and success. Local systems will be a key to the successful outcome of any global efforts for carbon payment schemes in developing countries. The challenges confronting these case studies, and the implications for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) governance, are discussed in the conclusion.

The objective of this tool is to guide countries on the design and establishment of national-level Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) accounting frameworks with emphasis on the integration of subnational and project-level approaches and the implementation of nested approaches under the national REDD+ framework (i.e., multiple level carbon accounting and incentive allocation).

This publication shares IUCN’s experiences in developing gender-responsive national strategies and roadmaps on climate change. It outlines the steps and elements of creating a ccGAP (climate change gender action plans) or REDD+ roadmap then goes on to explore some of the principles behind the strategies and what has worked best.

This discussion guide aims to help trainers and grassroots facilitators learn more about the gender aspect of social equity in terms of forest-based climate change initiatives, including REDD+.

The questions in the guide are designed to help facilitate discussions concerning forest management practices and forest governance in the local and institutional contexts. The document accompanies a training video which emphasises the importance of gender equity in all levels of decision-making, process design and practice for forest-based climate change mitigation.

This course provides a basic level of understanding regarding the REDD+ concept. It begins with background information on climate change and drivers of deforestation. It then covers the essential aspects of the technical, political, financial, social and environmental issues related to REDD+.ÍIt concludesÍwithÍthe basics on implementing REDD+ activities at a national or sub-national scale. The course is four modules long with many lessons in each module. All lessons are highly interactive, keeping students engaged as they progress through the training.

The leaflet informs on the general approach at GIZ to address forest policy and sustainable forest management, including forest governance, climate change and REDD+. An example from the cooperation with Vietnam explains the approach.