The Nigeria REDD+ University takes place 19-21 March in Calabar, Cross River State, the pioneer state in Nigeria for REDD+. The UN-REDD Programme will provide technical and financial support to this event that intends to foster understanding and multi-stakeholder dialogue on REDD+ and to serve as public inception of Nigeria’s REDD+ Readiness Programme. More

A new page for the UN-REDD Programme in Nigeria has been created on the public UN-REDD website. This page contains key Programme activities, documents and updates for a wide audience. Read more.

During its seventh Policy Board meeting 13-14 October 2011, the UN-REDD Programme approved US$4 million in funding for Nigeria's National Programme for REDD+.These critical funds support the capacity of national governments to prepare and implement REDD+ strategies with the active involvement of local stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent communities. Read more.

Nigeria submits is national programme document at the 7th Policy Board meeting held in Berlin, Germany on 13-14 October. See documents related to the submission here

Download all documents for the UN-REDD Programme’s 7th Policy Board Meeting in Berlin (13-14 October). These documents include presentations, documents related to Nigeria's national Programme submission, and activities under the Global Programme including an assessment of partner countries needs, and  progress reports about the UN-REDD Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria and monitoring and information. Francais/ Español

In the UN-REDD Programme's August 2011 issue, read about the five UN-REDD partner countries now entering into implementation; the Policy Board’s endorsement of the UN-REDD Global Programme Framework document which provides a roadmap for global-level support to National Programmes; as well as progress updates on Indonesia, Nigeria and Zambia’s REDD+ efforts. Readers can also learn more on the UN-REDD Programme’s work in the area of gender and REDD+.

A Technical Consultation on Social & Environmental Safeguards for REDD+ in Nigeria is taking place in Abuja on 2-4 August 2011. The consultation is conducted with a multi-stakeholder team of 15 individuals who will be using the draft UN-REDD Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria. Read more

A brainstorming workshop was held with key Nigerian REDD+ stakeholders - from federal and state levels - in Lagos on 20 May 2011, during which consensus was reached on the value-added of Participatory Government Assessments (PGAs) for REDD+ in Nigeria, on the key governance issues which should be assessed, and on a broad timeline and steps for the first phase of PGA process (from June until December 2011). See workshop presentations and more on PGAs for REDD+.

A brainstorming Workshop was held with key Nigerian REDD+ stakeholders -  from federal and state levels - in Lagos on 20 May 2011, during which a consensus was reached on the value-added of Participatory Government Assessments  (PGAs) for REDD+ in Nigeria, on the key governance issues which should be assessed, and on a broad timeline and steps for the first phase of PGA process (from June until December 2011). See workshop presentations and more on PGAs. 

In the November issue of the UN-REDD Programme newsletter, we highlight UN-REDD Programme activities at COP16 and Forest Day 4, including the launch of the Programme’s new publication “Perspectives on REDD+” which will be released 2 December in Cancun and online. We hear reactions from UN-REDD Programme countries that were collectively approved for US$15.2 million funding at the recent Policy Board meeting and REDD+ representatives in Nigeria reflect on the UN-REDD Programme’s recent mission to the country.

The Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia country pages now have descriptions of the national institutional arrangements for climate change and REDD+. Check these and other pages under "in countries" and add your contribution today!

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