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REDD+ and the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Promoting Synergies in International Forest Conservation Efforts
Recognizing the multiple functions of forest, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have both initiated efforts to address the impacts of forest loss and degradation. Through the CBD, countries have agreed a set of “Aichi Biodiversity Targets”, including ambitious targets for the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of forests. Through the UNFCCC, countries are discussing a financial mechanism to promote REDD+.
Policy Brief 4: The Role of the Private Sector in REDD+: The Case for Engagement and Options for Intervention
This brief aims to encourage public sector REDD+ planners and practitioners to engage with and mobilize the private sector through a range of possible interventions. It identifies relevant private sector actors, and outlines their potential role, in the context of REDD+.
REDD+ Beyond Carbon: Supporting Decisions on Safeguards and Multiple Benefits
The second paper in the UN-REDD Policy Brief Series focuses on REDD+, Multiple Benefits and Safeguards, with specific attention to the use of tools and data to support decisions, illustrated with examples from REDD+ countries.
This report provides a summary of the proceedings, results, and proposednext steps for the recently concluded Multi-stakeholder Safeguards Consultation Workshop held 31 March to 1 April 2012 at the Bohol Bee Farm in Panglao, Bohol in the Philippines. This activity was conducted by the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) in partnership with HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (HSI). The general objectives of the workshop were: • Sharing on-the-ground experiences and lessons learned in governance and biodiversity safeguards implementation in REDDPlus; • Facilitating a discussion on the future of REDD-Plus safeguards under the UNFCCC and CBD processes; and • Generating recommendations for ways forward.
