UN-REDD Programme
Description
The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Programme supports nationally led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+ implementation. Additionally, the programme supports national REDD+ readiness efforts in 65 partner countries ,spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
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Support to partner countries is delivered through:?
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Direct support to the design and implementation of National REDD+ Programmes;
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Complementary tailored support to national REDD+ actions;
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Technical capacity building support through sharing of expertise, common approaches, analyses, methodologies, tools, data, best practices and facilitated South-South knowledge sharing.
SECTOR
Sustainability and Environment
Country
Switzerland
SDG
01 - No Poverty, 13 - Climate Action, 15 - Life on Land
Organization Type
Multilateral Organization