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REDD+ Safeguards at a Glance series

GCS researchers have worked for over 10 years to measure, test and report on best practices that safeguard rights for Indigenous and forest-dependent communities both in the context of REDD+ and beyond. Their findings are reported in this eight-part series.

Deforestation and carbon emission simulators

These tools rely on statistical analysis of environmental and physical variables to predict where deforestation is likely to occur under different policy scenarios in key ecosystems of Brazil, Peru, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC - coming soon) up to 2030.

What influences the effectiveness of forest conservation interventions in tropical regions? A systematic review

This paper reviewed 47 papers, conducting a robust heterogeneity analysis to determine which types of conservation interventions are most effective and in which contexts.

Scientists delivered guidance for results-based payments in the forest sector under the Paris Agreement to the German Environment Agency (UBA)

Knowledge Tree on REDD+ benefit sharing

A tool to support those designing and implementing REDD+ payment distribution mechanisms.

Archetype analysis of forest policies and measures: towards a new typology

This paper develops and applies an archetype analysis of forest policy and measures as a systematic, bottom-up and replicable way with the goal of developing an accessible typology for policymakers and practitioners to design REDD+ projects.

Scientists co-developed sectoral guides with the Green Climate Fund on forest and land-use, as well as ecosystems

GCS REDD+ scientists co-developed guidelines on transformational change with FAO

Peru adopts a national definition for peatlands

Supreme Decree N° 006-2021-MINAM: “Disposiciones generales para la gestión multisectorial y descentralizada de los humedales,”17, marks a significant moment and providing the much-needed regulatory framework for the conservation and sustainable management of peatlands across the country.

Part1: Efeca evaluation of GCS REDD+, Phase III

The report evaluates GCS's outcomes and impact in Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia, DRC, Guyana and Myanmar, as well as globally. CIFOR and the FTA Partnership also produce reports on GCS REDD+.

Part 2: Efeca evaluation of GCS REDD+, Phase III

The report evaluates GCS's outcomes and impact in Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia, DRC, Guyana and Myanmar, as well as globally. CIFOR and the FTA Partnership also produce reports on GCS REDD+.

Story of Change: Vietnam developes a PFES system and stronger forest legislation

CIFOR’s research and active engagement with government and non-state actors contributed to the Vietnam Forestry Law (2017), as well as the Vietnam forestry development strategy (2021-2030, with a vision to 2050) and the REDD+ national strategy. GCS researchers also helped develop a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism for Viet Nam’s nationwide Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) scheme

¿Cómo vamos? (How are we doing?) was adopted as one of Peru's official documents and plans for annual implementation of multi-stakeholder trainings in 75 protected areas.

The context of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Drivers, agents and institutions

This first country profile evaluates the drivers, agents, and institutions at play in DRC's REDD+ landscape; it is a baseline for all current and ongoing REDD+ work in the country.

Story of Change: CIFOR's work informs jurisdictional approaches in Indonesia

CIFOR helped launch the first ever jurisdictional level profile for Sintang District, Indonesia, as part of the study's larger work on jurisdictional profiles. The organisation also developed training and implementation guidelines for the KDSD (Regional Competitiveness Framework).

CIFOR supports the Guyana Forestry Commission in developing a national MRV system and training national forestry staff

Story of Change: Research conducted through GCS REDD+ informed Indonesia's second Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL) submission (2019), adding missing carbon sources and sinks including peatland fires. The country also adopted the 2013 Wetlands Supplement.

Research conducted through GCS REDD+ informs Indonesia's second Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL) submission (2019), adding missing carbon sources and sinks including peatland fires. It also adopted the 2013 Wetlands Supplement.

Improved systems for monitoring and legislating forests in Ethiopia

GCS REDD+ supported the development of Ethiopia's national REDD+ MRV system, Forest Reference Level (FRL) submission, and the Safeguards Information System (SIS). It also helped to revise the National Forest Law.

Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions

This book provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementation at the time of publication.

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) evaluated GCS REDD+ activities across 14 countries

The report found that a combination of research, policy engagement and practical support on the ground has been an effective approach to secure the impact of the GCS programme.

The International Database of REDD+ Projects (ID-RECCO) launched

The database was created to fill gaps in data availability and improve transparency on REDD+ projects; it continues to be updated regularly.

REDD+ on the ground: A case book of subnational initiatives across the globe

This book describes 23 REDD+ initiatives in six different countries and the menu of context-specific options employed in each.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognised CIFOR methodologies for quantifying emission fluxes as part of their Wetlands Supplement report

GCS research contributed to a UNFCCC decision on a stepwise approach for setting, measuring and reporting forest reference levels for REDD+

Analysing REDD+: Challenges and choices

The third book in a series of texts from Phase I provides an analysis of actual REDD+ design and early implementation, evidenced by the GCS programme.

Realising REDD+: National strategy and policy option

The second book in the Phase I series strives to inform national and local REDD+ processes by addressing some basic questions such as: What new institutions, processes, policies, and projects are needed? What are the options in different areas, and how do they compare?

Science-policy dialogues

The science-policy dialogues were a major outcome from the GCS REDD+ programme, phase IV (2020-2023) that brought stakeholders together to give feedback on scientific findings and link those findings with national plans for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in Peru, Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Moving ahead with REDD+: issues, options, and implications

This first book (in a three-part series) lay the groundwork for GCS REDD+, presenting options for REDD+ implementation with the goal of progressing UNFCCC negotiations on complex issues.