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This is the massive open online course (mooc) version of the UN-REDD Programme's successful REDD+ Academy -- developed with support from UN CC:Learn. This course is free and open to all. Upon successfully passing the final exam, a certificate will be issued. Learn more about the REDD+ Academy and access the accompanying Learning Journals here.
To register for one or more of the lessons in this course, please visit http://courses.transparency.org/. There you will be able to create an account and will be given further instructions about how to register.
Languages: Currently the courses are available in English and French. The introductory course is also available in Spanish.
This curriculum, consisting of three, self-paced, online courses, provides a basic level of understanding of the basics of climate change, deforestation and forest degradation, and the REDD+ concept. (Available in English and Spanish)
Link: https://www.conservationtraining.org/mod/page/view.php?id=4254
UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Learning Course on Climate Change
This course is based on two PROFOR–FAO publications on forest governance. One offers a framework for assessing forest governance and the other describes good assessment practices. In five modules, the course will cover:
- What is forest governance?
- How do you write an overall plan for a governance assessment?
- How do you write a specific plan for data collection?
- How do you collect and analyze data?
- How do you achieve impact with your results and prepare for future work?
Target Audience:
- Staff of forest agencies
- NGOs
- Staff and senior students of Forestry Schools
- Staff of international development partners
Register for this course here.
This course progressively works through the key themes, concepts and actions of REDD+ National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) gaining access to a suite of GFOI methods and guidance, space data resources, training materials and tools along the way.
This course provides the necessary knowledge to build a sustainable national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) and to assess emissions from the agriculture sector. The course contains a general overview on: the role and goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines for NGHGIs; the inventory cycle and the main elements and principles for preparation of GHG inventories (Unit 1).
Duration: 7 hours
Course is available online and may be available also for download and CD-Rom order. Please login to see the options and take the course.
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Content
The course consists of 7 lessons, organized in two units. Lessons last approximately 15 to120 minutes each.
Unit 1 Basic concepts for reporting gas emissions and removals from agriculture and land use
- Lesson 1.1 Why is it important to monitor greenhouse gases from agriculture and land use?
- Lesson 1.2 National Greenhouse Gas Inventory for agriculture, forestry and other land use
Unit 2 Building a national Greenhouse Gas Inventory for agriculture
- Lesson 2.1 Introduction
- Lesson 2.2 Livestock-related emissions
- Lesson 2.3 Soil-related emissions: managed soilsce
- Lesson 2.4 Soil-Related: Rice Cultivation, Liming and Urea Fertilisation
- Lesson 2.5 Fire-related emissions
Presentations from the FAO international online conference on the Economics of climate change mitigation options in the forest sector, 6-27 February, 2015
Link: http://www.fao.org/forestry/cc-mitigation-economics/88446/en/
- Speed talks: Maden Le Crom
- Speed talks: Dr. Ana Milena Plata Fajardo
- Speed talks: Carlos Cubas
- Dissecting REDD+ costs in Brazil and Indonesia: the cases of the Sustainable Settlements in the Amazon and Katingan Peat Conservation Area, Dr. Eduardo Marinho
- Cambodia REDD+ costs & benefits, Dr. Ralph Blaney
- N’hambita Community Carbon Project, Mozambique, Dr. Rohit Jindal
- Policies and measures for REDD+ results-based actions, Mr. Ivo Mulder
- Cost-benefits and financial mechanisms in the context of deforestation-free supply chains and investment, Mr. Rodney Taylor
- Economics of deforestation, Dr. Arild Angelsen
Training materials on REDD+ background and design, REDD+ measuring and monitoring, and REDD+ assessment and reporting using IPCC guidelines and guidance.
E-learning curriculum on "The Responsible Governance of Tenure - E-learning to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests, in the context of National Food Security”.
The curriculum includes a series of e-learning courses that:
- aim to create awareness about the importance of responsible governance of tenure;
- help to improve the capacity of various groups to implement the Guidelines in their countries;
- use a range of instructional methods, including storytelling, case-based scenarios, interactive tests and exercises
- provide additional online resources and links to additional reading.
The WWF Forest and Climate Programme's online Learning Sessions are free and designed to leverage and share REDD+ knowledge and expertise. Every month, a REDD+ expert is invited to present a webinar on a key issue, so that REDD+ practitioners around the globe can have access to the latest information.
Webinar links: https://www.youtube.com/user/WWFforestclimate