Forest Governance
Governance of REDD+ covers the decisions, actors, processes, arrangements and policy tools needed to design and to implement REDD+ strategies as well as technical REDD+ pillars. This involves local, national and global actors from a wide range of sectors. It relates to the institutional, policy and legal dimensions that will influence the successful implementation of REDD+, comprehensively addressing both direct and indirect drivers of forest loss and degradation. It deals with governance enablers and/or challenges that influence how emission reduction from deforestation and forest degradation will take place. These issues often go beyond the forestry sector and cover policies linked to changes in land-use change. Leveraging on the experience and results obtained in UN-REDD Phase 1 and 2, this thematic area will continue supporting partner countries to establish governance systems of and for REDD+ contributing to the achievement of the Paris Agreement and strengthening the enabling environment for the long term sustainability of REDD+ activities at different levels. It will work-boosting participatory approaches, strengthening government, local and national stakeholder knowledge and capacities on different topics:
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REDD+ Forestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Forestry officer, REDD+ Legal matters, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

REDD+ enabling environment and implementation specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Find Forest Governance capacity building resources and learning tools here.
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Useful links
- U4 anti-corruption resource centre
- Using Corruption Risk Assessments for REDD+: An introduction for practitioners
- Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure
- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Land tenure and Property rights portal
- Stakeholder Engagement Experiences for REDD+
- REDD Press Conference Material
- RECOFTC
- RECOFTC (Newsletter)
- Rights and Resources Initiative (Newsletter)
- International Forest Research Institute (IFRI) News
- Focus on Land in Africa (Newsletter)
- Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) (Newsletter)
- Legal Paper - Climate change and forestry legislation in support of REDD+ n.92
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