The Democratic Republic of the Congo is progressing with the development of its Forest Reference Emission Level which is a benchmark for assessing performance in implementing REDD+ activities. Prof. Jean-Paul Kibambe Lubamba, Technical Coordinator of the Forest Reference Emission Level Development in DRC summarizes DRC’s lessons and way forward. ...

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has officially launched new software that  will enable countries to conduct comprehensive forest inventories so that they understand the value of their forest resources and how best to manage them in order to combat climate change. 

In March 2011, Vietnam's National Forest Assessment program, or NFA, was launched to establish an up-to-date and accurate means of assessing the state of Viet Nam's forest resources. Data on forest biodiversity, environmental carbon stock of the forest, and information on social, economic and other factors related to forest governance will...

This video provides information on how remote sensing tools can help in reducing emissions from forest deforestation and degradation (REDD+) and how UN agencies are supporting countries to get ready for REDD+. Within the UN-REDD Programme FAO along with UNEP and UNDP supports countries to develop tools for remote sensing,...

Almost half of Panama is covered by rich forests. By sustainably managing these forests the opportunities for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are huge. This video, commissioned by FAO as part of the UN-REDD Programme, explores how different actors -- including indigenous groups and environmental authorities --...