The UN-REDD Asia-Pacific Regional Knowledge Exchange 2017 convened 30+ representatives from 10 Southeast-Asian UN-REDD partner countries, as well as Indigenous Peoples' and CSO representatives, to discuss issues related to “Operationalizing and financing National REDD+ Strategies: from programming and financing implementation to results-based payments”. The knowledge sharing also benefited from inter-regional cross-fertilisation through the attendance of a representative of Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, as well as the remote participation of a representative from Chile’s National Forestry Corporation (CONAF). The event took place from 10-12 October 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and FAO concluded a four-year agreement that will help improve the assessment, monitoring and reporting of global and country-level efforts in afforestation and reforestation and conservation with a view to enhancing forest carbon stocks.

A Masters short course in REDD+ Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV) for 30 Indonesian government officials is currently taking place at University of Melbourne’s Creswick Campus. The participants represent a cross section of Indonesian government ministries and departments that have a role in MRV processes and REDD+ UNFCCC submissions.

A publication has recently been released that describes the analysis undertaken of the legal framework for the implementation of REDD + in Cote d'Ivoire, with UN-REDD Programme support.

Ecuador reached a significant landmark with the publication of the Technical Report on the analysis of the REDD+ results for the period 2009-2014. This important result stems from a 5-year long technical process led by the Ministry of Environment (MAE). These results are an impressive demonstration of the importance of a consistent process driven by the country itself, with clear decision making roles, based on solid scientific and technical basis, and with the involvement and participation of different stakeholders.  With these efforts, Ecuador is one of the first countries that have completed the process and have its Technical Annex successfully analyzed...