This is an archive of the session that took place on May, 2014. In this webinar, Rosa C. Goodman, an independent consultant working in forest conservation and sustainable management, uses the example of the southwestern Amazon to explain where and why new allometric models may need to be developed for...

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...

The REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards initiative aims to build support for government-led REDD+ programs that make a significant contribution to human rights, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. The standards are designed for government-led programs of policies and measures implemented at national or state, provincial, or other level and are relevant...

Produced for the UN's REDD Programme, this film highlights the potential of tropical rainforests for reducing C02 emmissions. REDD - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries - is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries...

RILSIM, the “Reduced-Impact Logging SIMulator”, is a financial modeling software developed as a service to the international forestry community. RILSIM has been designed to permit users to rapidly estimate the costs and net revenue associated with logging operations in order to compare short-term financial costs and returns expected from reduced-impact logging with...

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Products bearing the seal originate on--or contain ingredients sourced from--Rainforest Alliance Certified farms or forests. These farms and forests are managed according to rigorous environmental, social and economic criteria designed to...

WWF's Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Areas Management (RAPPAM) methodology detailed in this document offers policy makers a tool for achieving that goal by enabling a rapid assessment of the overall management effectiveness of protected areas within a particular country or region. Among others, the RAPPAM identifies management strengths...

These Guidelines aim at assisting CBD Parties in interpreting and operationalising Decision 14/8 and starting to develop a body of good practice around recognising and reporting OECMs. It is designed for application at various scales, ranging from understanding whether an individual area is an OECM to reporting OECM statistics at...

If there is no one perfect tree, it is because there is no one homogeneous urban environment or site. The urban environment is a conglomeration of soils, microclimates and other site conditions. Both above ground and below ground conditions can change dramatically in the space of ten feet. Needless to...

This report assesses several important considerations for a future REDD mechanism within the UNFCCC, and strives to clarify and inform some of the critical choices that will need to be made about including REDD in a Copenhagen agreement. At the international level, a good outcome for REDD would create the enabling...