Year of publication 2013

In this learning session, Matea Osti, a Programme Officer for Climate Change and Biodiversity at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, discusses the interplay of REDD+ and biodiversity conservation on behalf of the UN-REDD Programme. Her presentation covers the opportunities and risks for biodiversity from REDD+, and how safeguards for biodiversity and ecosystem services may be incorporated into national-level REDD+ planning and implementation, in line with the latest agreements under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Examples of work undertaken in this realm by REDD+ countries in collaboration with the UN-REDD Programme are presented, in particular work on spatial analysis to inform decisions on REDD+ and biodiversity conservation.