Projects

For Vietnam and Lao PDR, which contain large areas of degraded forests the issue of forest carbon stock enhancement should be an integral part of any National REDD+ Strategy. To date, in these countries, like in most others, the focus of REDD+ efforts has been on deforestation and to a lesser extent forest degradation. Accordingly, there is a matching deficiency in guidance material and national approaches to forest carbon stock enhancement as part of the REDD+ Strategy.

This project aims to support the governments of Vietnam and Lao PDR to successfully implement national REDD+ programmes that facilitate social and environmental multiple benefits. REDD+ could contribute to a range of policy goals above and beyond climate change mitigation.

The Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) Programme aims to strengthen the capacity of target countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in GHG emissions from the forestry-land use sector while assisting them in benefitting from the emerging international REDD+ framework. LEAF employs a regional approach to promote best practices, build technical capacity, facilitate regional platforms for information sharing, and develop scientifically-based forest monitoring systems.

The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) is a multi-donor fund set up to take early action to protect forests in the Congo Basin region. The Fund (£ 100 Million grant) invites Governments, Civil Society Organisations and the Private Sector within the Congo Basin to submit proposals for transformative and innovative initiatives to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation by building the capacity of people and institutions in countries of the Congo Basin.