Prospects for progress on REDD at COP17 and the role of the
private sector
For two weeks this December, a cast of thousands will come
together under the umbrella of United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change or UNFCCC, to once again try to agree an
international agreement to tackle climate change. This short note
looks at one area of those negotiations: Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation or REDD (in fact known as REDD+, with
the + connoting certain other mitigation activities that are now
recognised under the concept, such as the enhancement of forest
carbon stocks). REDD+ negotiations have been one of the success
stories of recent years, with tangible progress made. There remain
tough discussions though.
