Climate Change & the Role of Forests A Community Manual, 2010

Part of a package of tools created by Conservation International (CI) to support the development of skilled local trainers. Introduces concepts on: climate change basics and the role of forests; climate change policies; adaptation and mitigation approaches; ecosystem services; payment for ecosystem services. Provides a very comprehensive overview of REDD+ and how it works: the different agencies involved in REDD; FPIC; R-PP process; carbon accounting; financing for REDD. Describes in considerable detail how a REDD activity could work on the ground.