Summary of information

UNFCCC requirement to obtain results-based payments for REDD+, the summary is the means by which REDD+ countries will communicate internationally to the UNFCCC how they are addressing and respecting the safeguards throughout REDD+ implementation. It is likely (although not explicitly required by the UNFCCC) to be a product of the national safeguard information system (SIS). The summary can be seen as a safeguards narrative, through which each developing country tells its "story" of how the safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of REDD+ activities, thus increasing transparency and fulfilling one of the requirements to access to results-based finance. It may also include quantitative and qualitative information drawn from the SIS.