The dawn of the New Year brings a fresh set of opportunities as many developing countries move to REDD+ implementation and seek innovative ways to finance their forest-based development agendas. Linking sustainable development to forests, these governments are forging ahead through uncharted territory as they move forward along a climate-friendly pathway.
In the Perspectives section of this issue of The REDD+ Resource, you can learn about a potential win-win for aviation and REDD+, find out about ecological fiscal transfers implemented in India, see how REDD+ is triggering transformational change, and understand why the World Bank thinks we can be more optimistic about forestry and climate change.
This issue is filled with an assortment of stories coming from different parts of the world, among them an article from a bank in Viet Nam that is adopting a REDD+ based approach to promote the national green growth agenda.
