We are excited to share this special newsletter edition with you, which commemorates the 10-year anniversary of the UN-REDD Programme. Over the past decade, we have worked with 64 partner countries to successfully achieve substantial climate, forest and development goals. To name just a few successes: more than 30 countries have advanced their national REDD+ strategies or action plans, 40 countries were supported in developing national forest monitoring systems, and 15 countries have developed country approaches to meeting the UNFCCC social and environmental safeguards requirements.
In this issue, Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment Ola Elvestuen calls for decisive forest action, and reaffirms his government's commitment to the future of REDD+: "Together with Germany and the UK, we pledged USD 5 billion for REDD+ between 2015 and 2020, and we are delivering on that pledge. Paying for reduced emissions remains a core part of our strategy."
In a special section of the newsletter titled "10-Year Anniversary", we take our readers on a journey across the globe to witness the tangible impacts of the UN-REDD Programme's work on the ground, from Mongolia developing its national Forest Reference Level, to Mexico launching the world's first-fully operational REDD+ Safeguards Information System, to Africa's unique journey and bold vision towards the implementation of REDD+.
We hope you enjoy this issue celebrating a decade of action on forests and climate change!
