We are excited to share this newsletter edition with you, which coincides with the kick-off of the UNFCCC COP24 in Katowice, Poland.
This year's climate negotiations are particularly critical, as Parties to the Paris Agreement set December 2018 as the deadline for developing and adopting the implementing guidelines to operationalize the 2015 Paris Agreement. T he clock is ticking. We need to collectively agree on a decisive and clear path forward .
One of those evident pathways is through forests. Forests can deliver 30 per cent of the climate solution and are fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The 10-year anniversary of the UN-REDD Programme this year is a key milestone to look ahead and to take stock of a decade of coordinated actions on REDD+.
Over the past decade, we have worked with 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. Our most recent accomplishment has been Thailand joining as our 65th partner country!
We hope you enjoy this issue highlighting the importance of forests for both people and the planet.
