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The importance of mangroves in coastal zone protection is widely appreciated, stabilizing underwater sediments and preventing erosion and damage to shorelines due to storms, hurricanes and floods. Other environmental services of mangroves are not so widely known, such as their importance in maintaining water quality, filtering impurities and pollutants and providing a home for many fish, crab, shrimp and mollusc species.[HE1]  [HE2] Mangroves also support local livelihoods, not only through these environmental services, but also as a source of fuelwood and construction material – the wood of many species is resistant to fungal and insect pathogens[BV3] . In a climate change perspect[HE4] ive, mangroves play a mitigation role as well as having adaptation co-benefits. Where mangroves have not been degraded, people can enjoy greater protection as mangroves can protect against storms and waves. As an initiative to add more prominence for mangroves, Mangroves For the Future (MFF) in partnership with UNDP and IUCN[HE5] , held a five-day training course in the fourth week of January 2018. While the focus was on including[HE6]  mangroves and associated coastal ecosystems in the REDD+ agenda in Asia, technical support for the workshop was provided by the UN-REDD Programme. The programme incorporated[HE7]  the 12 modules of the REDD+ Academy as the structure to affirm the importance of the sustainability of mangroves. Through these modules, the training course focused on the close connection between mangroves and REDD+ with the final agreement being made to advocate the respective governments of the MFF at national level to acknowledge the importance of preserving mangroves. The main highlight of the event was the development of a knowledge base for REDD+ readiness and implementation, with specific attention given for developing suff[HE8] icient ways to integrate mangrove/coastal forest ecosystems with REDD+. With 22 participants from nine countries of the MFF, other IUCN participants, eleven experts and competent facilitation, the event was considered[HE9]  a success by all who attended it. The participants were from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangkok for this event. For more information, contact

Nigeria has developed a Framework National REDD+ Strategy and a Cross Riverstate sub-national Strategy and is now poised for implementation of REDD+.

Uganda has seen a rapid decline in its forest cover. To address this, Uganda embarked on a REDD+ readiness process in 2008 with substantive financial support from Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which was complemented by financing from the Norwegian Government, the Austrian Development Corporation (ADC) and the UN-REDD Programme. By September 2017, Uganda had completed consultations on various analytical studies that contributed towards the development of 4 elements in accordance with the Warsaw framework.

Ghana’s net annual loss of forest cover is estimated at 2% with forest degradation generally acknowledged as more prevalent as compared to deforestation. To address these challenges, Ghana’s REDD+ Strategy was developed to meet the requirements of the Warsaw Framework on REDD+ and other decisions of the UNFCCC.