The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The Programme was launched in 2008 and builds on the convening role and technical expertise of the Food and Agriculture Organsation of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The UN-REDD Programme supports nationally-led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+ implementation.
The first copy of the National REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Investment Framework and Action Plan (NRIFAP) was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena this week. This is to begin implementation next year.
The UN REDD programme which expects to combat the threat of climate change is a collaborative initiative of the UN and will be completed as a five year (2018-2022), US$ 99 million strategy, financed through international sources.
A special invitee at the event was Vedda leader Uruwarige Wannialaththo who stressed the importance of protecting forests.
Forests play the unique role of converting harmful emissions into harmless carbon. REDD+ is recognized therefore as a global solution to greenhouse gas emissions. We at BSL are committed to support the Government in implementing this strategy.
