A submission by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Secretariat of
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on REDD-plus safeguards. English
version. French
version. Spanish
version.
A global expert workshop on biodiversity benefits of reducing emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation in developing countries (REDD), co-organized by the Secretariat of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN REDD Programme, was held in Nairobi from
20-23 September 2010. The workshop report and all presentations are now
available from the CBD website.
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Deutsche Gesellschaft
für International Zusammenarbeit (giz) have published a booklet on ‘Biodiversity and
Livelihoods: REDD-plus Benefits’ (available in English at http://www.cbd.int/forest/publications.shtml
- Spanish and French versions will follow shortly at the same URL).
Volume
16 - August 2011