Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation – a Synthesis Report for REDD+ Policymakers (3154 kB)

Meridian Institute Reports prepared for the Government of Norway

Guidelines for REDD+ Reference Levels (816 kB)

Modalities for REDD+ Reference Levels (846 kB)

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD): An Options Assessment Report (1326 kB)
A report prepared for the Government of Norway by the Meridian Institute assesses several important considerations for a future REDD mechanism under the UNFCCC, and strives to clarify and inform some of the critical choices that will need to be made about including REDD in a Copenhagen agreement.
For more information and different language versions of the report, visit the REDD-OAR website.

An Assessment of National Forest Monitoring Capabilities in Tropical Non-Annex I Countries:  Recommendations for Capacity Building (1326 kB) , a report by GOFC-GOLD

The objective of this report was to specify and scope, for 99 tropical non-Annex I countries, the near term capacity development activities that would be required to implement an accurate forest area change and carbon monitoring system.  The focus is on actions that can be taken over the next five years to prepare for participation in a future REDD-mechanism under the UNFCCC.

As such, the report provides relevant input and recommendations for MRV-activities and investments in REDD-preparatory processes, such as UN-REDD and the FCPF.The report has been co-sponsored by the Prince's Rainforest Project and the Government of Norway's International Forest and Climate Initiative.