International Day of Forests 2015

Forests for Food – Food for Forests

UN-REDD Programme

Thais Linhares-Juvenal

UN-REDD Work Areas

• MRV and Monitoring

• Governance

• Benefit distribution

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Multiple Benefits

• Green Economy and Private Sector

• Knowledge and Capacity

An estimated 80% of deforestation is driven by agriculture: How can we take action?

Forest Countries (Supply Side)

Strong forest laws enforcing sustainability

Enhanced forest governance

Capacity building in sustainable forest management and agroforestry

Global Level (Demand Side)

Organised consumer action (eg: commodities roundtables)

Certification Legislation

An estimated 80% of deforestation is driven by agriculture: How can we take action?

Challenges

Strike the right balance and meet development needs Minimize transaction costs Cost of premiums for streamlining best practices Transparent consensus goals to avoid perception of dumping

THANK YOU!

More information about the UN-REDD Programme and its partner countries is available at:

www.un-redd.org