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Improving governance for reducing deforestation and forest degradation

Collaboration between REDD+ and FLEGT initiatives

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Effective governance is crucial for countries to be able to reduce deforestation and forest degradation worldwide and meet their climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Please join us at the event which will showcase how two initiatives, REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) are supporting governance improvements and reducing deforestation through joint activities. The session will explore: • How FLEGT and REDD+ interventions are complementary, and the benefits of coordinating activities at country level; • How countries have improved their forest governance through legal and policy reform, and actions to control land use change, and illegal logging; • How donor countries can promote interventions which put governance at the forefront, and why this is key to achieving climate change commitments and the SDGs; • How work with forest communities on improving forest governance can have an impact on reducing deforestation and forest degradation. The technical event will include an interactive panel discussion featuring government and civil society, and be moderated by Chun K. Lai.

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