The Oslo Climate and Forest Conference
Interim REDD+ Partnership Adopted May 27, 2010

Although the outcome of COP 15 was seen as disappointing by many, there was significant progress on REDD+. To further REDD+ progress in the wake of the sluggish UNFCCC negotiations, more than 50 countries met in a series of meetings which culminated in Norway at the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference. The result of the conference was an agreement that provides a voluntary, non-binding framework for an interim REDD+ partnership.

The Partnership is being presented as a parallel process to the UNFCCC (the agreement references previous UNFCCC documents), not a way to sideline it. According the agreement, the Partnership will be replaced by any UNFCCC agreement (e.g., a REDD+ Mechanism) that might be reached in the future. More...

REDD+ in the Post-Copenhagen World: Recommendations for Interim Public Finance

TFG has coauthored a groundbreaking new report on the possibilities for REDD+ interim public finance.  The report incorporates lessons learned to-date in the REDD+ sphere, as well as key opportunities for utilizing the $3.5-4.5 billion in Fast Start funding. More...

Chaos and the Accord: Climate Change, Tropical Forests and REDD+ after Copenhagen

The Copenhagen Accord, forged at COP15 upended international efforts to confront climate change. Never before have 115 Heads of State gathered together at one time, let alone for the singular purpose of crafting a new climate change agreement. Even though the new Accord is still in intensive care, two things are already clear. First, we have entered an entirely new world. And second, tropical forests have the greatest potential to breathe life into the new agreement. More...