REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries debuted on the global stage more than a decade ago. The idea prompted high expectations that an approach featuring results-based incentives for reducing tropical deforestation and degradation could rapidly succeed where other approaches had failed.
Since then, more than 50 countries have launched national REDD+ initiatives; dozens of subnational governments have experimented with “jurisdictional approaches” to REDD+ and low-emissions development; and more than 350 local REDD+ projects have been implemented globally. This report is based on a 2018 working paper and summarises the REDD+ experience over the past decade, taking stock of lessons learned from REDD+ implementation to inform future forest-based climate mitigation activities.