Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). UN-REDD is the UN’s knowledge and advisory platform on forest solutions to the climate crisis. It is a UN flagship partnership, composed of three agencies – FAO, UNDP and UNEP – that work together to assist countries to implement the Paris Agreement, with each providing support to well-defined technical areas of expertise. Within the framework of the UN Reforms, UN-REDD constitutes a unique case of inter-agency collaboration towards the SDGs. With over a decade of engagement with, and support to 65 partner countries, the UN-REDD Programme has amassed unparalleled experience and knowledge on how to advance the climate and forest agenda. These lessons have informed the design of the new Programme, 2021-2025. By capitalizing on the respective strengths of the agencies, the Programme’s joint vision represents a step forward to strengthening collaboration in support of Member States in implementing the 2030 Agenda. 

Given the challenge ahead the UN-REDD must elevate its ambition, extend its reach and concurrently diversify its funding base. The international community has engaged in increasing commitments and ambition worldwide in the response to the climate crisis, with a major focus on Nature-Based Solutions (in which forests are pivotal), as confirmed at the UN Climate Action Summit (2019). For policy and financial instruments to function and deliver ambitious and lasting transformations in land and forest sector,
countries will need qualitative, independent and trusted advice to be able to navigate their complex technical, stakeholder and policy dimensions. The UN-REDD program can play a pivotal role to deliver on this ambition. In this regard, it aims to achieve four interrelated outcomes:
- Outcome 1: Forest-based GHG emission reductions and enhanced removals, of increasing quality unlocked at a level of 1 GtCO2e by 2025 [forest solutions realized]
‐ Outcome 2. Enabling USD 5 billion mobilized for REDD+ from results-based payment schemes, carbon markets and other transactions under Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement [forest solutions rewarded]
‐ Outcome 3. More than 15 countries significantly enhance the forest component of their NDCs in the 2020-2025 cycle, including quantitative targets [forest solutions enhanced]
‐ Outcome 4. Connecting actors and knowledge for forest solutions [Nature-based Solutions movement to accelerate climate action]

Within the scope of this ambition, the UN-REDD Results Framework for the period 2021-2025 is structured around a set of outputs that align with international agreements and trends that suit country demands and that reflect donor interests. These represent key domains of policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge that UN-REDD will provide to countries and stakeholders to advance forest solutions. 

This Project contributes to the UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2018-2021 and 2022-2025. It is central to the delivery of the Climate Change Sub-programme Expected accomplishment which is focused on REDD+ as a form of climate change mitigation. It critically provides technical support for countries to meet the UNFCCC Warsaw pillars for accessing results-based payments, as well as helps to meet a number of Sustainable Development Goal targets and corresponding indicators.