Designing Effective REDD+ Safeguard Information Systems: Building on existing systems and country experiences (Key Messages)
A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the continued development and implementation of safeguards.
An important element of REDD+ safeguards is systems for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected. Effective systems to share information will help promote transparency, guard against unintended social and environmental harms, and provide information on the impact of REDD+ actions.
A decision of the 17th Conference of the Parties in Durban in 2011 agreed on broad provisions for guidance, including that safeguard information systems (SIS) "build upon existing systems, as appropriate." IISD and the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins have explored how existing systems and country experiences can be built on to develop a REDD+ SIS under the three-year initiative, Building REDD+ Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers, supported by Norad.
As negotiators gather for the latest round of UNFCCC negotiations in Bangkok, IISD has released a policy brief outlining key messages for negotiators and issues for consideration in the design and implementation of effective safeguard information systems for REDD+.
The policy brief is part of broader research that included an extensive desk study, in-country semi-structured interviews with REDD+ experts and practitioners, and regional expert meetings. A policy paper and policy brief are also available here.
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