Investments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation

REDD+ and combating deforestation

REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), under the UNFCCC, is the international carbon market mechanism designed to address the escalating challenge of deforestation and forest degradation as driver of climate change. At the national level, Jurisdictional REDD+ strengthens integrity, funding protection, enforcement, and Indigenous rights. The solution has significant potential: expected demand for jurisdictional credits could reach US$3–6 billion annually by 2030.

Axis: Stewarding Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity

Key Objective: Investments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation

Why it matters

Deforestation is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 11% of global emissions and nearly half of land-sector emissions. REDD+ is currently the most developed international framework for turning political commitments on deforestation into verifiable results. By mitigating emissions at source, it can strengthen governance for forest conservation, and provide finance at the scale required to combat deforestation as a leading driver of climate change.

The solution has significant potential; expected demand for jurisdictional credits could reach US$3-6 billion annually by 2030

Over US$8 billion is needed in annual investment by 2030 to avoid deforestation and peatland conversion.

Deforestation is responsible for 11% of global emissions and 45% of total land sector emissions

US$8

US$8 billion is needed in annual investment by 2030 to avoid deforestation and peatland conversion

11%

11% of global emissions

45%

45% of total land sector emissions

IPCC AR6 (2022). Mitigation of Climate Change.

FCLP (2024). Unlocking Forest Finance on the Road to COP30.