REDD+

Désignations

Codes : pays ou zone où la désignation a cours (CH, FR, DE, EU = Union européenne, INT = usage international). Une désignation barrée est déconseillée.

Définitions

français

Programme de la Convention des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) incitant à réduire les émissions de CO2 générées par la déforestation et la dégradation des forêts dans les pays en développement.

Site OFEV, REDD+ – Réduction des émissions provenant de la déforestation et de la dégradation des forêts; [https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/forets/info-specialistes/strategie/politique-forestiere-internationale-de-la-suisse/redd-.html](https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/forets/info-specialistes/strategie/politique-forestiere-internationale-de-la-suisse/redd-.html) (5.6.2025)

anglais

Framework established as part of the Paris Agreement to protect forests, with ‘REDD’ standing for ‘Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and the ‘+’ standing for additional forest-related activities that protect the climate, namely sustainable management of forests and the conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks; enabling developing countries to receive results-based payments for emission reductions when they reduce deforestation, thereby serving as a major incentive for their efforts.

Based on United Nations Climate Change website, What is REDD+?; [https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd/what-is-redd ](https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd/what-is-redd)[(](https://unfccc.int/topics/land-use/workstreams/redd/what-is-redd)4.3.2025)

Contextes d'emploi

• « 10 countries have passed through their REDD+ readiness phases and are eligible to receive payments for verified emissions reductions in forests. »