It is a step towards achieving the aims and objectives of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism.
Solve Development versus Ecological Commitment
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
REDD+ aims to achieve climate change mitigation by incentivizing forest conservation.
It monetises the value of carbon locked up in the tropical forests of most developing countries, thereby propelling these countries to help mitigate climate change.
REDD+ was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Tropical Forest
Tropical forests are closed canopy forests growing within 28 degrees north or south of the equator.
They receive more than 200 cm rainfall per year, either seasonally or throughout the year.
Temperatures are uniformly high – between 20°C and 35°C.
Such forests are found in Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, Central America, Mexico and on many of the Pacific Islands.
