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The sluggishness of certain African governments in participating in REDD+ initiatives within their countries was highlighted as a significant issue during the Regional Exchange Workshop in Abidjan, focused on enhancing REDD+ implementation and integration with sectoral development policies.

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) is scheduled to hold a 3-day event in Abidjan.

The world is not on track to achieve forest goals of ending and reversing deforestation by 2030, critical for a credible pathway to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal, according to a new report by the UN-REDD Programme, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Green Gigaton Challenge (GGC). It finds that for the 2030 goals to remain within reach, a one gigaton milestone of emissions reductions from forests must be achieved not later than 2025, and yearly af...

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