The agenda item on “Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and approaches to stimulate action” was first introduced in FCCC/CP/2005/5 and extended to Reducing emissions for deforestation and degradation in 2007) with the objective of mitigating climate change through reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases through enhanced forest management in developing countries. (Source: UNFCCC REDD platform/Wikipedia)

The partnership between developed and developing countries taking efforts to enable effective, transparent and coordinated fast action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries (Source: UNFCCC)