Briefing notes on FLEGT and REDD+

Summary

Both the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)action plan and the UN supported Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+)mechanism aim to achieve better forest management in developing countries. Though there are clear differences between these two initiatives, there are also many areas of overlap. This series of briefing notes aims to show how these two initiatives can be linked to provide mutual benefits.