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T1 REDD+ Safeguards Information Systems: Moving from Design to Operation - UN-REDD Programme Info Brief
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 
A2 Epple, Cordula
A2 Hicks, Charlotte
A2 Suarez, Victoria
A2 Swan, Steve
A2 Walcott, Judith
K1 environmental information
K1 safeguard measure
K1 forest conservation
K1 information system
K1 REDD+
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33927
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33927
NO Under the policy and incentives mechanism for climate change mitigation that is REDD+, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires participating countries to develop a ‘system for providing information on how [the ‘Cancun’] safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of REDD+ activities’ (UNFCCC Decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 71d). This system, commonly known as the safeguards information system (SIS), constitutes a prerequisite for results based payments from REDD+, both under the Convention and its funding arm – the Green Climate Fund (GCF).This technical brief builds on, and attempts to summarize, key considerations synthesized from initial country experiences for putting a SIS into operation. The brief is aimed at an audience of developing country government institutions preparing for, or moving into the implementation phase of, REDD+. The brief is structured around the four-paired functional responsibilities identified as key SISdesign considerations (Figure 2), i.e. how to: • Compile and manage; • Analyze and interpret; • Assure quality and validate; and• Disseminate and use safeguards information.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026