<section class="page-header"><div class="container"><h1>WHAT IS REDD PLUS?</h1><p class="breadcrumb"><a href="/">Home</a> / About / What is REDD Plus?</p></div></section><section class="content-section"><div class="container"><div class="highlight-box"><p><strong>REDD+</strong> &mdash; <strong>R</strong>educing <strong>E</strong>missions from <strong>D</strong>eforestation and <strong>D</strong>eforestation <strong>+</strong> the role of conservation, sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries.</p></div><div class="about-grid" style="margin-bottom:30px"><div><h2>What is REDD Plus?</h2><p>Globally, deforestation and forest degradation account for 11 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions</p></div><div><img src="/reddnres/src/img/GRM-pic.jpg" alt="REDD Plus" style="width:100%;border-radius:6px"></div></div>, more than the entire global transportation sector and second only to the energy sector.</p><p>In response, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which Malaysia is one, have developed a climate change mitigation approach designed to incentivise developing countries to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.</p><p>REDD Plus aims to incentivize developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conserve forest carbon stocks, sustainably manage forests and enhance forest carbon stocks.</p><ul><li>Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation</li><li>Reducing carbon emissions from forest degradation</li><li>Conservation of forest carbon stocks</li><li>Sustainable management of forests</li><li>Enhancement of forest and carbon stocks</li></ul><h2>How does REDD Plus benefit Malaysia?</h2><p>Developing countries that meet UNFCCC REDD Plus requirements, including Malaysia, will receive results-based payments (RBPs) for verified emissions reductions.</p><p>By implementing REDD Plus actions, countries will contribute to conserving their national biodiversity and to the global fight against climate change.</p><h2>Why is REDD Plus important?</h2><p>Deforestation and forest degradation have long been recognized as significant sources of carbon emissions.</p><h2>What are the phases of REDD Plus?</h2><div class="phases-grid"><div class="phase-card"><h3>Phase 1: Readiness</h3><p>Countries design national strategies and action plans.</p></div><div class="phase-card"><h3>Phase 2: Demonstration</h3><p>National strategies are demonstrated and tested.</p></div><div class="phase-card"><h3>Phase 3: Implementation</h3><p>Results-based actions are implemented at the national level.</p></div></div><h2>What is the Plus in REDD?</h2><p>REDD Plus (or REDD-plus) refers to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.</p><p><em>Sources: UN REDD</em></p></div></section>