The document discusses monitoring and information requirements for REDD+ programs. It outlines that monitoring is key to meeting UNFCCC requirements, serving national policy needs, and ensuring effective local implementation. Monitoring needs to assess carbon emissions, environmental and social impacts, and governance. Strategic monitoring requires high accuracy while operational monitoring needs full coverage at low cost. The UN-REDD program will develop a monitoring framework and package of tools to support country-level REDD+ monitoring efforts.

3. REDD+ Specification Deforestation Forest Degradation Conservation Sustainable management Enhancement Consistent Transparent & Effective Governance Rights of Communities Stakeholder Participation Conservation Reversals Displacement Country-driven National circumstances Consistent with development goals Consistent with adaptation needs Equitable etc. financing Results-based Principles Emission activities Safeguards

5. Diverse information needs UNFCCC REDD+ Country Local REDD+ implementation $ $ / enforcement Policy options analyses Institutional investments $ MRV Performance

12. Diverse information needs UNFCCC REDD+ Country Local REDD+ implementation $ $ / enforcement Policy options analyses Institutional investments $ MRV Performance Strategic level monitoring Operational level monitoring

14. REDD+ Monitoring and Information Carbon (emission activities) Environment (services, products, multiple benefits, safeguards) Governance Strategic level Operational level Social safeguards GHG inventories Activity data Mitigation proxies Biodiversity Wood and non-wood products Displacement Land use Conservation Reversals Policy coherence with development goals Livelihood impact Regulatory framework Transparency Accountability Enforcement/Compliance Transparency Accountability

15. REDD+ Monitoring and Information Carbon Environment Governance Strategic level Operational level Social safeguards UNFCCC Country Local Policy