Local REDD+ Action Plan (LRAP) Ilam District, Nepal

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), including forest conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries was first negotiated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the objective of mitigating climate change through reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through enhancement of forests in developing countries. The National REDD+ strategy (NRS) can play a vital role in lowering the rate of deforestation and forest degradation and removing GHGs from the atmosphere through forest enhancement activities (example: plantation activities). The NRS is designed in such a way to test various options of reducing deforestation and forest degradation based on the national circumstances.