Safeguards are procedures and approaches that can help to ensure that REDD+ activities “do no harm” to people or the environment, but rather enhance social and environmental benefits. Safeguard information system is a system to provide information on how all UNFCCC safeguards are addressed and respected. Countries implementing REDD+ are required to comply with the following seven safeguards as articulated in the UNFCCC COP 16 Agreement:
1) Complement national forest programs and international conventions and agreements;
2) Maintain transparency and governance;
3) Respect knowledge and rights of indigenous people and local communities;
4) Obtain effective participation in REDD+ design and implementation;
5) Promote forest conservation and other environmental and social co-benefits;
6) Address risks of reversals; and
7) Reduce leakage or transfer of emissions http://cialisfrance24.com to another area.
