EU REDD Facility

Organizational profile:

The EU REDD Facility supported countries in improving land-use governance as part of their efforts to slow, halt and reverse deforestation. It also supported the overall EU effort to reduce its contribution to deforestation in developing countries. The Facility focused on countries engaged in REDD+, an international mechanism that incentivises developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their forest and land-use sectors. The Facility was hosted by the European Forest Institute and was established in 2010.

After dedicating over 12 years to the development of innovative solutions and approaches to address deforestation drivers and improve land-use governance, the EU REDD Facility announced its closure in October 2023.

The Facility worked with governments of countries engaged in REDD+ in designing and implementing interventions that support a broad range of in-country stakeholders. Stakeholders in these countries were therefore participants in and beneficiaries of the Facility’s interventions. 

The Facility provided demand-driven and customised support for developing and implementing REDD+, the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and land-use governance strategies and actions to improve forest and land-use governance. Its support included:

• Bringing in expertise
• Mobilising technical assistance
• Facilitating dialogue among stakeholders
• Sharing knowledge at national and international levels

The EU REDD Facility developed tools and approaches to support inclusive land-use planning, analyse and map financial flows, and track progress towards sustainability in various REDD+ countries. In this way, it supported sustainable land-use investment and management in such countries, and generated lessons and experiences at national and subnational levels.

Financing Instrument: Technical Assistance

Recipient countries/regions: EU REDD worked across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Recipient categories: Governments

Application guidelines:  The EU REDD Facility was hosted and managed by the European Forest Institute (EFI). The Facility responded to annual expectations from the European Commission to guide their annual work plan. EFI held the mandate to take action and make necessary decisions to successfully implement activities according to the work plans approved by the EU REDD Facility's Steering Committee.

Last updated: 22 April 2024