Ecuador REDD+ Action Plan “Forests for Good Living” (2016-2025)

Plan guiding the implementation of REDD+ in Ecuador to reduce deforestation and associated greenhouse gas emissions through forest conservation, sustainable forest management and the transition to deforestation-free production systems. It is organized into four strategic components (policies and institutional management, sustainable production systems, sustainable forest management, conservation and restoration) and five operational components (management of measures and actions, monitoring and reference level, safeguards, capacity development and knowledge management, stakeholder engagement and communication). It includes land-use planning and zoning, land tenure regularization, regulatory reforms, incentives, traceability and certification. Its target is to reduce gross emissions by at least 20% by 2025 relative to the 2000-2008 reference level.