UNEP-WCMC has worked with national and international partners, through the UN-REDD Programme and the REDD-PAC project, to support a range of countries in their REDD+ planning and implementation. We help countries to assess the linkages between their REDD+ policies and safeguards, and other policy objectives, including National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Maps and innovative analysis of spatial information play a large role in this support.

We contribute to the UN-REDD Programme by leading UNEP's technical support to countries on multiple benefits and safeguards. We assist national governments in developing decision-making tools that support REDD+ planning. Our activities include:

• Working with national teams to identify and map the most valued national benefits from REDD+, such as biodiversity conservation and soil erosion control. We aim to build national capacity and work together to produce accessible, useful outputs. Countries include: Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Kenya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda and Viet Nam. 
• Developing interactive spatial and economic tools to help ensure that decisions account for the costs and benefits of different REDD+ actions. Countries include: Cambodia, Peru and the Republic of Congo.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to develop resources on the UNFCCC safeguards for REDD+, and supporting the development of countries’ approaches to addressing and respecting the safeguards and plans for safeguard information systems. Countries include: Bhutan, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay and Uganda.