United Nations (UN) agencies and the private sector convened on the 5th and 6th of May 2014 at the Forests Asia Summit in Jakarta to promote reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) as part of a green economy. The United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID), the UN-REDD Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNEP FI jointly hosted two REDD+ related events at the summit entitled ‘Building natural capital: How REDD+ can support a green economy’ and ‘Seeing Green in REDD – Sharing experiences on the equity and economics of REDD+ pilot projects’. View the Press Release. More information here.