UN-REDD Programme 33d ago

As the world moves closer to the 2030 forest and climate targets, REDD+ countries are no longer at the beginning of their learning journey. Over more than a decade, they have built institutions, strengthened forest monitoring systems, developed national policies, and tested a wide range of implementation approaches. The question now, as repeatedly echoed during the UN-REDD Kenya reception held on the margins of the Global REDD+ Summit in Nairobi, is how this accumulated experience can be systematically translated into impact at scale. The reception, held on 19 May 2026, brought together 59 country representatives alongside development partners and technical experts. It served as a complementary and deliberately informal space to showcase this evolving learning agenda. Unlike the technical sessions of the Summit itself, the evening created room for dialogue, storytelling, and reflection, highlighting not only what countries have achieved, but also how those experiences can be better connected, shared, and scaled.