Governance

The governance arrangements are guided by the principles of national ownership, inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, participation and consensus. They allow for the full and effective participation of all key UN-REDD Programme stakeholders (e.g. partner countries, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations and donors) while ensuring efficient decision-making and clear accountability.

Executive board

The UN-REDD Programme Executive Board has general oversight for the Programme, taking decisions on the allocation of the UN-REDD Programme fund resources. It meets annually, or more frequently as required to efficiently carry out its roles and responsibilities.

For the Terms of Reference of the UN-REDD Executive Board, see Section 4.2 of the UN-REDD Programme Trust Fund TOR.

Executive Board composition

The composition of the EB is as follows:

Representatives (status as in September 2024)

• UN-REDD donors represented by three members. Current donor members are: Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
• UN-REDD partner countries represented by three members, one per region. Current country members are: Ghana (for the UN-REDD Africa constituency), Viet nam (for the UN-REDD Asia and the Pacific constituency), Chile (for the UN-REDD Latin America and the Caribbean constituency)
• Indigenous peoples represented by one permanent observer, currently Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre Biodiversidad de América Latina y el Caribe (RMIB-LAC)
• Civil society organizations represented by one permanent observer, currently Red Mexicana De Organizaciones Campesinas Forestales (Red Mocaf)
• Participating agencies (FAO, UNDP and UNEP) represented by one alternating member (currently FAO).
• Multi Partner Trust Fund Office (ex-officio)

Alternates

• One alternate from a UN-REDD partner country from each of the three UN-REDD regions. Current country alternates are Uganda (for UN-REDD Africa constituency), Indonesia (for the UN-REDD Asia and the Pacific constituency), Costa Rica (for the UN-REDD Latin America and the Caribbean constituency).
• One alternate from each of the donors not serving as members. Current donor alternates are Republic of Korea, Japan. 
• One alternate from the CSO constituency, currently The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC).
• One alternate from the IPs constituency, currently Réseau des Populations Autochtones et Locales pour la Gestion Durable des Ecosystèmes Forestiers (REPALEF).
• One alternate from each participating UN organization that is not serving as a member.