Top 8%
in this catalogue (335 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3
17 million tCO₂e of avoided deforestation (2014–2016) verified by UNFCCC MRV and rewarded with a GCF results-based payment of USD 63.4 million — the first such payment to PNG.
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3
National Forest Inventory (2016) documented ~470 threatened species in the 1.4 million ha conservation target; no explicit biodiversity monitoring framework is in place.
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control1/3
78% forest cover maintained implicitly protects watershed hydrology, but no explicit hydrological outcomes are reported in programme documentation.
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced1/3
Annual deforestation held below 1% constrains secondary-vegetation fire risk, but the programme does not report direct fire prevention metrics.
Governance, certification & transferability3/3
GCF accreditation via FAO, formal National REDD+ Benefit Sharing Guidelines, UNFCCC-compliant MRV, and a six-province community distribution plan demonstrate strong institutional governance.
Evidoria. Papua New Guinea National REDD+ Programme — GCF Results-Based Payment. Persistent ID: 883731c3-d511-44fe-b10b-d4532287e2ec.