UNEP, in collaboration with the UN Development Programme and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, has joined forces to quick start such pilot projects with funding from governments such as Norway, as well as partner philanthropic organisations. The partnership — in support of the UN climate change convention and the current negotiations under the Bali Road Map en route to Copenhagen — is also working closely with the World Bank (especially the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility); the Global Environment Facility and donor governments, such as Australia and the UK. With just 14 months to the Copenhagen meeting, it is vital that these projects and plans both dovetail and play to their various strengths and areas of expertise. The UNEP/UNDP/FAO collaborative programme on REDD is focussing on two main streams: working with a handful of pilot developing countries to build the capacity and ability to develop and implement national REDD programmes, including payments systems; and international convening and support of REDD initiatives to promote coordination and coherence on key technical and operational REDD issues, such as monitoring and verification. The collaborative programme will also be working to feed successful experiences into the climate discussions with the UNFCCC Secretariat in time for a post-2012 climate deal.