Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OSFC)

Countries met in Oslo, Norway, in May 2010 to establish a global partnership to fight climate change. The main purpose of the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference was to enable effective, transparent and coordinated action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, called REDD+. The global forest partnership that was established in Oslo marked the start of closer global cooperation on reducing deforestation and forest degradation in tropical developing countries. The partnership will support and contribute to the UNFCCC process. It will also promote transparency around financing and existing and new international initiatives to reduce deforestation and degradation of tropical forests.