This module seeks to prepare communities and their allies to engage proactively with the international framework for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+). It briefly describes the rationale behind and plans for REDD+. It then looks at the key issues that have emerged around REDD+, focusing especially on the concerns with its current status and the safeguards that are being developed to attempt to protect community rights. It closes by looking at the current forms in which REDD+ is being implemented.