Article 5 of the Paris Climate Agreement recognizes Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) as a positive incentive mechanism, as well as an important mitigation action in the forestry sector. This APRS High Level Panel will focus on sharing lessons from REDD+ implementation in the Asia-Pacific region, and will discuss the effectiveness and future of REDD+ as part of efforts to enhance countries’ forests contributions to achieve their target nationally determined contributions (NDCs).