Healthy forests are vital for the people living in and depending on these important biological areas. For this reason, it is paramount to the success of REDD+ that a broad range of stakeholders - including civil society, indigenous groups and other forest-dependent communities, government, academia and the private sector - are included in all processes of REDD+ planning and implementation.* In the meantime, several tropical forest countries have initiated serious REDD+ efforts and development co-operation providers - including Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States - are committed to supporting and piloting REDD+ around the world.