Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries constitute some 20 percent of the total global emission of greenhouse gases annually. These large emissions are not included today under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) or its Kyoto Protocol. If we are to be serious in our efforts to combat climate change and limit the rise in global temperature to no more than 2°C, reducing missions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in developing countries must be included in the next global climate regime.