GLF 2013 – Discussion Forum: REDD+ performance in the landscape REDD+ addresses drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the landscape — within and beyond the forestry sector. Countries go through different stages in designing and implementing REDD+. After a readiness and policy phase, countries are expected to move towards a stage in which results-based payments should occur. Independent of the REDD+ mechanism that may be implemented in a post-2020 regime, policy measures and incentives will be linked with performance, i.e. reducing emissions from avoided deforestation and forest degradation. A landscape perspective can be useful to capture cross-sectoral drivers of degradation and deforestation, including strategic planning across government sectors and jurisdictions in a more holistic manner. A landscape approach that corresponds to key institutional or ecological features may enable harmonization of policy measures across scales and sectors whilst strengthening decentralized government structures. Embedded in these, a well-functioning measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system creates the foundation for payments and rewards.