The presentation of Josefina Brana-Varela, of WWF International, to the IIED-hosted Moving ahead with Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) workshop on 9-10 April 2014. The presentation, made in the first session laying out the issues related to REDD+, focused on the challenges and opportunities of REDD+ schemes. More information on WWF International's work: http://wwf.panda.org/. Further details of the workshop and IIED's work on REDD+ are available via http://www.iied.org/coverage-moving-ahead-redd-prospects-challenges-workshop.