The program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) . The program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) . combats unsustainable forestry practices through controlled burning programs was passed unanimously by the Copenhagen Conference (2010) on global climate change supports research to develop trees which permanently sequester carbon gives wealthy nations carbon offsets if they pay poorer nations to conserve forests seeks to reduce the 30% of global carbon emissions caused by primary forests