Nested Approaches to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest DegradationThis brief summarizes key reasons for taking a nested approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon (REDD+) and describes issues and options for policymakers.
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Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) Manual for REDD+ ProjectsCore Guidance for Project Proponents
Michael Richards, Steven Panfil - Forest Trends, Conservation International
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Irish Farmers Are Turning Their Attention to Forestry A growing number of farmers in the Republic of Ireland are considering converting their farmland into a forest area, claims UK-based information portal (http://www.timberinvestments.co/).
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Livelihood alternatives for the unsustainable use of bushmeatThe report describes examples of success stories and lessons learned in Africa, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, and offers recommendations for action at the regional and global levels.
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FORESTS AND FORESTRY IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION TO 2020In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect.
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China spends 1.5 bln USD foreign funding in forestry by 2010China has spent a total of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars of foreign loans and grants on its forestry sector by the end of last year since the country started international cooperation on forestry development in 1985, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) announced Tuesday.
The foreign funding, together with 8.7 billion yuan (about 1.37 billion U.S.dollars) of domestic funds, has helped develop a total of 5.82 million hectares of artificial afforestation and increased standing timber volume by 550 million cubic meters in China, said the SFA.
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No World Bank public awareness funds for AmerindiansThe World Bank has said that it is no longer providing the National Toshaos Council (NTC) with the funds to educate Amerindians about the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
This was confirmed yesterday by Yvonne Pearson, who heads the NTC.
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How the United States Can Support REDD+ Programs Efforts to reduce deforestation in developing tropical countries continue to provide promising opportunities to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while simultaneously addressing development concerns.
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Conservation International Enters into Groundbreaking Partnership with Althelia Climate Fund on REDD+ Investments
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Peugeot and the ONF announce the launch of the sale of carbon creditsOutside the XII Scientific and Technical Council of the Peugeot carbon sink forest and ONF (French Agency for Forest) has been developed at the University of Brasilia from 2 to 4 November and has brought together dozens of political, scientific and academic Brazilian and French, Peugeot and ONF a
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REDD+: Learning from participatory forest managementAs policymakers prepare to discuss REDD+ at UN climate talks in Durban, they should heed the lessons learned from years of experience in participatory forest management across the developing world.
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SCIENTISTS WARN B.C. MINING RUSH WOULD HARM ALASKA AND B.C. SALMON, CLEAN WATER
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REDD+: a win-win deal is possible!
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Survey on deforestation and governance by APNEGThe Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance (APNEG) invites readers to participate in their survey. The survey is on Governance and economic incentives for reducing the contribution of tropical deforestation to climate change.
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How (some) deforestation might slow warmingDeforestation in the northern parts of the U.S. can cool down the Earth rather than contribute to global warming, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Nepalese make money grow on treesThe story of forests and payments for not cutting them in Nepal began in 2003 when the Dutch government funded research on how communities could teach living to conserve forest for the trees can absorb the carbon dioxide released from burning biofuels.
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Bamboo methodology opens for public comments
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3 sticking points to tackle on REDD+ in Durban, says facilitatorAntonio La Viña, who facilitates REDD+ negotiations at the U.N.
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North America’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative Forest Standard Endorsed by PEFCSustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Inc. announced today its forest certification standard has once again met the rigorous third-party assessment of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
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Inner Mongolia reforestation makes progressJoint efforts by South Korea and China to stop desertification in the Inner Mongolian desert have made headway, creating a large artificial forest, a local government said Monday.
The Forestry Department at China’s autonomous region of Inner Mongolia said an 8.7-square-kilometer forest in the Ulan Buh Desert was completed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a central development aid agency under the authority of the South Korean foreign ministry, and the Bayan Nur municipal government.
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Sustainable Forestry Draft Report Proposes Local Land Use ChangesThe Sustainable Forestry Council, which was created by the Sustainable Forestry Act of 2009 (SB 549), has released a draft report on a “no net loss of forests” p
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Sustainable Forestry Plantations Can Turn into a Way to Save the Brazilian RainforestRecently, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment announced data showing a decrease in the deforestation rates in the Amazon during the past couple of months.
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Forest Tourism - A Green Path Toward Sustainable Forestry
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Celebrating Sustainable Forest ManagementArborGen recently celebrated the planting of its 10 billionth tree seedling. To celebrate, the company planted a ceremonial tree at its new headquarters, which is being constructed in Summerville, S.C.
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Coast Tsimshian Resources signs contract to sell logs to Chinese companyCoast Tsimshian Resources has signed a contract to sell 150,000 cubic metres of logs to Fujian Hijong Wood Industry Co. Ltd. of Putian, China.
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Forest cover: Setting Targets for the FutureThe International Year of Forests, declared by the UN, is a good occasion to discuss approaches to reducing forest degradation in developing countries.
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Organisations call to donors to halt funding REDD+ projects On last 21 September - the World Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations - the “No REDD Platform”, a coalition of environmental groups and Indigenous peoples organizations, launched a call to the international donor community to halt the diversion of forest conservation funding to REDD+-type pro
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REDD+ and adaptation: are we asking too much of REDD+?REDD+ is expected to do many things; reduce emissions from the forest sector and land use change, and contribute to social development objectives and biodiversity conservation.
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Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, can expect to see additional support for their REDD+ activities in the form of a Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigeno
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Prospect of gaining carbon credit fires private sector investment – IIED reportThe prospect of gaining carbon credits by acquiring land to implement reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation REDD+ has caught the eye of the private sector.
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The seeds have been planted, now we're looking to growThe Trees of Knowledge™ program is back for 2012 and will award one eco-conscious school a complete, customized outdoor classroom, valued at $20,000.
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Illegal logging is laying waste to Sierra Leone’s endangered forests.
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Macedonians plant millions of trees on 'Tree Day'Macedonians were given a day off work Wednesday to plant almost six million trees as part of government efforts to revive forests and increase ecological awareness in the Balkan country.
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Violent teak forests dispute resolvedA long-running violent dispute between the world’s largest teak producer and Indonesian forest communities has been resolved, resulting in the recertification of two Indonesian forest districts by the Forest Stewardship Council
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REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in East AfricaIn East Africa REDD+ has the potential to contribute to national adaptation objectives, however if uncoordinated, it also has the potential to increase vulnerability in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and water resource management.
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REDD+ and adaptation: will REDD+ contribute to adaptive capacity at the local level?daptation is of high priority in many developing countries where the impacts of climate change are already being felt.
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Old Growth Forests of Northeast China
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Comments on Viet Nam's timber legality definition VPA/FLEGT
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Major expansion of protected natural areas in Europe Natura 2000, the EU network of protected areas, has undergone a significant expansion. Nearly 18 800 km2 have been added, including a major addition of marine areas covering 17 000 square kilometres which will increase protection for many endangered marine species.
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Trees Before Poverty at DurbanNew Report Reveals World Bank Forestry Scheme Ignored Deforestation Emissions Data
Donor Aid Money Being Misused
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Will Programs to Off-Set Carbon Emissions Fuel Further Conflict in Bolivia's Forests?The question in Bolivia and all over the Global South is whether forests should be protected, for a price, and who gets a share of that money.
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Community Forestry Unfazed by Political TurmoilGODAVARI, Nepal, Nov 21, 2011 (IPS) - Nepal’s joint forest management system has taken such deep roots that the country’s prolonged political instability has had little effect on it.
"We’re doing well anyway," Ganesh Bahadur Silwal, 65, general secretary of the Godavari community forestry group, tells an international audience seated in an arc around him in a concrete hall in the scenic Godavari valley, 14 km southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
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Laos: Carbon reduction projects get underwayThe Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is cooperating with the Forestry Department to implement the Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests Programme (LEAF) in Laos.
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Bhutan Holds a 4-Nation Climate Summit Keen to guard its ranking as Asia's happiest country, Bhutan has hosted a climate summit and an international symposium accompanied by an exhibition in the Kingdom's capital Thimphu – far away from the hustle and bustle of world's metropolitan cities – in run-up to a landmark UN conference in Dur
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New method can aid rainforest, help loggers(PhysOrg.com) -- Reduced-impact logging (RIL) in an Amazon rainforest generated profits while emitting a small fraction of carbon compared with total forest clearing, a University at Albany study concludes.
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Progress Has Been Made In Negotiations Of VPA With EUMalaysia and the European Union (EU) have made progress in talks on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), said Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok.
However, he said, the different forestry laws in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, needed to be ironed out before an agreement could be reached.
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Creating jobs while cutting carbon emissionsIN THE floodplain forests of the Danube River, a short distance from the Slovak-Hungarian border town of Komárno, a small NGO is attempting to harness traditional methods of working with nature to stabilise a disrupted ecosystem and combat climate change.
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US Forest Service Teams With Society Of American Foresters on Research WASHINGTON, – U.S. Forest Service scientists contributed to a far-reaching report that will help land managers make decisions about how forests are best managed to help offset carbon emissions, including the use of forest biomass for energy.
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Ethiopia Plans $150 Billion in Spending Including Carbon CutsNov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia is planning to spend $150 billion over two decades on economic development, including investments to lower the country’s carbon emissions, according to a government document.
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Safeguard Measures in the Redd Readiness ProcessA National Consultation and Participatory Working Group has been constituted to incorporate the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) into Ghana's Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Readiness Preparatory Plan (R-PP).
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SCA study shows: Children want to spend more time in the forestsNovember 20 we are celebrating UN’s Universal Day of Children, and this year is also the International Year of Forests. Consequently SCA takes the chance to talk more about what children really want: To spend and play more time in the fresh air and the forests.
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China’s Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on ForestsMore than half of the timber now shipped globally is destined for China. But unscrupulous Chinese companies are importing huge amounts of illegally harvested wood, prompting conservation groups to step up boycotts against rapacious timber interests. by william laurance - 360.yale.edu
In Chinese folklore, a dragon symbolizes strength. It is an apt icon for a nation whose rise as an economic superpower has been nothing short of meteoric.
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Seizures From Illegal Indonesian Loggers Show Deforestation ImpactKubu Raya, West Kalimantan. With millions of hectares of forests being cleared each year to make way for palm-oil plantations, even illegal loggers are now starting to see the impact of dwindling rainforests in Indonesia.
Unlike previous years when illegal loggers were spotted with top quality wood, the National Police this year have only been able to seize low quality goods during a series of raids conducted between Nov. 8 and Nov. 26.
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Inclusion of Forestry Matters in Policy and Decision Making Process: NFCShri Ranjan Chatterjee, Consultant, Planning Commission, said that forests are meant for every body and we need to keep balance between environment and forests. Shri Chatterjee said, “Forests are under pressure because of lack of understanding.
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What's happened to Guyana's rainforest deal with Norway?Back in 2009 it was heralded as a potential model for REDD+ and reducing rates of deforestation but Norway's deal with Guyana appears to have made little progress
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Reporting the Results of Forestry Activities: Compliance with Section 86 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
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Newly released draft REDD+ text is robust and emphasises transparency but fails to address verificationThe UNFCCC’s scientific sub-committee SBSTA has released a draft text on REDD+ that will go forward to a plenary session of the COP on Saturday for discussion and approval.
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Norway accused of hypocrisy over RI deforestation fundingNorway has been accused of climate hypocrisy in Indonesia, where it has won plaudits for financing forest protection even as its state pension fund allegedly secures even greater revenues from logging, plantations, mining and other environmentally destructive practices.
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Short-term climate funds on track, doubts over future(Reuters) - Rich nations are on track to deliver on their promise to supply $30 billion in short-term climate financing by the end of next year to help poor countries tackle global warming.
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Drivers and consequences of tropical forest transitions: options to bypass land degradation?June, 2011. Meyfroidt, P.; van Noordwijk, M.; Minang, P.A.; Dewi, S.; Lambin, E.F.. Policy Brief 25. ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins. 4 pages*
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A Change of Heart on Investing in the ClimateWhen State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corp., offered its first
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REDD+ needs to invest in alternative livelihoods before making carbon payments REDD+ projects need to be ready to make upfront investments to help local communities to develop alternative sources of income before implementing other aspects of the scheme such as conditional payments for protecting forests, a scientist says.
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Climate fund transparency vitalTHE Zambia Institute of Environmental Management (ZIEM) has called for equity and transparency in the utilisation of the Green Climate Fund to enable developing countries effectively manage the effects of climate change.
ZIEM executive director Morgan Katati said developing countries such as Zambia should be supported by countries which are major culprits when it comes to emissions.
He was speaking to journalists at the on-going climate change conference in South Africa.
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Private sector needs quick decision on REDD financeTime is running out for key decisions on the financing of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), said Abyd Karmali, global head of carbon emissions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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India manages to stem deforestation: Minister Proving the outcry that forests are shrinking due to increased urbanisation, industrialisation and rehabilitation, India has set its record straight with a modest increase in its forest cover.
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Global net forest loss smaller than thought: FAO(Reuters) - The global net loss of forest over 1990-2005 was smaller by a third than earlier estimated but deforestation still threatens environment and food security, the United Nation's food agency said on Wednesday unveiling new satellite-bas
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Good Governance of Land and Natural Resources: Balancing local and global interestsThis is a seminar report. The seminar was part of the international course on Local Governance & Rural Decentralization, organized on a yearly basis by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI).
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The plan was simple: Log and sell as much dead pine as possible before it decayed or burned. But the environmental costs of the large-scale salvaging of Interior forests are still being tallied...
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'Dead' pine forests very much alivePhil Burton calls this place a jungle.
It's not the tropical Amazonian rainforest or even B.C.'s temperate rainforest, but a stand of lodgepole pine located off the Pelican Forest Service Road about an hour's drive southwest of Prince George.
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Forest denizens struggle in clearings
Salvage logging of B.C.'s Interior lodgepole pine forests is having major consequences for wildlife by eliminating vast stretches of habitat used for activities such as feeding, hiding and keeping warm or cool.
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Fiery debate surrounds benefits of salvage operations
Logging B.C.'s beetle-killed pine forests can, in theory, reduce the risk of a wildfire.
But when fire ecologist Bob Gray visits a logging site, he can see just the opposite: a heightened fire risk because of so much uneconomic wood left on the ground.
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Alberta making progress against the mountain pine beetleAerial surveys show Alberta is making progress in its fight against mountain pine beetle infestations in some parts of the province.
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Experiencing effects of climate change at homeAS the Conference of Parties (Cop 17) to the United Nations (UN) framework convention on climate change progresses in the South-African town of Durban, it is important to note that Zambians too can get involved in climate change programmes at an individual level.
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Splitting the Difference; a Proposal for Benefit Sharing in REDD+The objective of REDD+ in developing countries is to create incentives for the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and for the increase of carbon stocks through the enhancement, conservation and sustainable management of forests in developing countries.
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Forest-dependent communities lobby for end of REDD+Organisations working with indigenous peoples living in forests say the United Nations programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) is just another way for big corporates to reap huge profits.
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Conservation can only work by putting a value on forestsREDD+ type projects to protect rainforests face many obstacles but we should not give up on market-based solutions, says Ben Caldecott from the investment bank Climate Change Capital.
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REDD+ finance delivery: lessons from early experienceDelivering REDD+ finance has taken more preparatory work, capacity and tailoring than initially envisaged.
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Blending Climate Finance through National Climate FundsClimate change is one of today’s most pressing threats to achieving sustainable development goals around the world. Countries must transform their economies and angle their growth with policies and actions across multiple sectors that lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduce vulnerability to climat
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Wildlife Works Launches CODE REDD Campaign to Save the World's Threatened ForestsSAN FRANCISCO and DURBAN, South Africa, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wildlife Works announced today the launch of CODE REDD, an emergency action campaign to save the world's wild forests using private sector financing within the Voluntary Carbon Market.
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Asian forest agency due in 2013Korea will try to successfully launch the first Asian international agency by 2013 proposed by the country, the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) to be based in Seoul.
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) said Monday that the country will put forth its best efforts to realize its agreement with ASEAN member states last week on the establishment of AFoCO.
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Building bridges between REDD+ and sustainable agricultureThe potential role of forests in reducing of global greenhouse gas emissions is attracting considerable interest from the international community.
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New U.N. climate deal struck(Reuters) - Climate negotiators agreed a pact on Sunday that would for the first time force all the biggest polluters to take action on greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the action plan was not aggressive enough to slow the pace of glob
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Ordinary people have once again been let down by our governmentsCommenting on the UN climate talks which ended today in Durban, South Africa, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Climate Justice Coordinator of Friends of the Earth International said:
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Private sector finance eyed for U.N. forest projects(Reuters) - Private investors may be allowed to earn carbon credits by paying poor countries to halt the destruction of tropical forests, but a U.N.
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Indian environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan gives hard hitting speech, receives standing ovation Durban, December 9: Following is the text of the minister's speech:
Indaba Session:December 10, 2011 – 1800 hrs
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UN-REDD Supports Joint Declaration of Intent for REDD+ in the Congo Basin at COP17The UN-REDD Programme is pleased to share the following press release in support of the Joint Declaration of Intent for REDD+ in the Congo Basin made today (7 December) at COP17 in Durban, South Africa.
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Ban presses for support for UN initiative to combat deforestation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for increased support from Member States for a United Nations initiative to slow, halt and reverse deforestation, and help developing countries manage their forests in a sustainable manner.
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UN-REDD Participates in Substantive Forest Day 5 Discussion Forum on REDD+ Safeguards in DurbanThe event entitled, “Social safeguards: Protecting the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities in REDD+” was held during Forest Day 5 (FD5), on 4 December 2011 to coincide with the UNFCCC’s COP17 in Durban, South Africa.
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The Citizen, Tanzania
Funding for a carbon trading system known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) has been suspended until further negotiations between poor countries and powerful industrial nations.
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Saving the Amazon, from forest floor upJust three years ago, the manmade fires here were so fierce smoke would blot out the Amazon sky, turning the days dark. Towering rainforest trees exploded in flames, their canopies cleared to let pasture grow for cattle.
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Nedbank unit in forest deal Capital and Face the Future have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop sustainable forestry projects in Africa.
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Uganda Calls for Global Agreement to End DeforestationUganda's water and environment minister, Maria Mutagamba, has said a global agreement should be designed to help cut down deforestation that contributes to global warming.
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Ecuador, Nepal and Acre Leading by Example on REDD+ Safeguards
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World Bank: More donors supporting REDD+ but contraints aheadFinancial support for REDD+ projects to safeguard forests in developing countries is increasing with new countries pledging to get involved and existing donors stepping up their commitments, a World Bank official said.
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REDD-plus finance has received a lot of attention over the last years. This Brief describes the funding initiatives in support of this major international mitigation strategy and raises some ongoing challenges for the equitable delivery of climate finance.
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Is REDD-readiness taking us in the right direction?November, 2011. Nabaraj Dahal, Siri Damman, Kate Dooley, Nathaniel Dyer, Indra van Gisbergen, Maixent Fortunin Hanimbat Emeka, Raja Jarrah, Bienvenu Florentin Kemanda Yogo, Samual Nnah Ndobe, Justin Ondopa, Thomas Paka, & Abdul-Razak Saeed.
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REDD+ benefit sharing in TanzaniaReduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation plus (REDD+) has been developing in Tanzania since 2008 and the government is working on the development of a national strategy and action plan, as well as institutions that will enable it to implement a national REDD+ scheme.
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Japan lends weight to forest mgt in LaosThe government of Japan has provided grant assistance of more than 475 million yen (about 4,6 million EUR) for the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Forest Information Management Programme in Laos.
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The fifth Forest Day took place in Durban, South Africa, in parallel with the UN Durban Climate Change Conference, which convened from 28 November -9 December 2011.
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