Eucalyptus developer begins final field trial FuturaGene, a genetic research and development firm focused on enhancing the eucalyptus tree, has been granted approval to begin a fourth field trial of its genetically modified eucalyptus tree in Brazil.
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Rebirth Control: Lessons Learned from 90 Years of Rainforest RegenerationThere are macaques everywhere—climbing on the rocks, grooming one another as they sit on the forest floor. Others have babies on their backs as they trot along at a fair clip.
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Study about climate change impacts on forests completedTo offset the effects of climatic change and global warming in the country, the Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI), Peshawar has completed a comprehensive study to determine the climatic change scenarios in Pakistan’s various ecological zones and its impact on forests resources.
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Ecuador Asks World to Pay to Keep Yasuni Oil UndergroundEcuador is eyeing the international Green Climate Fund as a way to help pay for its plan to trade oil for forests, a top government representative said.
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How climate change has got Worldwide Fund for Nature bamboozled
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Putting Free, Prior, And Informed Consent Into Practice In REDD+ InitiativesThe principle that indigenous peoples and local communities have a right to give or withhold their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) to developments affecting natural resources is not new.
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Foresters should have their say on new rules
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A step-wise framework for setting REDD+ forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels Developing countries wishing to participate in the REDD+ mechanism can start deve
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Pakistan ranked 20th most climate vulnerable countryPakistan has been ranked among the top 20 highly vulnerable countries impacted by climate change, sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
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Uganda ‘tree banks’ offer investors good returnsFor Peter Nyeko, a Ugandan businessman always on the lookout for the next hot investment, nothing in the world beats the humble tree.
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Why beekeeping is important in scaling up REDDBeekeeping is one of the socio-economic activities, which are friendly to the environment and forests in general. During a recent Training of Trainers (ToT) session on REDD and Climate Change in Dodoma, beekeeping was mentioned as one of the key incentives for forest conservation.
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The dilemma on jhum cultivationAs a region, the Chitta-gong Hill Tracts constitutes almost one-tenth of the territory of the country. Both demographic and environmental conditions of the area are different from other regions because of its geographic and cultural peculiarities.
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Logging companies may assist rural development: StudyLogging companies play a key role in developing forest regions in Central Africa, a CIFOR report studying the impact of commercial forest management says.
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Impacts of cardamom cultivation on montane forest ecosystems in Sri LankaThe cultivation of cash crops in the understorey of tropical forests is an ancient practice, but the effects of cultivation on forest ecosystem processes are poorly understood.
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The global land rush: what the evidence reveals about scale and geography
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Beauty and the Beast: Norway’s investments in rainforest protection and rainforest destruction While the Norwegian government has been widely commended for its efforts to protect the world’s rainforests th
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Why New Zealand’s consultation process is important for REDD+ countriesAs the first country to implement a national level emissions trading system (ETS) that also includes a forestry component as part of its climate change strategy and meets New Zealand’s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, NZ’s experience in developing this system warrants close attention.
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South-South Learning: From Payments for Environmental Services to REDD+ in Latin America
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Forest Peoples: Numbers Across the World By providing estimated figures for indigenous and forest peoples’ populations in countries and regions across
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Assessing REDD+ performance of countries with low monitoring capacities: the matrix approachEstimating emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests in many developing countries is so uncertain that the effects of changes in forest management could remain within error ranges (i.e. undetectable) for several years.
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1.3 billion people rely on forests to survive Hands off our forest! The UN has adopted a series of voluntary guidelines to protect indigenous peoples' rights to the land on which they live.
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New committee formed in British Columbia to examine mid-term timber supplyBritish Columbia’s Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson applauded today’s decision of the Legislative Assembly to form a Special Committee on Timber Supply to examine and make recommendations about mid-term timber
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The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement … what was that again?Recently, the most common question ForestTalk is asked is, “Whatever happened to that Boreal Forest Agreement?”, and “Have you heard anything about that Boreal Forest Agreement lately?”
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Guayna's GRIF - What happens to the money?
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Tree Planting Solution To Climate Change - FMEMr. John Auta, the Acting Director, Forestry Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, has said that tree planting was the primary solution to climate change.
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EU nations get cold feet over climate change fund(Reuters) - EU nations have yet to come up with a plan on how to fill a multi-billion euro fund to help tackle climate change, even as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather.
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Uganda says could eject Oxfam over land grab claims(reuters) Uganda has threatened to kick out Oxfam after the British charity accused the government of complicity in violent land grabs for commercial gains, according to the interior ministry.
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Corruption and REDD+: Identifying risks amid complexityCorruption and other factors can influence deforestation in contradictory ways.
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Sustainable development needs more than just green economy: Ecuador minister Sustainable development in Ecuador should consider climate-change mitigation measures and capacity building of local communities in addition to a green economy, the Ecuador deputy environment minister told CIFOR.
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Logging of Tropical Forests Needn't Devastate EnvironmentHarvesting tropical forests for timber may not be the arch-enemy of conservation that it was once assumed to be, according to a new study led by a University of Florida researcher.
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Pricing natural assets could spur green growth - World BankDeclining stocks of forests, farmland, fish and other natural resources threaten to derail economic growth around the world and curb progress against poverty, the World Bank warned on Wednesday.
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Eucalyptus developer begins final field trial FuturaGene, a genetic research and development firm focused on enhancing the eucalyptus tree, has been granted approval to begin a fourth field trial of its genetically modified eucalyptus tree in Brazil.
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World Bank controversial Program-for-Results (PforR) proposal raises alarm bells
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Kredite mit „katastrophalen Folgen“Im Jänner hat der Vorstand der Weltbank einer neuen Darlehensstrategie zugestimmt - dem Program for Results (PforR). Im Rahmen dieses Programms wird die Auszahlung von Darlehen an messbare Ergebnisse geknüpft.
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China, Korea, Japan Forestry Agreement is Great news for Environment says FRAForestry Research Associates (FRA) has stated that the signing of a sustainable forestry agreement between China, the Republic of Korea and Japan is an "extremely positive move” in the fight against desertification and deforestation.
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Misleading Labels and Greenwashing: What’s A Consumer to Do?Woe is the eco-conscious consumer. Just when they think they’re buying green, something screws it all up.
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Forests remain a source of conflictThe world’s largest producer of teak, an Indonesian state-owned company on the island of Java, has again been awarded sustainable forest management (SFM) certification.
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A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable ForestryThere is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply put, people love trees.
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Group Hopes to Build Forestry Research Center in PeruThe Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) recently launched a 60-day fundraising campaign to establish a Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) training center in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Is New Green Law Creating More Green for Logging Companies?California's new Cap and Trade program has been hailed as the gold standard in environmental law for the entire world. Not only are other states looking to the law but other countries, too, are watching to judge its effects on the global economy and environment.
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When, where and how wood is used impact carbon emissions from logging
A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rio+20 Dialogues: Water scarcity under a changing climate, can forests help win the battle? Despite recent research that has closely linked climate change and water scarcity with a rapidly rising deforestation rates, the international climate community still mainly thinks of forests in terms of their carbon storage potential rather than the critical role they play in regulating rainfall
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Govt plans to allocate RM3 bil for forest plantationsThe government plans to allocate RM3 billion for expansion of forest plantations in the country to achieve an area covering 375,000 hectares by 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) said today.
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Representing Nature: WWF, REDD, and the Politics of ‘Science’
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Forest Management and Climate Change: stakeholder perceptions This document is part of the publications series produced by the Forest and Climate Ch
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Differing views on market-based approaches for REDD+plus financeBonn, 22 May (Hilary Chiew) – Parties differed in their views on the use of private finance for forest-related activities at the spin-off group under the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long term Cooperative Action under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (AWG-LCA)
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Myanmar-Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Myanmar remains one of the world’s only countries with no prohibitions on log exports.
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Large scale carbon forestry planting underwayPLANTING of more than 10,000 hectares of mallee eucalypt trees is now underway as part of one fo the largest carbon forestry projects in Australia.
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Norway SWF told to invest in land as climate change hedgeNorway’s Government Pension Fund Global should invest in agricultural land and forests as a hedge against any climate change policies that governments around the world may introduce, according to a report specially prepared by investment consultant Mercer.
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Forest Management Plan proves controversialTHE state government's newly released Forest Management Plan (FMP) has proved controversial among conservation and green groups.
Conservation Council WA (CCWA) president Piers Verstegen said the government's next forest management plan will be a death sentence to endangered animals.
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Anti-Corruption Views - Why we need laws to save what's left of our forestsInternational efforts to protect forests and the people that live in them have failed so badly that just 20 per cent of forest remains untouched by commercial activity. It is really, really crucial that we find a global system that looks after what remains of the world’s lungs.
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Ghana: Turning the Back On Forest Revenue Loses
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Research questions REDD Program in Chiapas for Destroying Indigenous IdentityThe program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD Plus), driven by the UN, has been embraced by the government of Mexico since 2010, and its flagship is Chiapas where, as in other countries, the program is controversial.
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Lessons Learned from Community Forestry & REDD+ in BrazilDesigning a successful REDD+ strategy is complex, in part because it deals with the intricacies of changing economic incentives and human behaviors toward forests – and toward land in general. That’s where community forestry can play an important role.
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Moving REDD+ forward: more structured discussion on the drivers of deforestation is needed
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Moving REDD+ forward: more structured discussion on the drivers of deforestation is needed Greater coordination amongst donor countries is required in order to secure environmental and social standar
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“Cash is king”: Forested countries must see REDD+ financial rewards Developing countries will not be incentivised to change business -as- usual practices and invest in REDD+ schemes until there’s certainty that the financial rewards that have been used to promote the forest carbon mechanism will materialise in the future, said experts at the sidelines of the clim
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Additional Guidance on REDD+ Safeguards Information SystemsTo obtain results-based finance for REDD+, developing country Parties should have in place a system for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected – a safeguards information system (SIS).
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International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ ActorsThe REDD+ Principles identify a pathway to implement a human rights-based approach to development within REDD+ initiatives.
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U.N. risks investor stand-off on REDD by delaying work: green groups(REUTERS) - Negotiators aim to finish work on how to measure the CO2 content of tropical forests by the year-end U.N. meeting in Qatar.
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B.C. Forest Minister reappoints 4 Forest Practices Board membersBritish Columbia Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson has announced the reappointment of four board members to the Forest Practices Board for terms of two years each.
The appointees are:
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Analysis of possible indicators to measure impacts of REDD+ on biodiversity and on indigenous and local communitiesThis report has been produced for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), as part of the activities in response to decision X/33 paragraph 9 (h), in which the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to ‘…identify possible indicators to assess the contr
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Pakistan: The vanishing forestsEnvironmental degradation in Pakistan is a well-documented fact and this degradation is impacting the entire national social and economic landscape. It covers all natural resources e.g. forests, wetlands, land and air.
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10 Questions About Toshiba's No-Print DayIn a stunning display of greenwashing and ignorance, a U.S. branch of Toshiba has proclaimed October 23 National No-Print Day.
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Seeing the people for the trees
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A wise word about environmental problems
Environmental problems result, it is said, from the rich dumping on the poor and the present dumping on the future.
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by Michael Zammit Cutajar
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How Himalayan communities can benefit from protecting their forestsNepal is one of the first countries in the world to include community forest management in the national forestry policy.
This confers authority to local communities to manage forest resources as forest user groups of an autonomous institution.
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New Forest Management Standard Welcome, but . . .
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The Green Party's proposal to better protect the Swedish forestThe Swedish Green Party unveiled six proposals to better protect the Swedish forest. The Green Party is working for a modern forest management committed to taking advantage of the richness of Swedish forests today and manage wisely for the future.
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China adds 60m hectares of forest areaChina's total forest area has increased to 195 million hectares from 134 million hectares in 1992, marking a net gain of 60 million hectares within 20 years, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Monday.
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Logging in tropical forests: not all is lostAs tropical forests give way to cities, roads and soybean fields, what’s left behind is a collage of forest remnants and ‘secondary’ forests that regrow after agricultural lands are abandoned.
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Moving Forward with Forest Governance It is widely acknowledged that improving forest governance is an important prerequisite for sustainable forest
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Legal clarity on REDD benefit sharing mechanisms critical to avoid future disputes, says study Legal clarity and consensus on which government institutions have the authority to make regulations on how to share benefits from REDD+ among stakeholders are critical to ensure the process’ legitimacy and avoid future disputes, recommended a study conducted by the Center for International Forest
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The Bid to Save Nigeria's RainforestsWith the lyrics of American rap legend Tupac Shakur pumping from the car stereo, 36-year-old Steve Okoikpi manoeuvres his Mercedes Benz through sharp bends on the road.
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Studies show land rights key to saving forests
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Memo to Rio+20: 'green economy' doesn't mean monetising nature
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Aid projects shut down after reports of fraud
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NZ log export markets update
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World’s tallest timber high rise building in MelbourneThe city of Melbourne has been revealed as the location for an architectural world first. New plans were unveiled last Friday showing that the city will receive a unique addition to its iconic skyline - the world’s tallest timber high-rise building.
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Logs from Australia plantations set to growLog supply from Australia’s timber plantations is set to increase substantially according to a new report, released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
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Indian coffee company will not set up main processing plant hereThe Indian coffee company which was given a forestry concession to mainly carry out value added activities has said that its main plant will in fact be in India and not Guyana. This raises concerns that the company will continue to export logs out of Guyana.
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Ikea criticised for not using sustainable woodIkea has come under heavy criticism for failing to use sustainable forestry for making its wooden furniture.
The Swedish company has been found to have cleared old-growth forests in the north of Russia in Karelia through its wholly-owned subsidiary Swedwood.
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Income generated from REDD+ should be given to forest communities to invest in their future, recommends a new report by The Forests Dialogue (TFD). Investing locally in this way should be part of understanding REDD+ as integral to broader development among forest-dependent communities.
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WWF Tanzania staff in financial scamAN audit report by Ernst & Young has established that 400,000 US dollars (approx. 624m/-) was misappropriated by the WWF local staff who forged hotel, taxi receipts and direct corruption.
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WWF Helps Industry More than EnvironmentWant to protect the rainforest? All it takes is €5 ($6.30) to get started. Save the gorillas? Three euros and you're in.
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Ministry, German firm team up for biodiversity conservationMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment and the German consulting company GITEC Consult GmbH have agreed to partner in biodiversity conservation in southern Laos under a project set to run until 2018.
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Why Aren't Forests On The Rio Agenda?Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week urged the international community to protect its forests, in the wake of forestry issues being sidelined at Rio+20 conference on sustainable development to be held later this month.
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Unready for REDD+? Lessons from Corruption in Ugandan Conservation Areas
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U.S.-India Bilateral Cooperation on Energy and Climate Changeecalling the 2009 U.S.-India MOU on clean energy, energy efficiency, energy security and climate change, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of External Affairs S.M.
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'Offsetting' Campaign To Save Forests To Be Announced At Rio+20Five major corporations will join the emergency campaign to save the world's threatened forests by pledging to buy REDD multimillion dollar credits from projects protecting threatened forests around the world, the campaign announced Tuesday at the U.N.
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Christian Aid launches document on REDD+REDD+ aims to reduce emissions from forests, prevent deforestation and encourage investment in low-carbon development. Christian Aid’s Latin American and Caribbean partners believe that such projects must be managed by local communities and be truly inclusive.
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JIKO Policy Paper 3/2010: REDD Crediting vs. REDD FundsSince 2005, the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Cimate Change (UNFCCC) negotiate how the protection of rainforests could be integrated into the climate regime.
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PPWC takes stance against BC’s proposal to log protected areasThe Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada (PPWC) union has come out against British Columbia’s proposal to open up protected areas to logging.
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Guyana to soon receive US $40M from NorwayPrime Minister of Norway Mr.
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UK to help millions who rely on natural resourcesThe forest-friendly package was announced by the Deputy Prime Minster at the UN Earth Summit in Rio - also known as Rio+20- taking place this week.
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The “Aid-ification” of REDD+: How its changed and why it matters A scheme for reducing global carbon emissions by slowing deforestation in tropical countries has changed drastically and become “aid-ified” since it was first floated in 2005, according to a major new publication on the subject.
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June 2012: The Status of REDD
Analysing REDD+: Challenges and choices
June, 2012. Angelsen, A.; Brockhaus, M.; Sunderlin, W.D.; Verchot, L.V. (eds). Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia. 426 pages. ISBN: 978-602-8693-80-6
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Uncertain future for international forest schemeWith deforestation responsible for around 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, it seemed, on the surface, to be an easy, cheap way to get some quick wins on the climate change board.
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Manoel Jose Leite, a small-scale organic farmer, is set to pioneer low-carbon agriculture in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, which for decades has been destroyed by expanding agribusiness.
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