Mexico's maneuvering could yet save Cancun Summit
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California pilots REDD with Brazil, Mexico statesCalifornia has reached agreement with states in Mexico and Brazil for pilot projects to protect their rainforests in return for carbon credits under the provincial-level, international climate initiative of outgoing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Managed forests in green focus
Agua Bendita, Mexico: Local landowners collectively running a small lumber yard in the pine forests of central Mexico say they are making profits from logging and cutting carbon emissions at the same time.
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Sustainable Forest Management as a Strategy to Combat Climate ChangeThis study presents the results of recent studies of community forest management in Mexico in the belief that it can inspire other countries and peoples to follow similar paths.
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Mexican foresters invoke less destructive loggingNOH-BEC, Mexico, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Community leaders managing a fragment of ancient Mexican jungle say their approach to logging precious hardwoods protects rare jaguar and may guide nearby U.N. climate talks seeking a forest blueprint.
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SATIIM: Adaption to Climate Change through Community-based Sustainable Forest Management
On Monday December 6, 2010, the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) with funding from the Global Environmental Facility Trust Fund, which supports the Development Marketplace 2009 Global Competition, launched a project in Toledo entitled “ Building Q'eqchi' Maya Capacity, Flexibility, and Adaption to Climate Change through Community-based Sustainable Forest Management" in Belize.
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Saving Forests with a Sense of PlaceI was in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca during one of Mexico’s best-known traditions, the Day of the Dead.
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Mexico gets $15 mn from Norway to fight deforestation
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Mexico, the Leader in Community Forest ManagementMEXICO CITY, Jan 5, 2011 (IPS) - Thanks to its experience with community forestry projects, Mexico can provide tips on how to manage forests while fomenting the development of local economies in 2011, the International Year of Forests.
Every year, some 13 million hectares of forests are lost worldwide, and deforestation is responsible for 20 percent of total emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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When looking at the remarkably complex world of carbon offset, REDD+, sustainable forestry and natural resource management, Mexico is emerging as one of the world’s leading open-air laboratories.
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REDD Rag to Indigenous Forest Dwellers
MEXICO CITY, May 10, 2011 (IPS) - The implementation of a forestry programme against climate change in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas poses a threat to indigenous people in the state, non-governmental organisations warn.
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Mexico and Indonesia boost sustainable forest managementMexico and Indonesia signed an agreement on cooperation in forestry, in order to promote strategies and policies for sustainable management of forests for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD +).
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SFM Mitigating Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Capacity Building Mexico
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USAID Research and Analysis of Carbon Rights and Institutional Mechanisms for REDD+ Benefit DistributionWhile a number of researchers and organizations in the US and internationally have highlighted the potential impacts of mitigation efforts on tenure, there remains minimal information and best practice on how to practically address these issues at the field level.
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IDLO Publishes Reports on Legal Preparedness for REDD+ in Mexico, Vietnam and ZambiaTo advance legal knowledge and action for REDD+ development and climate change mitigation, IDLO, in collaboration with the UN-REDD Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), prepared country studies on Legal Preparedness for REDD+.
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Mexico can’t see the wood for the treesAn indigenous community in Mexico wants to drop protected conservation status for its area because it feels it has lost real control of its land and way of life. Concern about carbon emissions is blinding policy makers to the failures of some of their conservation policies.
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Preparedness for REDD+ Climate Finance - Vietnam, Mexico & ZambiaReducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, including conservation, forest management and enhanced carbon stocks (REDD+), is an evolving international climate finance mechanism that may provide considerable sustainable development opportunities for developing countries.
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Mexico sets global benchmark on tackling deforestationBelow the global radar, a major victory was secured in Mexico on Tuesday, April 24, in the worldwide battle to prevent deforestation and forest degradation, which are collectively the world’s second largest sources of greenhouse emissions.
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South-South Learning: From Payments for Environmental Services to REDD+ in Latin America
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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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