Landmark conservation buy gives to indigenous owners
In a landmark, first-of-its kind, acquisition for conservationists a global conservation group has led the purchase of Fish River Station, a former cattle station in the Northern Territory, and is to hand it back to indigenous traditional owners.
Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China to reach record
Lumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1.2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2010.
Safeguards and multiples benefits in a REDD+ mechanism
This paper explores the relationship between safeguards and multiple benefits in REDD+ activities, focusing on the possible institutional and governance structures that could facilitate attaining multiple benefits and respecting safeguards. It highlights key issues for further negotiation and explores options for moving forward.
The REDD+ lobby would do well to learn the lessons of the Uganda land grab and build transparency, anti-corruption measures, conflict resolution into the system from the start, says Davyth Stewart from Global Witness
Smoke and Mirrors: A Critical Assessment of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
This Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and FERN report exposes ongoing serious problems in the World Bank’s forest carbon fund, which is still failing to uphold the rights of forest peoples. Read the report here...
European and global forests - which way for the future?
A two-day conference on European and global forests - which way for the future? was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6-7 September 2011. The first day of the conference was organised by the INTERREG IVC project FUTUREforest.
