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.
JIKO Policy Paper 3/2010: REDD Crediting vs. REDD Funds
Since 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.
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.
Deforestation Emissions May Be a Third of Prior Estimates
The carbon emissions from cutting down tropical forests may be about one third of the level previously estimated, according to an article in the journal Science
'Offsetting' Campaign To Save Forests To Be Announced At Rio+20
Five 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.
U.S.-India Bilateral Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change
ecalling 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.
