Assessing REDD+ performance of countries with low monitoring capacities: the matrix approach
Estimating 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.
Why New Zealand’s consultation process is important for REDD+ countries
As 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.
Transnational Land Deals for Agriculture in the Global South: Analytical Report based on the Land Matrix Database
April, 2012. Ward Anseeuw, Mathieu Boche, Thomas Breu, Markus Giger, Jann Lay, Peter Messerli and Kerstin Nolte. CDE/CIRAD/GIGA. Bern/Montpellier/Hamburg. 50 pages. ISBN: 978-92-95093-71-3
Impacts of cardamom cultivation on montane forest ecosystems in Sri Lanka
The 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.
Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
Logging companies play a key role in developing forest regions in Central Africa, a CIFOR report studying the impact of commercial forest management says.
