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Issue date:

10 July 2011

President slams IDB, World Bank for pussyfooting with Norway funds

PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the partner financial institutions to the Guyana REDD Investment Fund (GRIF) of behaving as though the money Guyana earned through the Norway MOU is a grant that they’re tasked with disbursing through their usual mechanisms.

Issue date:

Jul 18, 2011

New Report: Exposing the Myths of FSC

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev., USA, Jul 18, 2011 - The Forest Stewardship Council's public demonstration that it is the "gold-standard for responsible forest management" has been wrecked following the release of a bombshell report today by the Congres

Issue date:

28th July 2011

Mondi to settle KZN land claims over the next two years, posts higher earnings

Paper and packaging group Mondi aims to settle all its land restitution claims in KwaZulu-Natal over the next two years, with 33 claims still outstanding, CEO David Hathorn said on Thursday.

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14 July 2011

Six new countries join UN REDD programme

Climate Connect News, London, 14 July 2011: The number of member nations in the UN REDD programme has now reached 35.

Issue date:

07-16-2011

Macquarie's Carbon Forestry Funding Welcomed by FRA

Seattle, WA, July 15, 2011 -- Australia’s Macquarie Group has announced that it has raised A$25 million for its range of new forest carbon projects in developing countries, which it is undertaking with the World Bank and Global Forest Partners LP.

Forestry Research Associates (FRA), a research and advisory consultancy, has welcomed the news of the new carbon projects as another major move towards helping reduce deforestation in the world’s poorer nations.

Issue date:

12 July 2011

ASIA: Indigenous people gain greater forest rights

JAKARTA, 12 July 2011 (IRIN) - More and more Asian governments are giving indigenous people greater control over their natural resources and habitat in a bid to stem deforestation, a new report states.

Issue date:

29 May 2011

Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania

The Cancún Agreements provide strong backing for a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism whereby developed countries pay developing ones for forest conservation

Issue date:

July 20, 2011

What does REDD+ really cost?

What does REDD+ cost? At least since the influential Stern Review was published in 2006, many have argued that REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) is one of the cheapest options to mitigate climate change.

Issue date:

July 19, 2011

First projects acess the GEF Incentive Mechanism for Forests

July 19, 2011, Washington DC - The GEF Incentive Mechanism for Forests moves into a new phase with the first four projects, recently approved by the Council, that access the incentive funds available for SFM/REDD-plus projects.

Issue date:

22. Juli 2011

Increasing demand for verification and certification services creates business opportunities

California-based Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) announced that they will be setting up an office in Jakarta in direct response to an increasing demand for verification and certification services from the Indonesian timber industry.

PT Scientific Certification Systems Indonesia (PT-SCS), as it will be known, will offer services in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification and Forest Management Certification, in Indonesia.

by Dr. Radut

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President slams IDB, World Bank for pussyfooting with Norway funds

New Report: Exposing the Myths of FSC

Mondi to settle KZN land claims over the next two years, posts higher earnings

Six new countries join UN REDD programme

Macquarie's Carbon Forestry Funding Welcomed by FRA

ASIA: Indigenous people gain greater forest rights

Implementation and opportunity costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation in Tanzania

What does REDD+ really cost?

First projects acess the GEF Incentive Mechanism for Forests

Increasing demand for verification and certification services creates business opportunities

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