REDD Integrity: Addressing governance and corruption challenges
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U.S. REDD+ Fast Track in peril with DC budget debate
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What wood you do to stop this?
The government's announcement that it is postponing the sale of 15 per cent of the Forestry Commission estate, in order to review the site-by-site criteria for disposal is a first victory in the massive grass-roots anti-privatisation campaign.
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UK pledges support for Nigeria’s environmental programmes
The British government will support Nigeria’s effort to manage her environment through reduction of carbon emission, Henry Bellingham, British minister for Africa and the United Nations, said yesterday in Abuja.
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Nigeria to earn N34.44 billion yearly in tree planting
If tree planting programme initiated by the Federal Government is taken seriously, the way it should, Nigeria stands to generate a revenue of about N34.44 billion yearly.
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Japan offers emission reduction exchange mechanism with RI
Jakarta, Feb 15 (ANTARA) - Japanese entrepreneurs grouped in Keidanren offer to establish a mechanism for emission reduction exchange with Indonesia, Vice President Boediono`s spokesman said here Monday.
"Keidanren offers a carbon emission exhange system with Indonesia, and Japan will provide sophisticated and inexpensive technology," said Yopie Hidayat at the Vice President`s office after accompanying Boediono at the meeting with the head of Keidanren, Hiromasa Yonekura, here Monday.
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Annual cut in B.C’s Mid Coast timber area reduced by 23%
Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Mid Coast timber supply area in British Columbia will be decreased by 23% to 767,000 cubic metres.
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B.C. Forest Safety Ombudsman to review silviculture camps
A case involving what the provincial government called “unacceptable” treatment of 58 silvicultural workers will be examined by BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Roger Harris as part of a review of silviculture camp systems.
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What role do forests play in combating climate change and providing livelihoods for millions of people around the world? How do forests affect all 6.8 billion people on the planet? Stewart Maginnis, Director of IUCN's Environment and Development Group answers those question on Global Connections TV.
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UPM to expand its seedling production in Finland and Uruguay
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The New Science of Telecoupling Shows Just How Connected the World Is—For Better and For Worse
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Study Compares Carbon Benefits of Forest Management Practices in Oregon
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Court Affirms Forestry’s Positive Role in Addressing Climate Change Decision
Judge Patrick Riley in El Dorado County presided over a consolidated case in which environmental activists challenged 19 Timber Harvesting Plans (THPs) submitted to the state by Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) in eight counties. Plaintiffs argued that the plans did not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they did not properly or adequately address greenhouse gas emissions from timber harvesting. In his 25-page opinion Judge Riley disagreed, saying:
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European Investment Bank delivers record lending for climate action in 2010
In 2010, the European Investment Bank (EIB) increased financing for climate action projects to €19 billion, representing 30% of its lending in the European Union, and up from €16 billion in 2009. In 2010, total EIB lending reached €72 billion – €63 billion in the EU, and €9 billion outside the EU – supporting over 460 large-scale projects. This marks a gradual return to pre-crisis levels as the Bank adapts its activity to the economic environment.
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Georgia-Pacific Increases Forest Protection and Expands Sustainable Forestry Practices
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Sustainable Forest Management Plan for the Nicola Thompson Fraser Area of British Columbia
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Asia Pulp & Paper Lays Out Key Milestones On Path to 100 Percent Pulpwood Supply Certification
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UN-REDD Launches New "UN-REDD Report" Series
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FAO highlights exemplary forest management in the Dominican Republic and Guyana
In 2007 the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations began a search for instances of good forest management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The results of that search were published last year, with the hope that the cases highlighted would provide inspiration and guidance for policy-makers and resource managers across the region. The resulting report is called Standing Tall: Exemplary Cases of Sustainable Forest Management in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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UK 'to end direct aid to 16 countries'
The UK is to stop direct aid to 16 countries, including Russia, China and Iraq, papers seen by the BBC suggest.
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No projects submitted yet for Norway funds
…three months after Jagdeo’s outburst about World Bank delay
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UNEP’s 2011 Sasakawa Prize Winners Focus on Forest Conservation
23 February 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced two projects aimed at conserving forests and promoting sustainable development in remote rural communities in Latin America and Asia, as the 2011 recipients of the Sasakawa Prize.
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Cancun agreement and financing forestry
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Promoting Community Forestry Enterprises in National REDD+ Strategies: A Business Approach
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India commits $10 billion to expand forests
The Indian government has approved a bold plan to expand and improve the quality of its forests as a part of the nation's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The reforestation plan, dubbed the National Mission for a Green India (NMGI), will expand forests by five million hectares (over 12 million acres), while improving forests quality on another five million hectares for $10.14 billion (460 billion rupees).
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U.S. allocates first of $30M in grants for forest conservation in Sumatra
The U.S. government announced the first grants under the first phase of its 2009 Tropical Forests Conservation Act agreement with Indonesia.
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Land management change urgently needed: Jeffery
AN urgent imperative exists to change how the Australian landscape is managed, for food security and climate change reasons, especially farmland, according to former Governor General, Major-General Michael Jeffery.
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Climate change highlights need for women to take greater role in forest management
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UP study on logging ban bared
MANILA, Philippines – A total logging ban would only worsen the rate of deforestation of the country's meager forest cover.
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WWF calls for 'scaling up' of beef production to combat deforestation in Brazil
In an interview with the Ecologist, WWF Brazil CEO Denise Hamu says increasing productivity can help combat deforestation in the Amazon
More intensive beef production can limit deforestation in Brazil where the space used to rear cattle is ten times what you see in other countries, according to WWF Brazil CEO Denise Hamu.
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Guyana sees a 300% increase in deforestation despite landmark deal to protect its forests
Guyana has seen deforestation rates soar over the last year, despite the signing of an agreement with the Norwegian government aimed precisely at supporting a reduction in deforestation rates, said Global Witness today.
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Gender Continues to be Major Issue in Africa
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UN provides $2.7m to manage forests
HA NOI — The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) signed an agreement with the Vietnamese Government yesterday, committing itself to a technical assistance partnership to develop the country's capacity in forest resources assessment.
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REDD+, RFM, Development, and Carbon Markets
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Peru admits timber certificates faked in secret cable
Peru’s government has secretly admitted that 70-90% of its mahogany exports were illegally felled, according to a US embassy cable revealed by Wikileaks.
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Pacheedaht First Nation to receive forest revenue returns
Pacheedaht First Nation is the 14th First Nation to sign a new type of agreement that sees a percentage of forestry revenue returned directly to the community, announced Forests, Mines and Lands Minister Pat Bell today.
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Andritz Group: Favorable Business Development in 2010
Graz, Austria, Mar 8, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ showed favorable business development in the 2010 business year:
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Palm Oil Plantations Equal Deforestation
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Forest loss threatens Sierra Leone water supplies
FREETOWN (Reuters Life!) - The slopes of Leicester Peak, a protected rainforest on a hill above Sierra Leone's capital, are a jumble of haphazard development and half-finished villas.
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Stopping export logging, oil palm expansion in PNG in 2012 would cost $1.8b, says economistStopping logging for timber export and conversion of forest for oil palm plantations would cost Papua New Guinea roughly $1.8 billion dollars from 2012 to 2025, but would significantly reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis published by an economist from the University of Queensland.
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GHANA: Forestry officer calls for support in sustainable forestry
Juabeso (W/R), Feb. 26, GNA — The Juabeso District Manager of the Forestry Services Department, Mr. Clement Amo Omari, has stressed the need for a collaborative effort towards forest management and protection.
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Capital Markets and Sustainable Forestry
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Africa Environment Day Focuses on Sustainable Forest Management
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Integrating environmental, social and economic values of Forests
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Sustainable forest management growing in South America
CORNER BROOK — The essential elements of sustainable forest management in Newfoundland and Labrador are being learned and implemented in some South American countries.
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Peru and Finland to be partners for sustainable development
Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Paavo Väyrynen, said there are important opportunities for expansion of trade and economic cooperation between Finland and Peru.
The developing economy of Peru offers cooperation opportunities for Finnish companies particularly in natural resources, energy and environmental sectors, according to a press release from the Finnish government.
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Home Continuing Resolution in the US impacts Forest Service programs
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Lumber pricing spikes in the aftermath of Japan's massive earthquake
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Cash alone will not slow forest carbon emissions
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Web-based learning for forestry professionals
Internet resources for knowledge sharing among the forest community are offered by Andy Alm and Jack Byrne of IUCN CEC.
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Conservation of forests set to get a push increase efforts in conserving forests
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There has been good news recently for America’s national forests, and some that could have been better.
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Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in REDD+
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The Global Witness Report is somewhat misleading on the deforestation rate
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Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World's Hungry: Ditch Corporate-Controlled Agriculture
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Carbon storage and forest fire influences in tropical rainforests
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How successful is Sustainable Forest Management in the UNECE Region?
The UNECE/FAO Forestry & Timber Section is organizing a Seminar on the "State of forests and forest management in the UNECE region in the context of current and future needs and challenges".
This Seminar takes place on World Forest Day and opens the Regional Forest Information Week (21-25 March). It is an important contribution to the International Year of Forests.
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ecoForests to be featured on "21st Century Business"
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 15, 2011 ) Boca Raton, FL (TBD) --- ecoForests, a pioneer sustainable forestry investment company, has been selected to appear on 21st Century Business, an award winning international television series. This series will focus on Tropical Timber as a Stable Investment.
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Formulation of a National Code of Practice (CoP) for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) in Suriname
Until now the Suriname forest sector (both commercial loggers and community based forestry) lacks an appropriate set of rules and regulations for sustainable forest use and management.
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World Forestry Day reflections – what next for REDD+?
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Government To Come Down Hard On Illegal Loggers
JOHOR BAHARU, March 21 (Bernama) - Illegal loggers beware! The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is getting more aggressive in its war against illegal logging in the country.
And, it is to be armed with tougher legislation by way of an amendment to the National Forestry Act 1984, which seeks prove of the source of suspected illegal timber, doubles the penalty to RM1 million, and increases the minimum mandatory jail sentence from one year to five years.
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Forests, fields key to future
BYRNEWALLACE: From sustainable forestry credits to food emission labelling, the agriculture sector needs legislation now in order to encourage change
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Taraba draws six-month REDD readiness plan
Taraba State of Nigeria is aiming to becoming the second REDD Pilot State in the country after Cross River, which is on the verge of accessing funds set aside under the climate change mitigation programme.
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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 in the Southern Highlands
As part of a Tanzania-wide investment in Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) initiatives, the Royal Norwegian Government is supporting WCS to conduct a REDD Readiness project in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
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5 Actors, 5 Trends, a Continent of Complexity
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Green Injustice: Environmentalists practice Corporate Social Irresponsibility
It's trendy to talk about "corporate social responsibility." The idea is companies have obligations beyond making a profit for their shareholders or creating products and services that their customers want; they have responsibilities to wider society as well.
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International: Biodiversity And Livelihoods - REDD-plus Benefits
The importance of biodiversity and livelihood aspects within the design of REDD-plus has been recognized at many levels. Achieving these multiple benefits will require new levels of collaboration among different actors at national and international levels.
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The Russian forests are at the focus and under close examination
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Systematic Use of Fertilizers Can Save Forests, Fight Climate Change - Study
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Ecuador, not Nigeria, grabs $4m UN-REDD fund
Nigeria’s high expectations at accessing funds to effectively kickstart its National Programme for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) were somewhat dashed last week in far away Da Lat, Viet Nam, where a gathering of experts took stock of the climate change mitigation strategy.
But an innovative interim funding grant to the nation along with hopes for a better tomorrow seems to serve as a welcome consolation to the beleaguered delegates.
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Global Witness’s role on the UN-REDD Policy Board
This page contains further information on the UN-REDD Policy Board and documents relating to UN-REDD, including Global Witness’ reviews of proposed national REDD+ programmes and reports from Policy Board meetings.
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Impacts of REDD-plus in Southeast Asia
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Where does the future lie for forestry?
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International Policy Award for Visionary Forest Policies:
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Trees on Shaky Ground in Texaco’s Rainforest
NUEVA LOJA, Ecuador, Mar 29, 2011 (Tierramérica) - When the trunks of the trees move with every step you take, you know you are in a swamp. This is what happens when you walk over the seemingly firm and vegetation-covered ground over what was once a pit used to dump oil sludge in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.
The extent and impact of oil contamination on the environment and human health in northeastern Ecuador are much worse than anyone could imagine, as Tierramérica discovered during an extensive tour of the area.
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More Thoughts on Foreign Investments in Timberland
My last post generated a couple of comments that referenced FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act) and the likely impact that the law would “keep Asian demand in U.S. timberland muted”. The law has been around since 1981 so I thought that I would take a look at what the impact of foreign investment on timberland has been to date.
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As Larger Animals Decline, Forests Feel Their Absence
With giant tortoises, elephants, and other fruit-eating animals disappearing from many of the world’s tropical woodlands, forests are suffering from the loss of a key function performed by these creatures: the dispersal of tree seeds. But a new experiment shows that introduced species may be able to fulfill this vital ecological role. by sharon levy
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EU Parliamentarian worried about the EU forest policy
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Norway stresses anti-corruption ahead of meeting with civil society, oppositionNorway Thursday night stressed the need for anti-corruption mechanisms before compensating Guyana and other countries to preserve their forests.
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The University of Toronto may lose its Faculty of Forestry
The Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto has a bleak future due to low enrollment.
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Gambia nominated for world forestry awards
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Sustainable forestry the focus of keynote address
EXETER – Terry Schwan does not expect forest cover in the Ausable Bayfield watershed to increase from 13 per cent to the 30 per cent recommended by Environment Canada.
“There's too much good farm land,” he said in a speech near Exeter March 17. "They're not going to take that away, but there's a lot of other things that can happen."
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PEFC withdraws endorsement of Russian forest certification scheme
Russia’s national forest certification system has had its PEFC membership terminated because of non-payment of fees.
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Surinamese government, indigenous groups and NGOs join together to protect forests
As EDF’s Amazon Basin Project coordinator, I spend much of my time working in Latin America with our non-governmental allies to discuss REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) with indigenous groups.
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Fortune 500 Companies Drop Misleading Eco-Label
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Like robins, Sun Belt baseball and daffodils poking their heads up from the soil, it seems to be a rite of spring for advocates of the Forest Stewardship Council and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to go after each other about the relative credibility of each other’s forestry standards.
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REDD+, Technical, Socioeconomic and Political Dimensions
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Colombian community prepares to sell forest carbon credits
Bogota (AlertNet) – More than 1,000 families in the municipality of Acandi, on the Panama border, are aiming to become one of the first Colombian communities to sell carbon credits generated by their forest conservation activities on the international voluntary market.
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Policy Advice Office of EFI to be established in Barcelona
The European Forest Institute (EFI) will establish a Policy Advice office in Barcelona by this summer. This decision follows a very generous offer by Spain to host the office. The office will include also FLEGT-REDD activities, funded by the European Commission, which are a growing component of the institute.
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Forests and climate change in the Mediterranean
6 April 2011, Rome/Avignon - A new partnership for Mediterranean forests has been established to address major threats to the region's forests being exacerbated by the severe impact of climate change. The partnership was announced at the Second Mediterranean Forest Week, which is taking place in Avignon, France (5-8 April).
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Forest carbon facility: "more harm than good"?
As details emerge of the World Bank's new facility to pay countries for preventing deforestation and forest degradation, concerns about its operations and governance mount.
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World Bank ignoring forest communities?
The World Bank has come under fire for its Inspection Panel’s decision not to investigate its forestry sector programme in Liberia, while new reports from civil society groups add to the backlog of criticism over the Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).
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Germany funds forestry protection project
The German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) has provided 4 million euros to the Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) project in Laos.
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Africa: Scanning REDD+ with a lens of a forest worker?
As countries are working towards formulation UN REDD national programs, questions are being asked as to whether the REDD+ based projects are able to increase participation of variety of stakeholders including trade Unions? And also whether forest workers and communities are effectively participating in the design, monitoring and evaluation of national REDD+ programs?
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Trade-offs and other REDD+ scenarios
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Tanzanian President nullifies application to grant Eastern Mountains as World Heritage Site
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Tanzania's President has rejected an application to place some mountains in the Eastern Arc under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site.
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