CIFOR Director General Delivers Keynote on Forests, Climate Change and Communities24 August 2010: Frances Seymour, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), delivered a keynote address titled "Forests, Climate Change, and Communities: Making Progress up the Learning Curve" at the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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Do Forests Provide Mitigation Benefits Twice Over ?
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Urgent Action Needed On Climate-Forestry ResearchUrgent Action Needed On Climate-Forestry Research
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Forest Changes in Alaska Reveal Changing ClimateCAMBRIDGE, Md. -- Evidence is mounting that climate change is transforming Alaska's boreal forest, an expert said yesterday.
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Santa Cruz Mountains redwoods lure cash for trapping carbon
LOMPICO - PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric's) is handing over tens of thousands of dollars to the nonprofit Sempervirens Fund to protect a 425-acre stand of redwoods once slated for logging deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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The Missionary Position: The export of carbon guilt to the developing worldThe advocates of renewable energy have long chanted a mantra of “green jobs, energy security and lower emissions”, but in country after country we continue to see a fork in the road emerging whereby individual nations are forced to make choices between lowering (global) emissions or developin
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President schools German International broadcaster on LCDSTHE international acclaim which Guyana has been receiving, particularly through its efforts to promote forest protection and biodiversity, continues to attract widespread attention.
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Nationwide acceptance of LCDS impresses forest evaluation experts A delegation sent to conduct a real time evaluation of the Norwegian Global Initiative on Climate Change and Forestry in Guyana is impressed with the mass acceptance of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
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Greater clarity on climate finance at 46-nation forumGENEVA — Forty-six countries gained a clearer view on Friday of what it may take to secure a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars in climate aid, an issue that threatens hopes for a treaty on global warming.
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EV20 Alliance, Insuring Solutions for Climate Adaptation, PwC Carbon Reduction GoalsThe Climate Group, and its partners, including the United Nations, the City of New York, and founding sponsor Swiss Re, kicked off Climate Week NYC yesterday.
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Press Converence with Todd Stern: The Kyoto Protocol Question is a Very Difficult OneMR. STERN: Hi everybody. Thanks for coming. We've just completed the ninth meeting of the Major Economies Forum here in New York. It was attended by officials from 17 major economies, both developed and developing.
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Climate change mitigation support to emerging or developing countries should be given by western industrialized (so called ANNEX I) countries. In Copenhagen leaders of the world have agreed to start some financing activities in the fields of climate change aid. Our bosses had been in the opinion that it would make sense to immediately start these financing activities and therefore called it “fast start funding” or “fast start financing of climate change mitigation”.
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President calls on UN to craft global accountability indicators Speaking at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s annual high-level debate
yesterday, President Bharrat Jagdeo called on the UN to establish global
accountability indicators to assess whether the implementation of policies is in accordance with the international responsibilities.
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Bilateral deals mushroom as climate treaty faltersAs the prospects for swift closure of a global climate treaty cloud over, bilateral agreements to cut greenhouse gas emissions are gaining traction. But experts warn they are no replacement for an international treaty.
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Minister commits to deliver on climate change targetsJohannesburg - South Africa plans to address the impact of climate change by reducing carbon emissions by at least 43 percent in the next decade while a series of strict measures will also be put in place to avert pollution by the country's mines.
This is contained in a delivery agreement document signed by Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica on Thursday. Several Cabinet ministers are also in line to sign agreements over the next few weeks that outline the government's 12 outcomes to improve performance and service delivery.
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Common but Differentiated ResponsibilitiesAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC), it is the developed countries who contributes most to historical and current global emissions of greenhouse gas, while per capita emission in developing countries remains relatively low.
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Saving tropical forests: Value their carbon and improve farming technology(PhysOrg.com) -- In a warming 21st century, tropical forests will be at risk from a variety of threats, especially the conversion to cropland to sustain a growing population.
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Norway says no climate actions without financing Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday the world would likely not be able to reach agreement on climate change-related actions without first striking a deal on climate financing. Addressing the Seventh African Development Forum (ADF-VII), which is dedicated to climate change, he said it would, however, be 'challenging' for developed countries to honour a pledge made at Copenhagen last year to raise US$100 billion annually to finance climate adaptation and mitigation efforts in developing countries.
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Guyana GRIF: The first money is starting to flowSome of Norway's forest-payments to buy solar panels, demarcate Amerindian lands., Jagdeo tells World Bank not to dictate, slow-up process greenhouse gases would be spent on land demarcation and providing clean-energy to Amerindian communities.
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How to spend $1m reducing climate changeSuppose you had $1 million to spend on tackling climate change. How would you spend it to get the best bang for your million bucks?
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World Bank should shift carbon focus off hydro – report The World Bank Group has been urged to curtail buying carbon credits from hydropower projects, shifting the emphasis of its carbon finance activities to areas where it can have more influence.
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Tropical forests thrived in ancient global warming South America's tropical forests flourished when temperatures skyrocketed 56 million years ago. Could this mean that climate change will spare the Amazon?
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Scientists call attention to 'forgotten forests'Calling them the forgotten forests, a panel of scientists say cool-weather rainforests like those in Western Oregon store more carbon per acre than tropical rainforests.
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Sustainable Forest Management as a Strategy to Combat Climate ChangeThis study presents the results of recent studies of community forest management in Mexico in the belief that it can inspire other countries and peoples to follow similar paths.
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One week of Cancun talks have passed by and I just can't stop wondering!
Seems the world gets more wired any time when people meet for negotiations on what should happen to forests.
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Norway Spells Out Plan to Fund Kyoto ProtocolA DECISION by the Norwegian government to negotiate post Kyoto Protocol with other countries bilaterally is aimed at sending a strong message to international community that Oslo is committed to address causes of green house gas emissions blamed for causing global warming.
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Nigeria: Deforestation - Cutting Down Our LivesClimate change is no longer an abstract term or a scientific jargon with no local, humane touch.
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Satellites unravel complex relationship between northern forests and climate The European Space Agency (ESA) Earth-observing satellites are helping to understand the intricate role that Eurasia's boreal forest plays in the chemical make-up of the atmosphere and the global climate system.
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And of course people immediately started to interpret their own thoughts and ideas on the "results" of this study.
Here is an overview of what people are reading out of the study:
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Tropical forests 're-shaped' by climate changes
Future climate change could change the profile of tropical forests, with possible consequences for carbon storage and biodiversity, a study says.
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The Fight Over International Climate Investments
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Adaptation options to reduce climate change vulnerability of sustainable forest management in the Austrian Alps
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It's Time to Outlaw Land Grabbing, Not to Make It "Responsible"!
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USAID Administrator Shah Commemorates Earth Day
Washington, DC – Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), released the following statement on the occasion of Earth Day.
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Oslo urges more forest aid despite corruption risk
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Sheltering forests for people
International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated worldwide on May 22 to further our understanding of biodiversity issues. This year, the International Day for Biological Diversity highlights ‘Forest Biodiversity’ to complement the International Year of Forests 2011, declared by the UN General Assembly. The International Year of Forests gives us an opportunity to renew our awareness of the state of the world’s forests, and to realize their role in greening the environment, sustaining life, and providing for people’s needs and wellbeing.
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Funding for Forests: UK government support for REDD+
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To adapt, to mitigate or both alike? Congo Basin forests in a policy dilemma
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (24 May, 2011)_Bringing together researchers, policymakers, civil society and practitioners on development issues is quite challenging. Particularly more challenging is policy response towards climate change adaptation and mitigation in Congo Basin forests.
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ADB Invests in Three Climate Change Funds That Seek to Raise $700 Million
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Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership ForumThe 2011 Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership Forum took place from 24-25 June 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Forum was organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank, in collaboration with other multilateral development bank (MDB) partners.
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Cutting trees to cool the planet?In a twist, a new study suggests that regularly logging forests can quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide soaked up from the atmosphere.
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Macquarie's Carbon Forestry Funding Welcomed by FRASeattle, 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.
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World Bank Approves GEF Project on REDD+ in the Congo BasinThe World Bank approved a US$13 million project from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen the capacities of the Congo Basin countries on issues related to REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainab
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Climate Change And Forest Fires Linked In New Study A study released this week predicts a grim future for the ecosystem in and around Yellowstone National Park.
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Rick Perry to run for president; climate deniers cheerThe climate skeptics can finally get excited about the 2012 election: Rick Perry, their candidate of choice, is about to officially
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Adaptation and mitigation work hand-in-hand in Latin American forests The long held view that adaptation and mitigation are mutually exclusive approaches for reducing the impacts of climate change has been questioned in a recent study, with the beginnings of an integrative approach in many forestry projects in Latin America showing improved outcomes at the local le
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Increased Tropical Forest Growth Could Release Carbon from the SoilScienceDaily (Aug. 15, 2011) — A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical forests, the resulting increase in litterfall could stimulate soil micro-organisms leading to a release of stored soil carbon.
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UNEP Risoe launches NAMA databaseThe UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Risoe Centre has launched the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) Pipeline and Analysis Database. The database contains all submissions from developing countries and countries with economies in transition to the UNFCCC for NAMAs.
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EFSOS II - UN/ECE Forest sector and timber outlook study summaryIf no major policies or strategies are changed in the forest sector and trends outside it follow the lines described by the IPCC B2 scenario, consumption of forest products and wood energy will grow steadily and wood supply will expand to meet this demand (see Figure 24).
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Bamboo and Climate Change MitigationThis report attempts to address the main issues which influence how bamboo should be seen within the climate change context.
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Integrating climate change issues into national forest programmes
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GEF Council Members approve 500 Million US Dollars Environmental Projects The governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council yesterday (November 9, 2011) approved an unprecedented large work program worth half a billion US dollars within the fifth replenishment cycle of the GEF.
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How (some) deforestation might slow warmingDeforestation in the northern parts of the U.S. can cool down the Earth rather than contribute to global warming, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, can expect to see additional support for their REDD+ activities in the form of a Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigeno
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Climate change drops off 'hot topic' list
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Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: The State of Current Knowledge The Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region is one of the most ec
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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Makes Climate Change a Top PriorityDeveloping countries (including China) are expected to account for more than 90% of global energy growth in the next 30 years.
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Norway pledges $300 million/year to green world's power(Published by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon)
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One couldn't believe these figures:
"The link between deforestation and climate change is well known and estimated to cause between 25-30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions - and excessive demand for wood is one of the main causes of forest destruction ."
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Forest Management and Climate Change: A literature review This document summarizes knowledge and experiences in forest management as a response to climate change,
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Sudan Strategy on Climate Change to be Presented to the UN in SeptemberUNEP-Sudan and Forests National Corporation (FNC) with partnership with the British Council conducted a one day validation workshop on “Sudan Reducing Mission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) strategy” on 7th March 2012, at FNC-Sahel Hall in Khartoum.
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Public knowledge on environmental conservation `still too low`This week Gerald Kitabu interviewed HAKIARDHI Senior Programme Officer Cuthbert Tomitho on public awareness and benefits accrued from the National Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). Excerpts:
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Study about climate change impacts on forests completedTo offset the effects of climatic change and global warming in the country, the Pakistan Forests Institute (PFI), Peshawar has completed a comprehensive study to determine the climatic change scenarios in Pakistan’s various ecological zones and its impact on forests resources.
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Tree Planting Solution To Climate Change - FMEMr. John Auta, the Acting Director, Forestry Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, has said that tree planting was the primary solution to climate change.
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EU nations get cold feet over climate change fund(Reuters) - EU nations have yet to come up with a plan on how to fill a multi-billion euro fund to help tackle climate change, even as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather.
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To Understand Rio+20, Put on Your 3D GlassesThink of Rio+20 as cinema. In its simplest black and white, small screen format, it was unsatisfying. Government negotiators failed to reach any agreements of note. But, in color, on the large screen, with your 3D glasses on, it was much more.
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Consumer demand 'can influence sustainable forestry'Harvesting forestry sustainably and profitably is entirely possible, but requires consumers and businesses to pressurise governments into action.
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Ilona Jankovits - 320217- Msc Global Business and Stakeholder Management - The Different Colours of REDD
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Germany Beats Fast-Start Finance Commitment But Sees Need For More ScaleDeveloped countries have been uneven at best in defining
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Stepping out of the REDD+ Shadow – Forests and AdaptationFor those of us with hazy recollections of the middle of the last decade, it is easy to forget that when REDD+ was assigned to the mitigation stream under the UNFCCC, many commentators, including indigenous peoples, thought it should straddle both adaptation and mitigation
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Agriculture, Forestry Key to Mitigating Climate Change Forestry experts say it is time for a new approach in mitigating the causes of climate change. And while the 2012 U.N.
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Planting trees may not reverse climate change but it will help locallyAfforestation, planting trees in an area where there have previously been no trees, can reduce the effect of climate change by cooling temperate regions finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal Carbon Balance and Management.
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Protecting tropical rainforest: are parks or payments best?Tropical forests are home to many species as well as a store for large amounts of carbon, but they’re under threat of destruction.
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Identifying sustainable forest management research narratives: a text mining approachAlthough it is obvious that research regarding Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is context specific and developed over time, not many research papers yet intended to investigate these changes. As a matter of fact, the number of scientific publications addressing SFM is relatively high. Hence, such a wide field cannot be sufficiently covered by traditional literature review approaches. With this paper, we aim at identifying the most convergent narratives within the SFM-research landscape by applying a text mining methodology to recent scientific literature. By doing so, we generated results that indicate that there may have been three phases in the evolution of SFM-research: the early phase covers in particular issues regarding land use in tropical and developing countries. Furthermore, papers in this phase tend to focus on general concepts or policy issues. In contrast, the second phase is characterized by a larger share of publications in forestry focused journals. This process is seemingly connected with issues like forest management, certification, forest stand management and the development of sustainability indicators. A third phase can be observed by the relative downturn of publications in forest-focused journals between 2005 and 2010. A new focus in this period is climate change.
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