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REDD+

Reduction of emission from deforestation and degradation

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November 29, 2011

Building bridges between REDD+ and sustainable agriculture

The potential role of forests in reducing of global greenhouse gas emissions is attracting considerable interest from the international community.

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Nov. 29, 2011

Wildlife Works Launches CODE REDD Campaign to Save the World's Threatened Forests

SAN FRANCISCO and DURBAN, South Africa, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wildlife Works announced today the launch of CODE REDD, an emergency action campaign to save the world's wild forests using private sector financing within the Voluntary Carbon Market.

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November 30, 2011

REDD+ finance delivery: lessons from early experience

Delivering REDD+ finance has taken more preparatory work, capacity and tailoring than initially envisaged.

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Nov 30, 2011

Conservation can only work by putting a value on forests

REDD+ type projects to protect rainforests face many obstacles but we should not give up on market-based solutions, says Ben Caldecott from the investment bank Climate Change Capital.

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November 30, 2011

Forest-dependent communities lobby for end of REDD+

Organisations working with indigenous peoples living in forests say the United Nations programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) is just another way for big corporates to reap huge profits.

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November 30th, 2011

Splitting the Difference; a Proposal for Benefit Sharing in REDD+

The objective of REDD+ in developing countries is to create incentives for the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and for the increase of carbon stocks through the enhancement, conservation and sustainable management of forests in developing countries.

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November 30th, 2011

Experiencing effects of climate change at home

AS the Conference of Parties (Cop 17) to the United Nations (UN) framework convention on climate change progresses in the South-African town of Durban, it is important to note that Zambians too can get involved in climate change programmes at an individual level.

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December 01, 2011

Peruvian Amazon could become global centre of ‘carbon piracy’: report

The Peruvian Amazon is the new global centre of “carbon piracy”, as banks, conservationists and entrepreneurs rush to snap up the legal rights to trade carbon, according to a report published today at the UN climate talks in Durban.

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30 November 2011

Private sector needs quick decision on REDD finance

Time is running out for key decisions on the financing of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), said Abyd Karmali, global head of carbon emissions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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December 02, 2011

Climate fund transparency vital

THE Zambia Institute of  Environmental  Management (ZIEM) has  called for  equity  and transparency  in the  utilisation of the  Green Climate  Fund  to enable  developing countries   effectively  manage the effects of climate  change.
ZIEM executive director Morgan Katati said developing countries such as Zambia should be supported by countries which are major culprits when it comes to emissions.
He was speaking to journalists at the on-going climate change conference in South Africa.

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by Dr. Radut