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Issue date: 
December 11, 2011

REDD+ benefit sharing in Tanzania

Reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation plus (REDD+) has been developing in Tanzania since 2008 and the government is working on the development of a national strategy and action plan, as well as institutions that will enable it to implement a national REDD+ scheme.

Issue date: 
November 30, 2011

Is REDD-readiness taking us in the right direction?

November, 2011. Nabaraj Dahal, Siri Damman, Kate Dooley, Nathaniel Dyer, Indra van Gisbergen, Maixent Fortunin Hanimbat Emeka, Raja Jarrah, Bienvenu Florentin Kemanda Yogo, Samual Nnah Ndobe, Justin Ondopa, Thomas Paka, & Abdul-Razak Saeed.

Issue date: 
November 30, 2011

REDD-plus finance

REDD-plus finance has received a lot of attention over the last years.  This Brief describes the funding initiatives in support of this major international mitigation strategy and raises some ongoing challenges for the equitable delivery of climate finance.

Issue date: 
8 December, 2011

World Bank: More donors supporting REDD+ but contraints ahead

Financial support for REDD+ projects to safeguard forests in developing countries is increasing with new countries pledging to get involved and existing donors stepping up their commitments, a World Bank official said.

Issue date: 
12.08.2011

Ecuador, Nepal and Acre Leading by Example on REDD+ Safeguards

Joanna Durbin is currently attending the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa.

Issue date: 
8 December 2011

Uganda Calls for Global Agreement to End Deforestation

Uganda's water and environment minister, Maria Mutagamba, has said a global agreement should be designed to help cut down deforestation that contributes to global warming.

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2011/12/09

Nedbank unit in forest deal

NEDBANK Capital and Face the Future have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop sustainable forestry projects in Africa.

Issue date: 
December 11, 2011

Saving the Amazon, from forest floor up

Just three years ago, the manmade fires here were so fierce smoke would blot out the Amazon sky, turning the days dark. Towering rainforest trees exploded in flames, their canopies cleared to let pasture grow for cattle.

The Durban results in BRIEF

Funding for carbon trading projects halted

The Citizen, Tanzania

Funding for a carbon trading system known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) has been suspended until further negotiations between poor countries and powerful industrial nations.

Issue date: 
6 December 2011

UN-REDD Participates in Substantive Forest Day 5 Discussion Forum on REDD+ Safeguards in Durban

The event entitled, “Social safeguards: Protecting the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities in REDD+” was held during Forest Day 5 (FD5), on 4 December 2011 to coincide with the UNFCCC’s COP17 in Durban, South Africa.

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