Representative from Pueblos Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica frente al Cambio Climático (Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin to Combat Climate Change) have announced more details of a program that aims to help indigenous groups in the Amazon Basin develop REDD projects. Initially announced in...
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FAO |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
The integrity and resilience of mountain forests is under threat from increasing temperatures and wildfires, population growth and food and fuel insecurity, warns a new FAO publication released today.
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
The draft UN-REDD Programme Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) are open for public review until 15th January 2012. The aim of the Guidelines is to outline a normative, policy and operational framework for UN-REDD Programme partner countries to seek FPIC, as and when appropriate,...
Huffington Post |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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 ash that snowed down onto this jungle town was shin-deep. Dirty layers hid...
CIFOR |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
Agriculture will most likely be included in future negotiations on global warming, experts said at the U.N. climate change talks in Durban, which may help address one of the top drivers of deforestation amid a spike in demand for farmland.
South Africa Info |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
A 10-year, $233-million plan to help a billion people around the world whose livelihoods depend on trees and forests, was announced on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) in Durban on Sunday. The ambitious global research programme aims to protect forest carbon stocks and...
CIFOR |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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.
Conservation International |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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.
AllAfrica |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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. Mutagamba was speaking at the high level segment of the United Nations (UN) climate talks in Durban attended by top UN...
Business Day |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
NEDBANK Capital and Face the Future have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop sustainable forestry projects in Africa. Paul Griffin, senior administrator of carbon finance at Nedbank Capital, said yesterday the Kibale National Park reforestation project in Uganda, managed by Face...
IPS News |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 13, 2011 (IPS) - Brazil aims to meet its climate change targets in agriculture by stimulating techniques that have been proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – but which may increase the use of toxic agrochemicals, activists say. Direct seeding, restoration of grasslands,...
Forest Talk |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said yesterday that the next year or two for the world’s paper and forest products industry is going to be rough. Moody’s expects weaker demand and prices due to the sluggish economies of Europe and North America, and the increased supply from China. Moody’s is also...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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.
International ForestIndustries |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has launched anti-dumping procedures against softwood lumber imports from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Canada, and the USA. Mainly concerned from a European point of view are assortments of softwood lumber for...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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. A number of...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
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. Case studies from the Accra Caucus. Accra Caucus on...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
Research related to tropical rainforests involves field-based data collection. Much of this information gathering takes place in territories occupied by indigenous and other forest-based communities. Members of these communities are often used as sources of information for a wide range of topics,...
IISD |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
The fifth Forest Day took place in Durban, South Africa, in parallel with the UN Durban Climate Change Conference, which convened from 28 November -9 December 2011. 1064 participants from 87 countries, including country delegations, scientists, researchers, activists and representatives from non-...
Forest Carbon Asia |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
The government of Japan has provided grant assistance of more than 475 million yen (about 4,6 million EUR) for the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Forest Information Management Programme in Laos. The money will be channelled into the programme via the Ministry of Planning and...
Friends of Earth |
vor 12 Jahre 11 months
Commenting on the UN climate talks which ended today in Durban, South Africa, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Climate Justice Coordinator of Friends of the Earth International said: “Ordinary people have once again been let down by our governments. Led by the US, developed nations have reneged on their...