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28 March 2011

Brunei Reaffirms Support For Climate Plan

Issue date:

28 March 2011

REDD+ should better embrace forest values - land policy think tank

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March 31, 2011

New World Growth report contains 'false and misleading' information

A new report from World Growth International, a lobby group for industrial forestry interests, contains "false and misleading" information on the economic impact of reducing Indonesia's deforestation rate, says an Indonesian environmental group.

The report, released today, claims that reducing deforestation in Indonesia will cost the country 3.5 million jobs annually by slowing growth of the forestry sector.

Issue date:

Mar 30, 2011

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.

Issue date:

03.31.2011

Trade-offs and other REDD+ scenarios

Issue date:

4/7/2011

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?

Issue date:

April 4, 2011

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.

Issue date:

5 April 2011

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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Apr. 4, 2011

ERA Announces Signing of a 17.5 Million Tonne Carbon Offset Agreement With the Democratic Republic of Congo

Issue date:

1 April 2008

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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Brunei Reaffirms Support For Climate Plan

REDD+ should better embrace forest values - land policy think tank

New World Growth report contains 'false and misleading' information

Tanzanian President nullifies application to grant Eastern Mountains as World Heritage Site

Trade-offs and other REDD+ scenarios

Africa: Scanning REDD+ with a lens of a forest worker?

Germany funds forestry protection project

World Bank ignoring forest communities?

ERA Announces Signing of a 17.5 Million Tonne Carbon Offset Agreement With the Democratic Republic of Congo

Forest carbon facility: "more harm than good"?

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Brunei Reaffirms Support For Climate Plan

REDD+ should better embrace forest values - land policy think tank

New World Growth report contains 'false and misleading' information

Tanzanian President nullifies application to grant Eastern Mountains as World Heritage Site

Trade-offs and other REDD+ scenarios

Africa: Scanning REDD+ with a lens of a forest worker?

Germany funds forestry protection project

World Bank ignoring forest communities?

ERA Announces Signing of a 17.5 Million Tonne Carbon Offset Agreement With the Democratic Republic of Congo

Forest carbon facility: "more harm than good"?

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