An early leader on the topic of REDD, Papua New Guinea is advancing towards readiness. The Office of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, under the Prime Minister’s office, leads on the issues.
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UN-REDD |
14 years 6 months ago
Working closely with Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations as well as academia, the Secretariat of the Environment and INFONA (National Forestry Institute) are leading the activities on REDD in Paraguay The Paraguay UN-REDD National Programme is under Development August 2008:...
UN-REDD |
14 years 6 months ago
Tanzania is moving swiftly on REDD. The government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through the Vice President’s Office and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, has established a National REDD Task Force that will administer the process of developing a National Strategy for REDD....
UN-REDD |
14 years 6 months ago
The Department of Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, supported in their efforts by the UN-REDD programme, are making rapid progress towards ensuring that Viet Nam is “REDD-ready”.
Celsias |
14 years 6 months ago
While many environmentalists were disappointed after the Copenhagen Accord , one positive development was a renewed focus on forestry. Over the past several months there has been a growing commitment from countries including the U.S., Norway, Britain, and Japan, to make significant financial...
Carbon Positive |
14 years 6 months ago
A new guidebook for forest carbon project developers and financiers aims to help kick-start the sector. “Bringing forest carbon projects to market” recognises a much under-utilised sector of carbon reduction effort and identifies opportunities for profitable forest carbon project development....
Belgian Development Agency |
14 years 6 months ago
The countries of the European Union remain one of the main markets for tropical timber. In 2007, for example, 80% of timber officially exported by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was for the European market. But European public opinion is concerned about the impact of its tropical timber...
Montreal Gazette |
14 years 6 months ago
A truce appears to be at hand in the long-running war in the woods. Canada's largest forest firms and most outspoken environmental groups are in the final stages of a precedent-setting deal to co-operatively manage a massive swath of boreal forest that has sections in Quebec, Alberta and, to a...
Tico Times |
14 years 6 months ago
This week Central America and the Dominican Republic launched a new plan backed by Germany to combat climate change in the region. The program known as REDD, for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, kicks off thanks to a €12 million (about $15 million) donation through...
REDD-Plus.com |
14 years 6 months ago
The American Power Act (APA), a draft bill proposing a cap and trade system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was introduced yesterday in the US Senate by its two main sponsors, John Kerry (D) and Joseph Lieberman (I).The bill aims to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020 and by over 80% by 2050.
Dead Tree Edition |
14 years 6 months ago
If you want to understand that once-obscure, now infamous pulp byproduct known as black liquor, you can turn to an unlikely source –- the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service.
The Star |
14 years 6 months ago
REUTERS - A compromise U.S. climate bill unveiled on Wednesday will allow between 500 million and up to one billion carbon offsets into an emissions trading scheme aimed at cutting U.S. greenhouse gas pollution. The bill, called the American Power Act, backs efforts to fight deforestation in...
Forex Yard |
14 years 6 months ago
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Forests have a growing value as a result of climate policies, but the complexity of carbon markets coupled with the effects of the financial crisis are deterring investment, investors and analysts said in London on Thursday. In plantation forests, new demand for wood...
Conservation Maven |
14 years 6 months ago
In a bid to find a solution to the dual crises of climate change and deforestation, the REDD program has emerged as a potential "win-win" conservation idea. The basic concept of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is that funds, generally from the developed north,...
Science for Environment Policy, DG Environment, EU Commission |
14 years 6 months ago
Actions to reduce emissions caused by deforestation and degradation (REDD) also enhance ecosystem services, according to a new report. Using a case study from the Amazon it indicated that REDD support schemes can also help maintain water levels and quality and protect soil from erosion.
Irish Independent |
14 years 6 months ago
Prices for timber are good right now and it makes sense to sell when market conditions are in our favour. But it's not always that easy, especially if the area to be thinned contains mixed species or is under 10ha in size -- or both.
PaperNet SE |
14 years 6 months ago
Södra Cell has completed the investments, which make its Värö mill the world’s first fossil-fuel-free pulp mill. Södra has made extensive energy investments at Södra Cell Värö over the past few years. These investments mean that the pulp mill will now be free from fossil fuels. Of late, Södra...
Nophea Studies |
14 years 6 months ago
Abstract: Concerns over the rapid increase of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere led to the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, under which 5.2% reduction of the global GHGs emissions was committed. More reduction commitment is...
Blogs Nature Com |
14 years 6 months ago
Current pledges to reduce emissions are no where near good enough to keep the planet's warming to below 2°C, argue Joeri Rogelj, Malte Meinshausen and colleagues in an opinion piece in Nature this week.