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Mexico pushes for transparency in carbon emissions reporting
DURBAN, South Africa (30 November, 2011)_Mexico will publicly release an independent review of their carbon accounting data in under two…
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REDD+ best chance for progress on climate change at Durban, says scientist
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 November, 2011)_There is a clear consensus around the forest preserving scheme REDD+ and it offers the best…
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Norwegian Minister for Environment praises Indonesia’s fight against climate change
JAKARTA, Indonesia (27 September, 2011)_Norway’s Minister for the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim, has praised Indonesia’s commitment to the…
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Indonesian presidential decree concerning establishment of a REDD+ task force
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 25 YEAR 2011 CONCERNING TASK FORCE FOR PREPARING THE ESTABLISHMENT…
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Land tenure reform starting to gain momentum in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 July, 2011)_With the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry recently announcing that it will allocate 89,000 hectares to districts…
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Challenges in Communicating REDD+ Hamper Efforts to Save Forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 June, 2011)_Some communities in Indonesia are currently facing a tough choice: sell their forests to logging or…
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CIFOR Director General gives overview of REDD+ research
OSLO, Norway (27 June, 2011)_Constructing safeguards to protect against REDD-related harm, preventing corruption in REDD+-related finance, and addressing pushback from…
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Taking care of man’s closest relatives
MELBOURNE, Australia (19 June, 2011)_50 years ago, there were at least one million chimpanzees living in the equatorial forest belt…
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Promoting sustainable products in developing countries
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Businesses are making an effort to go green in Indonesia, participants were told at the Business…
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Nurturing a growing green economy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Agus Purnomo, Special Adviser on Climate Change to the President of Indonesia, discussed the difficulties between…
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What does REDD+ mean for business?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Frances Seymour, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) discussed the challenges of…
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The Norwegian Ambassador encourages sustainable business in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_At a special luncheon held by CIFOR at the ‘B4E- Business for Environment’ meeting in Jakarta,…
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Transcript of President Yudhoyono’s speech at B4E Global Summit
JAKARTA, Indonesia (28 April, 2011)_The President of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono today announced the opening of a program that…
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