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REDD+ and Rural Communities: Threat or Opportunity?
One of the “hot-button” issues surrounding REDD+ that will no doubt generate heated debate at the United Nations Conference on…
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Bridging the Divide between the Forestry and Financial Worlds
While it is true that trees do not grow just on money but under carefully crafted governance conditions, REDD+ funding…
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Money Alone Can’t Save the Forests
REDD+ was conceived primarily as a financial mechanism for reducing carbon emissions caused by forest destruction. So, logically the negotiations…
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Forest Community Capitalism
Land tenure reforms in Mexico during the last century – which coincided with a global trend toward devolution of forest…
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The Risks and Rewards of REDD+
While opinions vary about what exactly good forest governance means, participants in the Oaxaca workshop dealing with this…
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Leading by Example on the Road to Cancún
The success of any major endeavor depends to a large degree on leadership, and REDD+ is no exception. Showing remarkable…
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