Climate change & energy
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REDD+ can learn valuable lessons from community-managed forests in Latin America
LIMA, Peru (27 December 2011)_Community-managed forests in Latin America could provide valuable lessons for the sustainable management of these resources,…
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Booming trade: remnants of the Vietnam War still used as forest products
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 December 2011)_Physical remnants of the Vietnam War are fuelling a trade that threatens to damage one of…
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Undying flame: Replacing fuelwood with bamboo may help to combat Africa’s deforestation crisis
DURBAN, South Africa (21 December 2011)_Bamboo charcoal is a viable, clean and sustainable alternative to fuelwood and may be the…
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Western Amazon in the grip of a “perfect (fire)storm”
LIMA, Peru (19 December, 2011)_On a sunny, windy day in late September 2005, Don Angel Rodriguez, a farmer in the…
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Speaking out on climate change: COP17 in quotes
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_ Some have described the global climate change negotiations as one of the most ambitious…
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Durban talks both good and bad for REDD+, says expert
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_The U.N. climate change talks in Durban resulted in a mixed bag for REDD+: progress…
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“We must be optimistic about progress on climate change in Durban”
DURBAN, South Africa (14 December, 2011)_The climate change conference held in Durban, South Africa had not ended yet, and we…
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A day in the life of a REDD+ negotiator
DURBAN, South Africa (13 December, 2011)_He has over 1500 twitter followers and nearly 5000 Facebook friends and yet he is…
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REDD+ biggest success in climate change talks, Norway says
DURBAN, South Africa (12 December, 2011)_Norway’s Environment and International Development Minister said that REDD+ is the biggest success story so…
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California working with global governors group to include REDD+ in trade scheme
DURBAN, South Africa (9 December, 2011)_California, which recently signed legislation to allow its businesses to offset their emissions, is working…
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Could climate-smart agriculture help save our forests?
DURBAN, South Africa (9 December, 2011)_A bearded scientist bloke addresses the microphone. “Human activity,” he tells us, “releases 9 petagrams…
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Indonesia to release improved moratorium map this week, chair of REDD+ task force says
DURBAN, South Africa (8 December, 2011)_The Chair of Indonesia’s REDD+ task force said that the country’s Ministry of Forestry will…
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World Bank: More donors supporting REDD+
DURBAN, South Africa (8 December, 2011)_Financial support for REDD+ projects to safeguard forests in developing countries is increasing with new…
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Expert: Donors could do more to champion gender in climate mitigation and forestry programmes
DURBAN, South Africa (8 December, 2011)_The donor community could do more to push for the inclusion of women in climate…
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“Forests cannot be sustained if people are hungry”: future climate change negotiations likely to include agriculture
DURBAN, South Africa (6 December, 2011)_Agriculture will most likely be included in future negotiations on global warming, experts said at…
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