Climate change & energy
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Latin America Forest News Updates May – July 2011
LIMA, Peru (1 August, 2011)_ We are periodically reviewing the most relevant news articles on forests and climate change in…
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What does REDD+ really cost?
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_What does REDD+ cost? At least since the influential Stern Review was published in 2006, many…
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How Will the World Fund REDD+? Let me count the ways
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 July, 2011)_Last year world leaders agreed on a scheme to protect carbon-rich biodiverse forest by mobilising funds…
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Central Kalimantan May Complete Provincial REDD+ Strategy in 2 Months
PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia (19 July, 2011)_Central Kalimantan government expects to complete a provincial strategy on Reducing Emission from Deforestation and…
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Indonesian Ministry releases revised moratorium map
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 July, 2011)_A revised Moratorium Indicative Map was released by the Ministry of Forestry in Indonesia this week.…
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Brazilian media circus detracts from local level REDD+ politics
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 July, 2011)_With the power to influence climate change negotiations and give a voice to those who otherwise…
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Certifying forests: How REDD+ can learn from experience
BOGOR, Indonesia (6 July, 2011)_REDD+ proponents can learn from the multistakeholder approach of experienced certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council,…
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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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Community connections may play a vital role in influencing REDD policy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (29 June, 2011)_Understanding the complex and overlapping forest-based relationships that exist within the isolated communities of…
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REDD+ challenges show reality on the ground
OSLO, Norway (28 June, 2011)_The challenges that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects are currently facing, including…
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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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Cracking Code REDD: Filipino civil societies demystifying sustainable forestry
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (23 June, 2011)_The Filipino organisation CoDe-REDD has been working with forest dwelling communities over the past…
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Global Biofuel Controversies Felt on the Ground in Danau Sentarum
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 June, 2011)_Developed countries’ biofuel mandates aimed at mitigating climate change have added pressure on Indonesia’s forests and…
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Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium—Analyzing the numbers
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 June, 2011)_The Indonesian president’s office has stated that the moratorium on new forest concessions, announced last month,…
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Moratorium Cheat Sheet
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 May, 2011)_You have all seen the Moratorium maps, but what about the numbers? Here are some numbers…
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