Forests News
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Land use a contentious issue still
Meena Menon, Mumbai, India – The Hindu While REDD plus has been hogging the limelight, a significant agreement which is…
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Nature over oil: A wise or crazy choice?
By Beverly Natividad It takes political will and a clear vision ahead to make a country to close its doors…
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Of layering, piggybacking and bundling
By Meena Menon, Mumbai, India – The Hindu If you ever thought that these terms would apply to forests, think…
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A priceless forest
By Beverly Natividad It sounded like one of those credit card advertisements that pointed to putting value to an experience,…
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Leaders Push for REDD+ as Countdown Begins
With one more week for the parties to agree on rolling out REDD+, influential leaders called on delegations…
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Financing REDD+: An Amazonian Task
By Angela Dewan The Amazon has long been called the lungs of the Earth. While that has become a known…
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A What-If Approach to Assessing Livelihood Impacts of REDD+
By Angela Dewan If REDD+ is agreed upon and rolled out globally, measuring its impacts on livelihoods years down the…
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COP16: A Chance for REDD+ to Shine
By Angela Dewan The 16th Conference of the Parties is certainly not the star event it was last year in…
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Climate Governance: Ensuring a Collective Commitment
By Angela Dewan Concerns of human rights abuses and a lack of consultation with forest-dependent communities in REDD+ design are…
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Forest Crimes and Money Trails
By Angela Dewan The issue of measurement, reporting and verification of carbon levels is set for the agenda at COP…
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UN emissions targets likely in 2015 – negotiator
By Carbon Finance 03 November, 2010 UN talks in Cancún should focus on issues where some consensus already exists because…
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An Awakening to the Unravelling of the Web Life – Will Action Follow?
Analysis by Stephen Leahy (IPS)* NAGOYA, Japan, Nov 1, 2010 The international community has finally awoken to the…
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Biodiversity Pact Begins with the Genes
By Stephen Leahy* Delegates from 193 countries agreed to put under protection 17 percent of land and 10 percent of…
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Getting REDD+ Right
By Angela Dewan The idea that developed countries could pay developing countries to conserve their forests has come a long…
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UNFCCC Adaptation Fund cites CIFOR-CATIE Honduras study
Results from a joint study between CIFOR and CATIE on tropical forests and climate change adaptation in Honduras were cited…
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