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Voices of REDD+: Whose land is it, anyway? Tenure snags progress in Brazil
LIMA, Peru—Unclear land tenure and political instability are the biggest challenges faced by a REDD+ initiative in Brazil’s Amapá state,…
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Best of 2014: For REDD+, sky-high expectations meet on-the-ground realities
BOGOR, Indonesia— The idea of paying people in developing tropical countries to protect their forests, generating carbon credits, and selling…
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Beyond dialogue: building trust to save the people’s forests and support development
LIMA, Peru— If there is one thing that everyone involved in forest governance can agree on, it is the need…
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In national REDD+ policy networks, a bit of conflict is not a bad thing
BOGOR, Indonesia—A balance between cooperation and conflict is one recipe for success in REDD+ moving forward, according to a global…
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REDD+ on the ground: In Tanzania, funding and enthusiasm ‘faded away’
BOGOR, Indonesia—Jane Goodall is known worldwide for her decades of work with chimpanzees in the Gombe forest of Western Tanzania.…
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Survey highlights REDD+ controversies over community monitoring
LIMA, Peru—Responses to a survey about community forest monitoring and benefit sharing highlight some of the controversies and philosophical sticking…
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REDD+ on the ground: New book offers insights, lessons from across the tropics
BOGOR, Indonesia—From the Amazon forests of Peru and Brazil, to the Congo Basin and Tanzania, to Vietnam and Indonesian Borneo,…
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10 things you need to know about REDD+ safeguards
At a glance : REDD+ safeguards cover a range of areas to ensure projects do no harm. Expectations are high…
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Safeguards research gauges local participation, views of early-stage REDD+ initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Preliminary research shows somewhat limited village-level participation in early-stage efforts at curbing emissions through avoided tropical deforestation,…
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Forest transition spurs policy shifts in Vietnam
Vietnam has witnessed a forest transition on a massive scale. Between 1943 and 1990, the country lost 5 million hectares…
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Carrots or sticks? Balancing cost-effectiveness, equity in Brazil’s deforestation policy
BOGOR, Indonesia — In the ongoing debate about how best to combat deforestation in Brazil, a new study shows that…
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Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia — On paper, it is a simple premise: Improve environmental management by financially rewarding the people responsible for…
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Results of Cameroon land-fee study hold lessons for REDD+
An assessment of large-scale agriculture in Cameroon has shown that land benefit-sharing reforms could help develop a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions…
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Equity remains low on the REDD+ policy agenda
Editor’s Note: REDD+ will be a key theme of discussion at the upcoming Forests Asia Summit, 5-6 May in Jakarta,…
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The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
At a glance : Progress toward REDD+ readiness in Zambia has been delayed by institutional rearrangements following a change in…
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