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COP22’s Ayman Cherkaoui on the road from Paris to Marrakesh
This article is Part 4 of a four-part series of video interviews held on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes…
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DFID’s Andrea Ledward on the Green Climate Fund
This article is Part 3 of a four-part series of video interviews held on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes…
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Glaring gap: Countries are overlooking how the private sector can help meet national climate goals
The Paris Agreement was built on countries’ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – national roadmaps towards limiting global warming to…
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International Day of Forests 2016: Role of the private sector in forestry and sustainable landscapes
To mark the Day’s fourth anniversary, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony…
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The long road to ‘zero deforestation’ … whatever that means
A year ago today, the New York Declaration on Forests set a daring goal: a world without deforestation. But it…
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Zero deforestation pledges doomed without government support
Not cutting down trees for other land uses might sound simple enough, but it’s turning out to be rather complicated.…
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Zero-deforestation pledges and palm oil: a conversation
BOGOR, Indonesia—The 2014 New York Declaration on Forests has ambitious goals: halve deforestation by 2020 and eliminate it altogether by…
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Unilever CEO: Deforestation is the most urgent climate challenge
LIMA, Peru—Paul Polman, Unilever’s CEO, said natural disasters – many linked to climate change – cost his multinational consumer-goods corporation…
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Strong commitments, then silence from key player in REDD+ policy arena
BOGOR, Indonesia—On the REDD+ stage, one actor speaks prominently under the lights—but remains largely invisible backstage when the decisions are…
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Mainstreaming emission reductions across the landscape
As REDD+ has evolved and expanded, numerous opportunities, synergies and challenges have emerged, particularly with respect to tenure and financing.…
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New York Declaration on Forests elicits praise, concerns
NEW YORK—For forests, it was a historic moment. The New York Declaration on Forests, signed last week at the UN…
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Unsustainable conversion of forests to private wealth must cease, economist says
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Shifting to a green economy will require ceasing the unsustainable conversion of public wealth to private wealth…
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Financier: Private money to invest in ‘green economy’ waiting to be unlocked
Editor’s Note: Check in at forestasia.org to see news updates from the Forests Asia Summit. Videos of all presentations and…
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Green growth capital locked down by lackluster governments: Credit Suisse
At a glance : $225 trillion of private capital is currently allocated throughout the world’s financial markets – and can…
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Good governance is “critical” to engage the private sector in REDD+
JAKARTA, Indonesia (16 July, 2013) – As the pressing need for private sector finance to help support REDD+ becomes clear,…
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