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REDD+, conservation and rural livelihoods
The ambitious global strategy to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation known as REDD+ rocketed to the top of…
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COP22 Special: Research in action
Global climate negotiations concluded last week with renewed commitment to action on limiting global temperature rise and preparing for the impacts…
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COP22 Special: REDD+ monitoring is a technical and political balancing act
Monitoring deforestation so countries can track their greenhouse gas emission targets might seem like a technical matter of satellite images…
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COP22 Special: The Medina, souks and the ‘COP of Action’
At the COP21 in Paris last year, 195 countries reached an historic agreement – the first ever universal, legally binding global…
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The rush to ratification of the Paris Agreement
At the time of writing, according to the UNFCCC website tracking ratifications of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), we currently have 60…
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Reversing deforestation, restoring landscapes
Regional leaders gathered this month in Brunei Darussalam to discuss ways to slow, halt and reverse deforestation in the Asia-Pacific.…
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REDD+ region
Asia-Pacific nations are some of the world’s most vulnerable to the effects of global climate change. Rising sea levels, extreme…
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REDD+ politics – or why it is so difficult to tackle large-scale drivers of deforestation
What challenges do REDD+ countries have in common, where do they differ? And how do a country’s politics play out…
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Balancing Transparency and Non-State Actors in the Climate Negotiations
In the lead-up to the first formal UNFCCC Subsidiary Body meeting since the Paris Agreement (PA), there was palpable anticipation…
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2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Connecting funds to farms and forests (Part 2)
This article is Part 2 of a two-part series covering the Global Landscapes Forum 2016 – The Investment Case. The aim…
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