REDD+
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Amid deforestation in Myanmar, growing discussions of REDD+ and rights
LIMA, Peru—Growing discussions about forest-carbon initiatives in Myanmar could prove beneficial to the rights of local and indigenous communities there,…
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On forests and climate, diverse experts discuss road to Paris
LIMA, Peru—Leaders—from an indigenous organizer to a judge to a CEO—at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum outlined the steps needed…
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Gender inequality merits greater attention in climate decisions: panel
LIMA, Peru—Scientists and indigenous leaders at a gender session at the Global Landscapes Forum—on the sidelines of the annual UNFCCC…
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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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To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
BOGOR, Indonesia—This month in Lima, experts are debating how to safeguard the rights of local communities in global forest-carbon initiatives.…
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UN development leader: Climate change undoing development gains
LIMA, Peru—Climate change is “undermining” the many gains made in the Millennium Development Goals, says the UN’s top development official,…
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Nicaragua study offers hard lessons for inclusion of women in forest decision-making
BOGOR, Indonesia—For climate change mitigation initiatives such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), which aim to work…
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At COP20: REDD+ emerging—or REDD+ emergency?
LIMA, Peru—The concept of reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation—REDD+—is stagnating, although innovations at the sub-national level give…
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In face of climate change, gender imbalance stretches from fields to forums—expert
BOGOR, Indonesia—With the international spotlight on the UNFCCC COP20, many stakeholders are preoccupied with the role of safeguards in reducing…
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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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REDD+ on the ground: Unintended consequences in ‘a microcosm of the Amazon’
BOGOR, Indonesia—When Brazilian researcher Maria Fernanda Gebara thinks of her first visit to the Amazon municipality São Félix do Xingu…
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Tenure, finance issues leave REDD+ “falling short of the mark,” researcher says
BOGOR, Indonesia—Financing and land tenure have snagged a global mechanism aimed at curbing carbon emissions through avoided tropical deforestation, according…
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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: For one initiative in Indonesia, politics in the peatlands
BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s a cautionary tale. The experience of a highly politicized carbon emissions reduction initiative in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province…
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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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