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What happens after conservation payments stop?
Conservation payments, commonly known as Payments for Environmental Services (PES), are a popular tool to reduce deforestation and conserve forests…
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Carbon credits from forest conservation exaggerate impact of ill-targeted REDD+ projects
Carbon credits from forest conservation have been seen as a promising tool to help mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse…
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Visiting Lecture: Taking local context into account in REDD+ policy implementation
In the last two decades, annual tropical forest cover loss around the world has increased despite numerous efforts to counter…
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Are REDD+ safeguards supporting community land, resource, and carbon rights?
There is growing evidence of the critical role that Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and local communities (LCs) play in the effective…
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From ‘do no harm’ to ‘do better’: Early lessons from implementing REDD+ safeguards in Indonesia
Indonesia, a REDD+ ‘early mover’, is implementing two results-based payments programmes in the provinces of East Kalimantan and Jambi. The…
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New accounting methods could rebuild confidence in forest carbon markets
Forest carbon markets have a vital role to play in helping fund greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in order to…
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Addressing expanding concerns over forest carbon credits key to mitigation success
Amid growing investor interest in forest-based climate mitigation, including forest carbon credits and benefits through reducing greenhouse gas emissions from…
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Scientists and policymakers join forces in the fight against DRC deforestation
The climate crisis is a critical issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The country hosts more than…
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Following the REDD+ money
As South America’s most heavily forested country, Brazil has also received the largest amount of funding in the region for…
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Local context essential in work to continue reductions in deforestation in Indonesia
Continued reduction in deforestation in Indonesia, which would help to fight climate change, will require a consistent mix of policy…
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