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Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
If policymakers fail to consider carefully how they define forests, they risk compromising the potential success of the U.N.-backed REDD+…
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Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Incipient initiatives designed to reduce carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are also helping to secure forest…
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SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
In Brazil’s wild west, a state government is trying to prove that it is possible to safeguard the Amazon –…
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Biodiversity “hotspots” more likely to have greater ecosystem co-benefits — study
Areas that are “hotspots” of biodiversity can carry higher value for other important ecosystem services, including carbon storage, water conservation and scenic…
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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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We analyze: UNFCCC’s draft technical annex to report emissions
EXPERT COMMENTATOR Louis Verchot, research director at the Center for International Forestry Research. DRAFT DOCUMENT Methodological guidance for activities relating…
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COP19: Can we expect a decision on REDD+ emissions verification?
At a glance : The science on emissions verification is strong, but politics between developed and developing countries has stalled…
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Causes of deforestation getting lost in REDD+ rhetoric – analysis
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 October 2013) — Debates about REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) are skirting a fundamental…
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Landscapes debate could reinvigorate U.N. climate talks – negotiator
BOGOR, Indonesia (25 October 2013) — A dedicated Global Landscapes Forum to coincide with upcoming international climate change talks in…
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Why isolated attempts at tenure securitization through REDD+ pilot projects are insufficient
What are the forest tenure conditions at REDD+ project sites from the point of view of villagers? What actions have…
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