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New book details best approaches to Adaptive Collaborative Management in forests
The triskelion is an ancient symbol, often represented by three spirals. Its triadic form holds various meanings for the different…
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REDD+ in DRC: Platform explores next steps for forest carbon, restoration and rights
At COP26 climate change negotiations in Glasgow last year, the role of forests in capturing and storing carbon was high…
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Ensuring REDD+ finance delivers fair finance and benefits to meet climate goals
Establishing standards for measuring, monitoring and assigning financial value to forest-related greenhouse gas emissions is a challenging process due to…
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Keep fossil fuels in focus while talking forests and trees at COP26, says forestry expert
Putting land use issues — including deforestation, reforestation and restoration — front and center at the U.N. COP26 climate summit…
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Reducing deforestation and forest degradation, and conservation of forests at the Green Climate Fund
Too much, too little, or just enough?The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has in recent years emerged as an important financial mechanism for funding REDD+ (Reducing Emissions…
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Dissecting multi-stakeholder forums and how they shape forest governance
Gathering a diverse group of people together — with various vested interests — to discuss how to best manage a…
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Taking stock of jurisdictional approaches to sustainable forest management
Taking a jurisdictional approach to sustainable forest and landscape management in the tropics is increasingly seen as one of the…
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Lessons learned from a decade of REDD+ in Guyana
Guyana, meaning “land of water,” is one of the smallest, most densely forested countries in South America. It is also…
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National forest monitoring capacity increases worldwide, research shows
Keeping tabs on the quantity of carbon stored in forests is a vital part of global efforts to curb planet-warming…
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How one Brazilian state is tackling deforestation within its borders
Deforestation in Brazil has been soaring the last few years, particularly in the Amazonian state of Pará. According to Brazil’s…
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