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Benefit-sharing mechanisms: Barking up the wrong tree?
As the quest to protect and restore forests advances and evolves, the age-old question of “who gets what?” seems as…
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Where REDD+ money goes – and doesn’t go
REDD+ financing’s annual average of USD 323 million might sound like a lot on its own, but compare this to…
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A brief explainer of how REDD+ finance works
In one of largest ongoing efforts to tackle climate change, projects happening the world under the framework of REDD+ –…
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Justice glitches and technical fixes in conservation projects
In the last decade, ambitious initiatives have been launched to address climate change and development – the Paris Agreement and…
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For REDD+ payment, countries need framework, then investment
“When you talk about protection of forests, you have to remember that it not only benefits the country itself, it…
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What happened at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit
Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region on earth, home to the world’s three largest cities. Yet it also contains 740…
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In REDD+ villages, women say their wellbeing has declined
Climate change interventions in forest communities are still not getting it right when it comes to gender, a study has…
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10 years on, tenure remains a challenge for REDD+
It’s now been 10 years since the United Nations launched REDD, an ambitious program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from…
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When rights to land doesn’t mean rights to resources
As indigenous communities around the world gain recognition of rights to their ancestral lands, their rights to resources on those…
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REDD+ benefits: Men want cash, women want development
When it comes to REDD+ benefits, men and women differ in their preferences, with men preferring cash incentives while women…
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