Before carbon is counted, policy indicators offer way to measure REDD+ progress
BOGOR, Indonesia — Countries can measure their progress in REDD+ by assessing their policy environment, even if supportive governance structures…
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‘It takes a village’ to stop climate change?
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published in The Jakarta Globe. The author is the Dean of…
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In Zambia, media branch out to cover forests, climate change
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of an article originally published on ForestsClimateChange.org. Read it in full here.LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s media houses…
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Overcoming Zambia’s lack of environment reporting: Lessons from journalist training workshop
At a glance :There is a lack of environmental reporting in Zambia because: Journalists find technical environment stories difficult to…
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Missed opportunities in joint funding for climate mitigation and adaptation, experts say
MONTPELLIER, France — Projects to mitigate and adapt to climate change generally address two different things: cause and effect, respectively.…
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New research seeks to gauge forests’ role in climate adaptation
MONTPELLIER, France — We know that forests can mitigate climate change. But what of forests’ ability to help us adapt…
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Assessing REDD+ effectiveness outside forests: What role for monitoring systems?
At a glance :A recent study examined 98 readiness documents produced by 43 REDD+ countries to assess if proposed interventions…
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Focus on resilience can risk turning into a power grab, researchers caution
MONTPELLIER, France — As scientists and policymakers explore ways of making social and environmental systems more able to withstand shocks,…
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Crossroads in climate negotiations when adaptation and mitigation meet in Bonn
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of an article published to the website Forests Climate Change. The full article can…
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Add adaptation to Congo Basin policies, scientists say — here’s how
BOGOR, Indonesia — A new study of forest and climate change policy in the Congo Basin finds adaptation to global…
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The choices farmers make: Board game helps scientists understand land use decisions
MONTPELLIER, France — What if you inherited a piece of Central American forest from your elders and were faced with…
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Online tool seeks to tailor climate plans for forest communities
Editor’s note: The CRiSTAL-Forest toolkit — complete with user’s manual, case studies and information for how to share experiences with the…
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