BEST OF 2012: Going once, going twice…the great green land grab
BOGOR, Indonesia (17 September 2012)_“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore!” Mark Twain’s wry observation on the North American land…
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Scientists show technical concerns no longer an obstacle to progress on REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 December, 2012)_The challenges in implementing a scheme to reduce carbon emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation…
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How to address new biofuel challenges when impacts on environment and society are ‘mixed’
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 December, 2012)_At the beginning of the 21st century, there was tremendous optimism about the potential of biofuels…
5 min readBamboo carbon credits now on sale in China: INBAR
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 December, 2012)_Chinese companies can now buy carbon offsets from local bamboo plantations, thanks to a new accounting…
4 min readQ&A: Land-use planning in northern Papua
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 December, 2012)_Researchers working in northern Papua are helping to incorporate local community perceptions into development activities, using…
5 min readIn Peru, REDD+ moves ahead but media coverage lags
LIMA, Peru (13 December, 2012)_Peru has been a pioneer in programs aimed at protecting forests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…
4 min readDisappointing outcome for forests in Doha, but REDD+ can still move forward
DOHA, Qatar (11 December, 2012)_While the U.N. climate talks in Doha saw no decision on verifying carbon emissions from deforestation,…
8 min readScientists ‘reach consensus’ on global deforestation emissions
DOHA, Qatar (11 December 2012)__Two groups of scientists who this year published widely differing estimates of global carbon emissions from…
5 min readCOP18 was not good enough: Time to rethink green sectors’ approach for 2015
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 December, 2012)_The UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha worked overtime to finally agree not to disagree. The Secretariat was…
6 min readQatar’s mangroves: why they matter to climate change
DOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_Indonesian scientist Daniel Murdiyarso and Lebanese scientist Mohamad Khawlie are spending the morning hopping over muddy…
4 min readDoha: Future climate agreement may merge agriculture, land use change and forestry
DOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_A unified approach to managing landscapes to achieve food security while protecting the world’s natural resources…
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