Stoves cook up relief for Ethiopia’s forests, climate
A simple device could spell relief for Ethiopia’s beleaguered forests by making cooking more efficient while reducing carbon emissions, new…
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Safeguards research gauges local participation, views of early-stage REDD+ initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY, USA—Preliminary research shows somewhat limited village-level participation in early-stage efforts at curbing emissions through avoided tropical deforestation,…
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Cameroon research adds to growing consensus on sustainable climate change strategies
BOGOR, Indonesia — It’s a propitious time for climate change adaptation.Climate talks in Bonn in June seemed to open the…
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Research in Central Africa finds troubling gaps in knowledge of climate change
NAIROBI, Kenya—Policymakers working on forests and climate change in Central Africa often lack knowledge of fundamental concepts of those issues,…
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Peru should start monitoring deforestation ahead of Lima summit, expert urges
A new partnership with Norway and Germany is an opportunity for Peru to put in place a comprehensive, public deforestation…
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Imperative: Regain momentum in reducing deforestation emissions
At a glance : With news that good science and international cooperation has started to repair the ozone layer, it’s…
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REDD+ readiness strategies largely overlook root causes of deforestation
BOGOR, Indonesia – Most countries devising national strategies to curb carbon emissions through avoided deforestation and forest degradation do little…
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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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