Indonesian president delivers promised REDD+ agency
BOGOR, Indonesia (10 September 2013) — A new decree signed by the Indonesian president to create a national agency aimed…
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Tackling climate change may lessen Central African Republic conflict risks – scientists
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 August, 2013) – Strengthening the capacity of the Central African Republic to adapt to climate change could…
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Design benefit-sharing carefully, or risk undermining REDD+, researchers warn
BOGOR, Indonesia (9 August 2013) — Mechanisms for sharing the benefits from REDD+ must be well designed or they could…
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Interactive web app lets users map forest carbon emissions activities
BOGOR, Indonesia (1 August, 2013) – A new online portal for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) carbon emissions allows researchers…
3 min readNew swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 July 2013) – A new tool designed to evaluate the impact of swidden on forest degradation could…
5 min readLandscape approach boosts global socio-economic benefits – experts
WASHINGTON (3 July, 2013) — World leaders must take a unified view of forestry, fisheries and agricultural management to boost…
4 min readBonn climate talks tackle emissions verification stumbling block
BONN, Germany (24 June, 2013) – Negotiators at Bonn climate talks have whittled away at controversial policy details related to…
7 min readQ+A: How do local forest communities in the Amazon feel about REDD+?
KITAFUJI, Japan (21 June 2013) – Relatively little is known about how local forest people feel about schemes to reduce…
4 min readREDD+ emissions verification could lead to results-based aid financing
BONN, Germany (20 June, 2013) – Concerns among developing countries about REDD+ “aid conditionality” — development aid payouts made based…
3 min readQ+A: Can the REDD+ climate change program produce measurable results in the next three years?
BONN, Germany (10 June, 2013)_Policymakers must see REDD+ achieving measurable results in the next three years to ensure the U.N.-backed…
5 min readQ&A: What’s behind the lag in climate-related finance in Central Africa?
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (29 May 2013)_ Most Central African countries have been unable to access climate funds—and, according to experts, donors…
5 min readHarnessing the Congo’s rivers to save its forests
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (27 May, 2013) _ It’s not the timber trade, agricultural expansion or mining that currently poses the greatest…
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