Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (02 July 2012)_A movement aiming to preserve the earth’s last roadless areas hopes their new set…
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Linking the local to the global: REDD+ as a multi-level puzzle
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (29 June 12)_If a UN-backed scheme to slow the pace of climate change by safeguarding the…
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Norway may boost REDD+ funding to support green growth
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (28 June 2012)_Norway will invest more money to help developing countries conserve their forests through reduced…
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Indonesia seeks “multi-bilateralism” to help get REDD+ off the ground
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (27 June 2012)__ Indonesia says more bilateral cooperation will be needed to help get REDD+ off the…
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REDD+ a “game changer” in the move towards a global green economy, says Norwegian Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (26 June 2012)_Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation schemes, or REDD+, could be the “game changer”…
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The “Aid-ification” of REDD+: How its changed and why it matters
A scheme for reducing global carbon emissions by slowing deforestation in tropical countries has changed drastically and become “aid-ified” since…
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Ecosystem-based adaptation most effective in coastal cities, study shows
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (19 June 2012)__ Maintaining and rehabilitating natural ecosystems like mangroves may be the most cost-effective way…
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Brazil must go “beyond enforcement” to protect Amazon for Green economy
BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro (18 June 2012)_Strict law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon has seen deforestation rates plummet, yet the…
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REDD+ as an idea is a success but implementing it is fraught with challenges, global study says
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (18 June, 2012)_REDD+ as an idea is a success – but implementing it is fraught with…
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Adaptation research needed to fill gaps on forests’ roles beyond local level
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (17 June 2012)__ More climate change adaptation research is needed to fill knowledge gaps on the…
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Amid Brazil Forest Code controversy, will Presidential vetoes benefit forests?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (12.06.12)_Two weeks ago Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vetoed critical elements of a proposal to reform the…
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Bangladesh forests disappearing at “alarming rate”, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 June 2012)_Scientists are sounding the alarm bells in Bangladesh as forest loss reaches 90 percent, a figure…
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