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…
7 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 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 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 read“The honeymoon for REDD+ is over”: consensus not yet reached in Doha on MRV, finance
DOHA, Qatar (4 December, 2012)_Negotiators at the U.N. climate talks in Doha this past week did not reach consensus to…
7 min readDegradation: The forgotten D in REDD+
DOHA, Qatar (30 November, 2012)_Though degraded forest cover is increasing in many regions, difficulties in defining these areas of land…
4 min readA delay in key decisions at Doha could see REDD+ lose its climate change focus
DOHA, Qatar (26 November 2012)_While significant progress is being made at the local level to move ahead with an international…
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Taking stock of carbon: Accurate measurements vital for REDD+ impact
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 November, 2012)_In a conversation with Forests News, Louis Verchot, CIFOR’s lead climate change scientist, talks about the…
8 min readWill uncertainty over new climate agreement prolong the REDD+ stalemate?
BOGOR, Indonesia (23 November, 2012)_At the upcoming U.N. international climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, 193 heads of state will…
6 min readReference emissions levels decision helps forested nations step closer to REDD+
BONN, Germany (15 May 2012)__A ‘step-wise approach’ for determining greenhouse gas reference emission levels (RELs) from forests, adopted at the…
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