REDD+ lessons from Peru
In our Infobrief, Lessons from early REDD+ initiatives to inform effective and equitable carbon mitigation efforts in Peru, we summarised…
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Collective payments for ecosystem services: a promising policy tool to reduce deforestation?
Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programmes are often used as a tool to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in tropical…
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Can adaptive and reflexive learning support more resilient multi-stakeholder forums?
Following wider interest in the land use, land-use change and forestry sector worldwide, Kenya has seen a rise in multi-stakeholder…
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REDD+ in DRC: Platform explores next steps for forest carbon, restoration and rights
At COP26 climate change negotiations in Glasgow last year, the role of forests in capturing and storing carbon was high…
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Ensuring REDD+ finance delivers fair finance and benefits to meet climate goals
Establishing standards for measuring, monitoring and assigning financial value to forest-related greenhouse gas emissions is a challenging process due to…
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National forest monitoring capacity increases worldwide, research shows
Keeping tabs on the quantity of carbon stored in forests is a vital part of global efforts to curb planet-warming…
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New maps of global forest carbon flux offer fresh insights for action
Forests are crucial for global efforts to prevent dangerous climate change. As the global community works out what to prioritize…
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How one Brazilian state is tackling deforestation within its borders
Deforestation in Brazil has been soaring the last few years, particularly in the Amazonian state of Pará.According to Brazil’s official…
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Results-based payments in Indonesia: A strategy to move REDD+ forward?
After more than a decade of working toward qualifying for payments under the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions caused by Deforestation and…
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Rural livelihoods at risk in Congo Basin due to erratic rainfall and water flow
Over the past 20 years, people living in the forests of Congo Basin have noticed some significant changes in their…
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REDD+ research maps complex path to protect forests, people and climate
This year, with much of the world suffering through a global pandemic and stuck at home, people are seeking nature,…
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On average tenure interventions are good for people and the planet
With surging international, national, and subnational policy attention to land tenure security (LTS) in developing countries in recent years, it…
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