Bonn delegates to tackle impasse over REDD+ climate change negotiations
BONN, Germany (31 May, 2013) – Negotiators attending a U.N. climate change conference next week are expected to propose setting up…
9 min readTenure security and economic interest add up to REDD+ effectiveness – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (31 May, 2013) – Local communities must have secure tenure rights if they are to manage forests to…
4 min readREDD+ projects fighting an uphill battle on tenure – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 May, 2013) – Land conflicts between palm oil companies and communities in Indonesia. Squatters with no documentation…
5 min readIndonesian villagers think their land tenure is stronger than it actually is – study
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 May, 2013) – A sample of Indonesian villagers describe their land tenure as strong and secure, a…
4 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 readLook who isn’t talking now: REDD+ information flows in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (28 May 2013) – The REDD+ policy process in Indonesia is not fulfilling its promise of greater participation…
5 min readQ+A: Sharing REDD+ “benefits”
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 May, 2013) – International efforts to reduce forest loss and degradation through the U.N.-backed REDD+ scheme are…
6 min readFor DR Congo’s forests, legislation is only part of the solution
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (23 May, 2013)_ Legislation enacted in the past decade to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of…
4 min readReducing deforestation emissions in Cameroon demands variety of expertise
As the world grapples with implementing a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at slowing forest loss and degradation (REDD+), new research from…
5 min readCan REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study…
5 min readIndonesia’s REDD+ pilot province: how is it faring two years on?
When Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for his country’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation…
5 min readNorway’s government pension fund divests from palm oil producers
BOGOR, Indonesia (12 April, 2013) – Norway’s government pension fund – one of the world’s largest – has withdrawn US$…
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