Challenges in Communicating REDD+ Hamper Efforts to Save Forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (30 June, 2011)_Some communities in Indonesia are currently facing a tough choice: sell their forests to logging or…
5 min readCommunity connections may play a vital role in influencing REDD policy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (29 June, 2011)_Understanding the complex and overlapping forest-based relationships that exist within the isolated communities of…
2 min readREDD+ challenges show reality on the ground
OSLO, Norway (28 June, 2011)_The challenges that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects are currently facing, including…
3 min readCIFOR Director General gives overview of REDD+ research
OSLO, Norway (27 June, 2011)_Constructing safeguards to protect against REDD-related harm, preventing corruption in REDD+-related finance, and addressing pushback from…
17 min readCracking Code REDD: Filipino civil societies demystifying sustainable forestry
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (23 June, 2011)_The Filipino organisation CoDe-REDD has been working with forest dwelling communities over the past…
7 min readLegitimacy key to success of global forests scheme in Latin America
MELBOURNE, Australia (30 May, 2011)_Ensuring legal frameworks are in place and that transparency and limiting corruption are high on the…
2 min readBan on new forest concessions in Indonesia is good news for climate change, but many challenges remain
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Indonesia today took a step toward cutting its carbon emissions by issuing a presidential decree banning…
4 min readREDD+ needs to change the way we think about forests
BOGOR, Indonesia (21 May, 2011)_Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, or REDD+, means a difficult shift to a new…
3 min readBroadsheets and tabloids: Who knows what about REDD+
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 May, 2011)_An analysis of media attention surrounding efforts to mitigate climate change is providing valuable clues about…
4 min readPromoting sustainable products in developing countries
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Businesses are making an effort to go green in Indonesia, participants were told at the Business…
1 min readNurturing a growing green economy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Agus Purnomo, Special Adviser on Climate Change to the President of Indonesia, discussed the difficulties between…
1 min readWhat does REDD+ mean for business?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (6 May, 2011)_Frances Seymour, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) discussed the challenges of…
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