Cancun climate change framework just a skeleton, but still a win for adaptation
While much of the world’s attention to climate change has been focused on mitigation _ how to slow the rate…
4 min readA REDD+ Deal Likely to Be Made This Week
By Angela DewanCIFOR scientist Louis Verchot gives an update on REDD+ negotiations in Cancun. He says a REDD+ framework decision…
1 min readDebunking the Myths of a REDD+ Market
By Angela DewanA binding deal on the REDD+ scheme to conserve the world’s forests has never been so close. How…
3 min readKeeping Up the REDD+ Momentum
By Angela DewanJust one year ago, all hopes were pegged on REDD to slow down global deforestation and mitigate its…
3 min readBridging the Divide between the Forestry and Financial Worlds
While it is true that trees do not grow just on money but under carefully crafted governance conditions, REDD+ funding…
2 min readMoney Alone Can’t Save the Forests
REDD+ was conceived primarily as a financial mechanism for reducing carbon emissions caused by forest destruction. So, logically the negotiations…
3 min readLeading by Example on the Road to Cancún
The success of any major endeavor depends to a large degree on leadership, and REDD+ is no exception. Showing remarkable…
2 min readFocus on Forests: ‘Humanity’s Only Habitat’
By Angela DewanThere were high hopes last year that world leaders at the COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen would…
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