Michelle Kovacevic
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Event Coverage
- 27 Dec 2012
“Designer plants” help meet demand for palm oil and avoid deforestation
Scientists hope to replace low-yielding oil palms with selectively bred high yielding plants, dramatically increasingly yield.
Event Coverage
- 11 Dec 2012
Disappointing outcome for forests in Doha, but REDD+ can still move forward
Workshops proposed to help countries better understand where and how they can afford to change practices and cut emissions.
Event Coverage
- 6 Dec 2012
Living Landscapes: Summary of Forest Day 6
Speakers highlight the need to focus on the interconnections between forests and agriculture and their impacts on people and society.
Event Coverage
- 6 Dec 2012
Living Landscapes: Summary of Forest Day 6
Event Coverage
- 4 Dec 2012
“The honeymoon for REDD+ is over”: consensus not yet reached in Doha on MRV, finance
Discussions continue on the things that matter most on the ground: monitoring, verification and reporting.
Event Coverage
- 2 Dec 2012
Looking back on Forest Day
Forest Day was designed to help put forests on the climate change agenda -- and I think we can say that this mission has been completed.
Event Coverage
- 2 Dec 2012
Looking back on Forest Day
2 Dec 2012
“Come out of the forest” to save the trees
DOHA, QATAR (2 December 2012)_Forestry experts have called for a new approach to managing land and tackling climate change – challenging the ongoing...
2 Dec 2012
“Come out of the forest” to save the trees
30 Nov 2012
Biodiversity & climate negotiators must “talk to each other” for the sake of REDD+, urges Belgium
DOHA, Qatar (30 November, 2012)_Country negotiators in the U.N climate change and biodiversity talks need to communicate better before developing their...
27 Nov 2012
Scientists pinpoint activities driving deforestation and urge countries to take action at Doha
DOHA, Qatar (27 November 2012)_For the first time scientists have assessed the main activities driving deforestation and forest degradation at the national...
