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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 debate that forests have to be sacrificed for the...
2 Dec 2012
Q+A in Doha: Meeting food needs while protecting forests
DOHA, Qatar (2 December, 2012)_As the world struggles to feed a growing population without expanding into forests and scrubland, poliycmakers need to consider...
Event Coverage
- 30 Nov 2012
Brave new world: the global trends changing the future of deforestation
The next 20 years are not going to be like the last 20 years... greater pressures from the international trade of commodities expected.
News
- 23 Nov 2012
Missing trade records signals threat to Mozambique’s Miombo woodlands
Lack of financial and technical support and knowledge gaps inhibit sustainable timber industry in Mozambique.
DG’s Column
- 23 Nov 2012
Clocking the world’s forests
What indications of forests and forestry should be communicated if we want to provide a representative and understandable picture?
DG’s Column
- 23 Nov 2012
Clocking the world’s forests
23 Nov 2012
Reference emissions levels decision helps forested nations step closer to REDD+
BONN, Germany (15 May 2012)__A ‘step-wise approach’ for determining greenhouse gas reference emission levels (RELs) from forests, adopted at the 2011...
23 Nov 2012
Emission reduction policies must be based on accurate carbon measurements
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 October, 2012)_Forest-rich countries must ensure that policies for emissions reduction programs, such as REDD+, are based on accurate...
News
- 14 Nov 2012
Under Threat: Deforestation pressure on Congo Basin forests increasing
Scientists call for a viable scientific information mechanism to deal with drivers of deforestation.
Interview
- 6 Nov 2012
Indonesia lauded for laying REDD groundwork: Next step, true forestry management reform
Can REDD+ provide a platform for the recognition of the rights of local communities living in forests?
News
- 31 Oct 2012
In Nepal and Papua New Guinea, media does little to explain REDD+
Media needs to be able to simplify the complexities of REDD+ to help build public understanding.
DG’s Column
- 26 Oct 2012
Determining deforestation and Deforestation as the determinant
Why is the deforestation number chosen as the one indicator of forest trends provided to the wider public?
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