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News
- 9 Sep 2013
Charcoal, chickens and a conservation conundrum in Peru
Charcoal in a different light; not cause of deforestation, but instead a helpful source of income for a lot of very poor people.
News
- 9 Aug 2013
Design benefit-sharing carefully, or risk undermining REDD+, researchers warn
Failure to give local people a voice in decision making and design can undermine the legitimacy of benefit-sharing mechanisms.
Video
- 1 Aug 2013
Interactive web app lets users map forest carbon emissions activities
Carbon portal allows scientists to store data for further analysis in line with data management policy.
News
- 16 Jul 2013
Carbon research in Zambia forests to help build REDD+ strategy
The Nyimba Forest Project aims to build a comprehensive picture of forest use and management in Zambia.
Event Coverage
- 16 Jul 2013
Good governance is “critical” to engage the private sector in REDD+
Panelists at the 2013 UN-REDD Global Symposium discuss need for fundamental principles of forest governance.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
Scientists are now able to monitor generalized patterns of land-use rather than pixels of land cover, allowing for proper analysis.
News
- 12 Jul 2013
New swidden agriculture monitoring tool aids REDD+
Event Coverage
- 10 Jul 2013
Green economy would highlight full value of forests
Forests are too often taken for granted and perceived as “free”, despite their crucial importance for human survival.
Event Coverage
- 24 Jun 2013
Bonn climate talks tackle emissions verification stumbling block
Should emissions reductions claimed by countries be verified by an independent international body?
21 Jun 2013
Q+A: How do local forest communities in the Amazon feel about REDD+?
Relatively little is known about how local forest people feel about schemes to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, known as REDD+,...
News
- 20 Jun 2013
REDD+ emissions verification could lead to results-based aid financing
Weak demand in carbon markets turns REDD+ funding towards development aid budgets.
News
- 11 Jun 2013
Global fund would provide effective means to fuel REDD+ climate program: experts
Scientists stress the importance of getting REDD+ funding mechanisms right.
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