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3 Dec 2012
Landscapes in the Earth System: How policymakers should consider forests at next year’s U.N. climate talks
DOHA, Qatar (3 December, 2012)_Forests have been front-and-centre at climate negotiations for several years. This year, at the COP18 meeting in Doha, Qatar, Forest Day 6 raised their profile even further,...
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- 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.
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
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...
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...
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- 29 Nov 2012
No success for REDD+ in Doha until links between carbon, biodiversity & people better understood
Landscape approach provides a useful tool to reconcile environmental, social and economic considerations relevant to REDD+.
29 Nov 2012
Doha negotiators must consider Africa’s adaptation challenges, says CIFOR scientist
DOHA, Qatar (29 November, 2012)_While Africa’s voice has been growing in international negotiations, more focus is needed on climate change adaptation...
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- 27 Nov 2012
Indonesia and REDD+: Moving beyond carbon to sustainable development
REDD+ proponents hope to shift the focus towards improving forest governance, poverty alleviation and law enforcement.
22 Nov 2012
Will REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
BOGOR, Indonesia (22 October 2012)_A climate mitigation scheme aiming to protect the world’s forests must work through local democratic institutions...
22 Nov 2012
Will REDD+ undermine democracy or transform it?
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- 21 Nov 2012
Action on agriculture needed at upcoming U.N. climate talks
Integrating agriculture into REDD+ agreements will also be critical for the program’s success.
21 Nov 2012
Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
LUKOLELA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (14 November, 2012)_The Lukolela Police Commander’s rusting Kalashnikov is digging into my thigh as we lunge...
21 Nov 2012
Postcards from the Field: Lukolela Lullaby
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