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News
- 9 Jan 2014
Despite enthusiasm for REDD+, deforestation in Peru continues
Peru needs to balance the demands for forest conservation and economic growth in order to achieve zero net deforestation.
Feature
- 20 Dec 2013
FORESTS NEWS ARCHIVE: Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
How would Chico Mendes feel about the way forests are being managed in the region today?
News
- 2 Dec 2013
Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
Researchers should take care with different definitions and interpretation of what exactly forest cover is.
News
- 11 Nov 2013
Forest cover can guide effective REDD+ development policies – experts
Forest transition framework highlights policy options for REDD+.
News
- 7 Nov 2013
Defining “forest” could improve REDD+ monitoring in Indonesia
Choosing the right definition for forests in order to curb deforestation.
Feature
- 6 Nov 2013
Between the Amazon and the Atlantic: Brazil’s threatened savannas
By 2008, almost half the Cerrado’s original vegetation had been lost to agricultural expansion.
Video
- 6 Nov 2013
Seeing the forest and the trees: Brazil’s transparency in deforestation data
Satellite monitoring systems record annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Video
- 5 Nov 2013
Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
How would Chico Mendes feel about the way forests are being managed in the region today?
Video
- 5 Nov 2013
Martyr of the Amazon: The legacy of Chico Mendes
Video
- 4 Nov 2013
SPECIAL REPORT: How a remote Amazonian state is leading the way in climate change policy
Lessons learned in Acre could be critical for the development of Brazil's national REDD+ framework.
Feature
- 30 Oct 2013
The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
"Business as usual" in Zambia needs to change for REDD+ to work in the long term and deliver emission reductions.
Feature
- 30 Oct 2013
The road to REDD+: How Zambia can keep moving forward
Analysis
- 30 Oct 2013
We analyze: UNFCCC’s draft technical annex to report emissions
Document provides guidelines to help countries develop reference emission levels and assess emission reductions.
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