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News
- 10 Nov 2016
COP22 Special: REDD+ monitoring is a technical and political balancing act
The success of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems lies not only in their technical design, but also in their social and economic implications
Analysis
- 15 Jul 2015
‘Forgotten guardians’: Local communities in natural resource management
Shame and social pressure may sometimes be more effective than formal systems.
News
- 10 Dec 2014
REDD+ on the ground: In Tanzania, funding and enthusiasm ‘faded away’
“Norway may still continue to fund these projects, but it hasn’t sent a clear message or signal about it.”
News
- 9 Dec 2014
To include local people in REDD+ activities, four conditions required, study finds
We need to focus on the P in PMRV: Participatory Monitoring, Reporting and Verification.
Event Coverage
- 5 Dec 2014
Survey highlights REDD+ controversies over community monitoring
Fundamental tension between the dual goals of efficiency and equity under REDD+.
News
- 2 Dec 2014
Carbon 101: Faced with teaching a complex topic, scientists get creative
Communities want to know more about what carbon is, and why they should say yes to research.
News
- 27 Oct 2014
Cameroon research adds to growing consensus on sustainable climate change strategies
"Local communities are the people who monitor whether carbon storage in the forest increases or decreases."
News
- 9 Jul 2014
Communities willing to mitigate climate change — with a little help, research shows
Smallholders in Brazil would like to reforest, but lack the knowledge and the resources to do so.
Video
- 30 Jan 2014
Finding a balance among charcoal, timber and livelihoods in Zambia
Scientists set up to find the drivers of charcoal production in Zambia and the socio-economic implications.
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