Olander, Lydia
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Sustaining Livelihoods While Reducing Emissions From Deforestation Reducing tropical deforestation is a necessary component of any comprehensive strategy to address climate change. Mechanisms to reduce tropical deforestation in climate change policy are currently under consideration at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as part of... |
Report | 10 May 2011 - 11:08 |
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Fundamentals for an International Forest Climate Policy Tropical forests have moved to the forefront of recent climate policy discussions in the United States and abroad. The latest policy proposals suggest that payments for reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation will be conditional upon demonstration of emission reductions by... |
Report | 10 May 2011 - 10:53 |
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Experience on the Ground, in the Forests Since 2005 efforts to include tropical forests in climate policy have gained surprising momentum. These policy developments have been accompanied by a proliferation of new forest carbon project proposals worldwide. International forest carbon projects in developing countries are highly diverse in... |
Report | 10 May 2011 - 10:46 |
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The Crucial Role of Forests in Combating Climate Change Tropical forests are disappearing rapidly – a process that accounts for some 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Saving tropical forests thus represents a significant, cost-effective, timely, and multiple-benefit opportunity for the United States and the international ... |
Report | 10 May 2011 - 10:33 |
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Expanding the Scope of International Terrestrial Carbon Options: Implications of REDD+ and Beyond Programs for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation ("REDD") in developing countries through climate policy enjoy wide support. Indeed, this support is affirmed by the Copenhagen Accord, which notes the importance of reducing emissions and enhancing carbon removals in forests. And... |
Report | 10 May 2011 - 10:26 |
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Forging a Path for High-Quality Compliance REDD Credits Created in 2005, The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University seeks to address some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems through scientifically grounded, rigorous, balanced nonpartisan policy analysis and broad-based dissemination of the Institute’s... |
Report | 4 Feb 2010 - 21:41 |