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RI launches green initiative in cooperation with int'l group
19 Jun 2013
“The three components are greening the planning process mainly by carrying out the MP3EI [the Indonesian Economic Development Acceleration Masterplan], formulating a funding mechanism for REDD+ to catalyze green growth and supporting key ...See all stories on this topic »
From words to impacts: The research behind Cameroonâs sustainable palm oil policy
19 Jun 2013
Global fund would provide effective means to fuel REDD+ climate program: experts
19 Jun 2013
Q+A: Can the REDD+ climate change program produce measurable results in the next three years?
19 Jun 2013
Les délégués de Bonn s’attaquent à l’impasse des négociations REDD+ sur le changement climatique
19 Jun 2013
Les délégués lors de la réunion de l’ONU à Bonn débattront si un organe de gouvernance pour la REDD + aiderait le programme de réduction des émissions à sortir de son impasse actuelle. Adopt A Negotiator
BONN, Allemagne (31 Mai 2013) - Les négociateurs qui vont participer à une conférence de l’ONU sur le changement climatique la semaine prochaine devront proposer la mise en place d’un organe directeur pour la REDD+, qui pourrait aider à fournir une solution pour la manière...
What Happened at the United Nations Climate Change Talks in Bonn?
18 Jun 2013
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany ended on Friday and most news outlets are reporting a “mixed-bag” of step-wise progress and discouraging stalemates. Our climate program director, Jeff Hayward, shares a synopsis of the session’s achievements and failings.
The Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) failed to make any progress due to objections from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine regarding the group’s agenda. This justifiably sparked frustration among attendees....
Trade fears blocking progress on REDD+ at UN climate talks
18 Jun 2013
Negotiators at last week’s UN climate change negotiations in Bonn wrestled with the question of how to go about discussing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation – the source of about 15% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Central to this discussion are the strong market incentives, operating on a global scale, that currently drive the production of commodities in ways that destroy forests. That means discussing international trade.
However, some negotiators...
Carbon projects for smallholder farmers can 'reduce poverty'
17 Jun 2013
Projects in Africa helping small farms make use of the carbon market can help reduce poverty, say researchers.
Logging may destabilize carbon in forest soils
14 Jun 2013
Logging in temperate zones may release more greenhouse gases than previously thought by destabilizing carbon stored in forest soils, argues a new paper published in the journal Global Change Biology-Bioenergy.