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Civil Society platform on NAREJ Sierra Leone
3 February, 2012 - 07:07
At this National Conference on Development and Transformation in Sierra Leone, We, the member organizations of the Natural Resource and Economic Justice (NAREJ) Platform comprising all the major CSOs engaged on Solid Minerals, Petroleum, Forestry, ...See all stories on this topic »
CIFOR newsletter deconstructs COP 17 for forests
3 February, 2012 - 07:07
The latest newsletter of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) provides an assessment of the outcomes of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), concluding that it delivered mixed results for forests.
The January 2012 issue of the CIFOR newsletter cites progress on carbon accounting for REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation,...
Expert speaks out on impact of logging in PNG
3 February, 2012 - 06:56
There is a huge area of Papua New Guinea which has now been set aside for these SABLs. It’s about 5.5 million hectares, about 11% of the countries land area and one of the common concerns is that these SABLs which were supposed to be designed for larger scale agricultural development, in fact, in many cases are being exploited by timber companies as a back-door or insidious way of getting around existing forestry regulations trying to limit the impact of industrial logging in PNG.
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India increases its forest cover by 5% in a decade
3 February, 2012 - 06:44
In what could bring cheers to environmentalists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country’s forest cover has increased by nearly five per cent between 1997 and 2007. The Prime Minister felt that eventually these forests will act as a sink that could absorb 50-60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually and offset about 6 per cent of India’s annual emissions.
“We hope to see further accretion with the implementation of the Green India Mission which aims to...
Environmental news - month in review: setbacks for the palm oil industry, climate outlook darkens
2 February, 2012 - 23:58
Here mongabay.com provides a quick review of forest-related news for January 2012.
Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn't | Eco ...
2 February, 2012 - 21:45
Mr Rodriguez, who started working on forest policies in his home country nearly 20 years ago, attributes Costa Rica's success to a national programme that used economic incentives to ensure its people paid for the environmental services ...Eco-Business - Asia's Cleantech...
Principles for Independent Monitoring of REDD (IM-REDD)
2 February, 2012 - 21:43
Governance is key to REDD+. Through internationally agreed principles, safeguards and standards, a roadmap for progress towards the good governance required for successful REDD+ will be developed. Importantly, it will be owned by the ...EnviroLib
Norway pledges $300 million/year to green world's power
2 February, 2012 - 18:55
CARBON CONNECTION Norway, whose vast offshore oil reserves have helped it to become one of the world's richest countries, wants the effort to mirror the REDD+ Partnership on halting deforestation in the developing world. The Energy+ plan is intended to ...See all stories on this topic »
Salty soils drive Tanzanian farmers into forest reserve
2 February, 2012 - 18:55
The row has cast questions over plans to support community management of the region's mangrove forests under the UN-backed Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) scheme, which would link forest protection efforts with global ...See all stories on this topic »
Meeting of Minister of State (IC) For Environment & Forests
2 February, 2012 - 18:55
The two Ministers exchanged views on a range of issues relating to international cooperation on environmental protection, sustainable development, Rio+20 issues and REDD+ as well as some other important issues relating to bilateral cooperation.See all stories on this topic »