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Safeguards in REDD+ financing schemes | Forest Peoples ...
29 Apr 2013
Among the many aspects of REDD+[i] under close scrutiny by indigenous peoples and civil society organisations, the issue of safeguards and their ...www.forestpeoples.org/.../safeguards-redd-financing-schemes
Revised palm oil standards a positive step forward - but companies now need to perform at the highest level
26 Apr 2013
Kuala Lumpur: WWF has welcomed revised standards for sustainable palm oil that were endorsed by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) at its extra-ordinary General Assembly this morning in Kuala Lumpur. While the revision of the RSPO Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Palm Oil Production (P&Cs) did not result in everything WWF had pushed for, WWF nevertheless believes the revised P&Cs are better than the earlier version at addressing the challenges facing the palm oil...
Carbon Credits Could Finance Improved Cookstoves in Mexico
25 Apr 2013
Environmental organisations in Mexico are hoping to finance the promotion of fuel-efficient wood-fired cookstoves, which reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, through the sale of carbon credits on the voluntary market.
Two non-governmental organisations are working in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, to develop and promote these improved cookstoves, which would also reduce wood consumption as well as the incidence of respiratory...
Indonesia looks to limit size of new palm plantations
25 Apr 2013
Indonesia is working on a regulation to restrict to 100,000 hectares the plantation area of new private palm oil firms, a government official said, as the world's top producer of the edible oil seeks...
Out now: Issue #2 of the SNV REDD+ Corner | SNV World
25 Apr 2013
This time our bi-monthly newsletter features an article to further explore the linkages between REDD+ and Agriculture, an introductory article on our new project ...www.snvworld.org/.../out-now-issue-2-of-the-snv-redd-corner
Indonesian palm oil giant clearing peat forest despite its RSPO membership, alleges Greenpeace
25 Apr 2013
A major Indonesian palm oil producer continues to clear rainforests in Sumatra despite being a prominent member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), casting doubts on the body's effectiveness in limiting deforestation, alleges a new report from Greenpeace.
With or without moratorium, Indonesian forests still under threat
25 Apr 2013
The Forestry Ministry has failed to show its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation despite its support for the extension of the moratorium on forest clearance, activists...
Payments for Ecosystem Services In Mexico - Ecosystem Marketplace
24 Apr 2013
National Mitigation and Ecosystem Banking Conference. Replicating Policy That Works Payments for Ecosystem Services In Mexico ...www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/.../article.page.php?...
New Web Site to Track CO2 Levels As Planet Approaches 400 PPM
24 Apr 2013
As atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide approach the milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm), a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has launched a Website that will publish daily readings of CO2 concentrations, an online resource he hopes will drive home the urgent threat of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Ralph Keeling, director of the Scripps CO2 program and son of the first scientist to measure CO2 concentrations, hopes the daily tracker will attract more attention...
Cloud Forest Protection Critical To Keep Tropical Dams Running
24 Apr 2013
These forests filter about half the water that flows to dams in tropical regions.