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Les mangroves sont menacées alors que les Camerounais se rapprochent des côtes
19 May 2013
La côte africaine est menacée par la hausse du niveau de la mer, alors que les villes s’étendent rapidement. Jean-Marc Liotier.
Les mangroves, qui pourraient protéger le Cameroun de la montée des eaux, pourraient être soumises à plus de pressions qu’elles ne peuvent endurer, alors que la population qui migre vers la côte Sud-Ouest du pays coupe les arbres à un rythme si soutenu qu’il ne permet pas la régénération, selon des scientifiques du CIFOR.
Alors que le monde lutte...
Más allá del almacenamiento de carbono: El bosque de la cuenca del Congo como generador de lluvia
17 May 2013
Sin los extensos bosques de la cuenca del Congo el régimen de lluvias a nivel regional se vería gravemente perturbado.
Las respuestas al cambio climático se agrupan en dos categorías principales: mitigación (reducción de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero responsables del cambio climático) y adaptación (ajuste de los medios y los estilos de vida debido al cambio climático). Entre las estrategias de adaptación, la adaptación basada en ecosistemas (EbA, por sus siglas en inglés) es un...
Dibalik penyimpanan karbon: Hutan lembah Kongo sebagai pembuat hujan
17 May 2013
Jika tidak ada pohon di hutan yang luas seperti di Kongo Basin, proses terjadinya hujan akan terganggu.
Respon terhadap perubahan iklim terkelompokan menjadi dua kategori utama: mitigasi (mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca penyebab perubahan iklim) dan adaptasi (penyelarasan kehidupan dan gaya hidup akibat perubahan iklim). Diantara strategi-strategi adaptasi, adaptasi berbasiskan ekosistem (ecosystem-based adaptation/EBA) merupakan sebuah pendekatan yang mempromosikan cara-cara menggunakan sumber...
Researchers develop highest-resolution global forest cover dataset to date
17 May 2013
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a 30-meter resolution forest cover data set that could boost efforts to track deforestation and forest degradation.
La REDD+ peut-elle être moteur de changement en RDC?
17 May 2013
L’application du programme de l’ONU pour la réduction de la perte de forêts en RDC sera difficile tant que le gouvernement ne s’occupe pas du manque d’autorité de l’état dans certaines régions. Oxfam International.
L’application du programme de l’ONU visant à réduire la perte de forêts en République Démocratique du Congo sera difficile, selon une nouvelle étude, à moins que le gouvernement ne s’occupe de la corruption, du manque d’autorité...
Scientists have reached an overwhelming consensus on human-caused climate change
16 May 2013
Despite outsized media and political attention to climate change deniers, climate scientists long ago reached a consensus that not only is climate change occurring, but it's largely due to human actions. A new study in Environmental Research Letters further strengthens this consensus: looking at 4,000 peer-reviewed papers researchers found that 97 percent of them supported anthropogenic (i.e. human caused) global warming. Climate change denialists, many of them linked to fossil fuel industries...
Can REDD+ drive change in DR Congo?
16 May 2013
Implementing a U.N. backed scheme to slow forest loss in the DR Congo will be difficult until the government addresses a lack of state authority in some regions. Oxfam International.
Implementing a U.N.-backed scheme to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be difficult, a new study says, until the government addresses corruption, a lack of state authority in some regions, and intermittent fighting between rebels and government forces in the country’s east.
Despite...
Analysis: Indonesia renews moratorium on logging, palm plantations
16 May 2013
Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a bold and courageous decision this week to extend the country’s forest moratorium. With this decision, which aims to prevent new clearing of primary forests and peat lands for another two years, the government could help protect valuable forests and drive sustainable development.
This Week In Forest Carbon: Corporate Leadership paves REDD+ Path
15 May 2013
The UNFCCC Secretariat recently published a collection of views on how to improve the coordination of REDD+ activities by the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18). Nearly 50 countries contributed suggestions. Perspectives range from ...See all stories on this topic »
Indonesia officially extends forestry moratorium
15 May 2013
The Indonesian government has officially extended its moratorium on new logging and plantation concessions in 65 million hectares of forests and peatlandsi for another two years. The move, which had been expected, was announced Wednesday by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.