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UN Forest Protection Talks Fail to Move Fast Enough, Kenya Says
17 Jun 2011
REDD-plus, which is designed to offer extra benefits alongside emissions savings from forests, is “progressing but not at the speed which some of us would want to move,” Alfred Gichu, senior assistant director of the Kenya Forest Service, ...See all stories on this topic »
Indonesia's moratorium
17 Jun 2011
World Resource Institute's summary of key elements, and unanswered questions, in Indonesia's recent moratorium on new forest permits.
Putting people at the centre of forest law-making is essential
16 Jun 2011
Source: GuardianUK -- Forests are not like most other natural resources. People live inside them, and depend on them for everything – the poorer the people, the greater the reliance.
Poverty doesn't drive deforestation, argues new survey
16 Jun 2011
Income from forests and other ecosystem generates a significant proportion of household income in developing countries, finds a six-year survey of 8,000 families from 60 sites in 24 countries.
Warning over REDD projects excluding rural poor from forests
16 Jun 2011
We are 'undervaluing' the income rural communities in developing countries derive from forests, according to major survey of 25 countries including Brazil, Guinea and Indonesia. As a result, REDD-type agreements designed to reduce carbon emissions from ...See all stories on this topic »
Climate Change: Community forestry feted for carbon reduction role
16 Jun 2011
Community forestry has been rewarded with US$ 95,000 (approximately Rs 6.8 million) for reducing emissions in the atmosphere causing climate change through enhancement of carbon stocks and sustainable management of forests.
Representatives of three community forest users’ groups of three districts—Dolakha Gorkha and Chitwan—received a cheque of US$ 45,535, 27,560 and 21,905 respectively on Wedn
Malaysian palm oil company violates Indonesia's logging moratorium
16 Jun 2011
An undercover investigation has found evidence that a subsidiary of Malaysian palm oil company has illegally cleared forest in breach of the Indonesia's moratorium on new permits in primary forest areas and peatlandsi.
Peru cancels massive dam project after years of protests
16 Jun 2011
Three years of sustained community opposition have brought down plans for a massive dam on the Madre de Dios River in Peru. Yesterday the Peruvian government announced it was terminating the contract with Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Amazonas Sur (Egasur) to build a 1.5 gigawatt dam, known as the Inambari Dam. The dam was one of six that were agreed upon between Peru and Brazil to supply the latter with energy.
Revised Forest Code may cost Brazil climate commitments
14 Jun 2011
The proposed revision of Brazil’s Forest Code could prevent the country from meeting its lower emissions target and is unlikely to ease rural poverty, concludes a new study by the Brazil-based Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
FCPF Collaborates on Report on REDD+ National Registries
14 Jun 2011
The report, titled "National REDD+ Registries: An Overview of Issues and Design Options," provides an overview of the value and function of national registries, and outline key requirements for their implementation. It underscores that REDD+ registries can help enhance transparency, efficiency and benefit-sharing mechanisms.