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Biodiversity protection is key REDD+ success, study shows
2014-12-05 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Protecting biodiversity may be crucial for successfully storing carbon in forests, scientists say. A recent publication on Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation suggests that biodiversity loss especially through hunting will hinder the success of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) projects. As an initiative to combat climate change by storing carbon in forests, REDD offers incentives to avoid deforestation and forest degradation. REDD+ goes further...
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REDD versus indigenous people? Why tribe in Panama rejected pay for their carbon-rich forests
2014-09-05 10:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Panama's efforts to gain funding for standing forests roiled by indigenous opposition There isnt a word or phrase in the Kuna language for "carbon trading, and much less for something as complex as REDD+. Standing for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, REDD+ is the worldwide UN-backed climate change mitigation scheme that relies on carbon trading within forest landscapes to fund forest conservation programs. And yet, since 2008, the Kuna people have been hearing lots about...
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No REDD+ Program Is an Island: Integrating Gender Into Forest Conservation Efforts
2014-06-25 05:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Security Beat: Since 2005, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program (REDD+) has functioned as a mechanism to financially incentivize the preservation of forestlands in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But beyond its original use, some organizations have also started exploring ways it can help with other development initiatives, like womens empowerment. [Video Below] Last month, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and USAID held a multi-day workshop...
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Next big idea forest conservation? Making sure REDD+ works
2014-06-12 18:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Brazil, Dr. Amy Duchelle coordinates research on the effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and co-benefits of REDD+ initiatives at the sub-national level in Latin America as part of CIFOR's Gloal Comparative Study on REDD+. REDD, or Reducing Emmisions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, is by not a new program. It was founded in the 90s with the aim of creating a financial value for the carbon stored in forests and offering...
Biodiversity Boom Bolsters Peruvian Forests (And REDD) Ahead Of Year-End Climate Talks There
2014-04-17 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecosystem Marketplace: This is the seventh in an ongoing series of articles developed in support of this year's two Katoomba Meetings, both of which are taking place in Latin America. The first meeting will take place on March 19 and 20 at Iguazú Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, under the banner "Scaling Up Sustainable Commodity Supply Chains'. The second meeting will take place in Lima, Peru, over four days -- from April 22 through 25 -- and its working motto is "Climate, Forests, Water, and People: A...
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