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WWF and World Bank host international REDD+ forum
2013-01-26 03:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WWF: Tropical forest experts from around the globe will convene on January 28th and 29th for a technical forum on REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation). The event, Building REDD+ Reference Levels, is being jointly hosted by the World Banks Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the global conservation organization WWF. It will focus on developing benchmarks against which many countries will measure success in reducing rates of deforestation and degradation. Participants...
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Politicians pledge to embrace REDD+ in fight against deforestation
2013-01-16 11:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Legislators gathering at a summit in London this week have pledged to boost their efforts to fight deforestation, by advancing the aims of the UN-backed REDD+ finance mechanism in their countries. MPs and other policymakers from 33 of the world's major economies agreed the pledge on REDD+ at the first GLOBE International summit yesterday. Barry Gardiner MP, vice-president of GLOBE, told delegates the agreement was intended to be "non-controversial" and would reinforce efforts to cut emissions...
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World Bank REDD+ forest carbon fund gets $180m injection
2013-01-12 00:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The World Bank's forest carbon fund got a $180 million injection from Finland, Germany and Norway, reports Point Carbon. The bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which is providing funding to develop and implement Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects in three dozen tropical countries, now had $650 in its coffers. According to the World Bank, the FCPF consists of two funds: The Readiness Fund (about US$260 million) currently provides grant financing...
Why a project-based approach to REDD+ implementation is inappropriate
2013-01-03 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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