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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 26 April '13
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News Articles
Investor Daily |  25/04-13 07:14 |  Indonesia
BOGOR- Menteri Kehutanan Zulkifli Hasan mengingatkan Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan (Litbang) Kementerian Kehutanan agar terus berinovasi menjadi garda terdepan perkembangan dan kemajuan teknologi kehutanan di Indonesia.
...alam, program pelibatan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat, inisiasi skema REDD+, pembalakan ramah lingkungan, penerapan sistem verifikasi legalitass ...
  
FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Newsletter Highlights Awareness Raising and REDD+ Workshops
FAO |  24/04-13 16:33 |  Italy
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released its March newsletter on the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Governance Initiative. This edition reports on regional awareness raising workshops for francophone and anglophone Africa.
...s Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure Newsletter Highlights Awareness Raising and REDD+ Workshops The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN ...
 
Skoll Foundation |  24/04-13 17:33 |  United States
We're proud to share with you Forest Trends' new REDD+ finance tracking site, www.reddx.forest-trends.org, which we supported. REDD stands for "reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation," and refers to a global push, coordinated in part by the UN climate change process, to address
Forest Trends Launches New REDD+ Finance Tracking Website We re proud to share with you Forest Trends new REDD+ finance tracking site, www .reddx.forest-trends.org ,
  
La Nación |  24/04-13 08:01 |  Costa Rica
Se sobrevolarán sitios en Guanacaste, Limón, Osa y también en la zona norte Investigación se realiza en forma conjunta entre Canadá y Costa Rica
...captura de carbono, el cumplimiento de los compromisos de mitigación en REDD+ , señaló Pablo Arroyo, investigador de la Universidad McGill en... 
  
Nieuws Bank |  24/04-13 16:08 |  Netherlands
Surveillance and MNV systems with a regional approach in Cameroon Following the launch of the COMIFAC-FAO project on the establishment of " national surveillance and MNV systems with a regional approach in Congo Basin countries" on 16 and 17 September 2012 in Ndjamena, a new phase has begun with th
...workshop which gathered most of the stakeholders in the implementation of the REDD+ process in the Congo basin countries aimed to: cD- provide ...
  
L'Observateur RD Congo |  24/04-13 09:46 |  Congo
A l'instar d'autres pays du monde, la RDC a souscrit aux objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD). A deux ans de l'échéance ; le pays s'active pour évaluer le niveau de réalisation de ces objectifs.
...alimentaire, santé pour tous, éducation pour tous, genre, phénomène REDD, climat des affaires concourent à la réalisation des objectifs du millénaire pour...
  
Ecosystem Marketplace |  22/04-13 15:14 |  United States
Feel-good events are taking place around the world to mark the 43rd annual Earth Day, but only a few offer substantive solutions. The REDD Talks are bringing indigenous leaders from the Amazon, business leaders from the United States, and environmental leaders from around the world to in Sausalito,
REDD Talks Aim For Substance On Otherwise Fluffy Earth Day Feel-good events are taking place around the world to mark the 43rd annual Earth Day ,
  
Investing & Stock Research - Businessweek |  22/04-13 06:28 |  United States
A United Nations-backed project in Kenya is protecting forests and wildlife, as well as providing alternative livelihoods, and offers valuable lessons on how governments and the private sector can successfully work together for the betterment of communities and the environment.
...Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), which seeks to create financial value for the...
  
WWF | 22/04-13  |  United States
Communities around the globe will pause today to celebrate Earth Day, a day set aside 43 years ago to highlight environmental conservation. WWF's Forest and Climate Initiative has compiled these interesting forest and climate related Earth facts in honour of the day and WWF's commitment, today and every day of the year, to global conservation.
  
DiarioLibre.com |  22/04-13 18:05 |  Dominican Republic
En el país existen 800 planes de manejos de bosques, de los que sólo están operando 120
...Deforestación y Degradación de Bosques en Centroamérica y República Dominicana (REDD/CCAD/GTZ), una iniciativa de la Comisión Centroamericana ...
  
Journal Articles & Publications
Climate Advisers |  04-13  |  United States
This paper by Climate Advisers managing director of research and policy Michael Wolosin and associate Cecilia Springer identifies success stories, emerging strategies, and existing NGO actions and efforts to reduce tropical deforestation associated with the production and trade of key global commodities.
  
Harvard - Belfer Center |  25/04-13 03:02 |  United States
Viewpoints Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements This Viewpoint examines the possible role of REDD+ in the elaboration of a new agreement or arrangement under the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.
...Project on Climate Agreements This Viewpoint examines the possible role of REDD+ in the elaboration of a new agreement or arrangement under the...
  
WRI |  03-13  |  United States
Developing countries are receiving new financial and technical support to design and implement programs that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (referred to as REDD+).
Putting the pieces together for good governance of REDD+: An analysis of 32 REDD+ country Readiness Proposals Developing countries are receiving ...
  
WWF |  18/04-13 05:43 |  United States
This publication is a case study of REDD+ preparation activities and efforts undertaken by WWF and its partners in the Maï-Ndombe region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  
Other Info & Tools
WWF |  25/04-13  |  United States
This is an archive of the webinar that took place Tuesday, April 23, 2013. In this learning session, WWF Forest and Climate Initiative's Learning and Knowledge Sharing Manager Maria Jose Pacha guides us through a number of new tools and resources available for REDD+ practitioners seeking to identify, capture and share lessons learned that promote successful REDD+ initiatives.
  
Vacancy: Forests and Climate Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy |  22/04-13  |  United States
The Program Coordinator supports the Nature Conservancy Forests and Climate team through management of large funding grants, execution of the team's knowledge management initiative including research and synthesis of reports, planning and ...