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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 3 May '13
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UNFCCC |  26/04 |  
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a compilation of 11 views presented by parties (FCCC/SB/2013/MISC.3) on issues related to activities described in paragraph 70 of decision 1/CP.16
  
Pakistan: Workshop on 'REDD+, roadmap development process' concludess
Forest Carbon Portal| 01/05-13 16:00 | United States
News Source: Business Recorder The Federal Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) in collaboration with the Punjab Forest Department, ICIMOD and World Wide Funds for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-F) organised a two-day provincial level consultation workshop on 'REDD+ and roadmap development process', which conc.
Pakistan: Workshop on 'REDD+, roadmap development process' concludes News Source: Business Recorder The Federal Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC )

 

National Express Malaysia | 01/05-13 07:34 | Malaysia
Click here to read the PDF version of this e-newsletter Dear Friends, As multiple international agencies adopt and update their social and environmental policies, this special edition Forest Peoples Programme E-Newsletter reviews experiences of communities and civil society with the safeguard poli
rights in the African human rights system. Read more Safeguards in REDD+ financing schemes Among the many aspects of REDD+ under close scrutiny...
  
Guyana Chronicle Online | 01/05-13 01:22 | Guyana
FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has said Guyanese should be proud, as a nation, over the recent recognition of its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and pact with Norway.
...cup of fair-trade coffee every morning. It s called REDD, which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. And ... 
  
Harvard - Belfer Center | 01/05-13 00:27 | 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...
  
Daily Times | 30/04-13 22:39 | Pakistan
Staff Report LAHORE: With the aim to sensitise and enhance capacities of the relevant stakeholders, a consultative workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) was organised by Federal Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) in collaboration with the Punjab Forest Depa.
...consultative workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) was organised by Federal Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC )...
  
Imagen del Golfo | 30/04-13 18:45 | Mexico
Este martes se lleva a cabo la segunda reunión del Comité Técnico Asesor (CTA) del Proyecto Fortalecimiento REDD+ y Cooperación Sur-Sur, de la Comisión Nacional Forestal (Conafor) a través del cual se desarrolla el sistema de Medición, Reporte y Verificación (MRV), en preparación a la estrategia par,
...segunda reunión del Comité Técnico Asesor (CTA) del Proyecto Fortalecimiento REDD+ y Cooperación Sur-Sur, de la Comisión Nacional Forestal (Conafor ),
  
Agence Ivoirienne de Presse | 30/04-13 18:18 | Cote D'Ivoire
AIP) - Les parties prenantes au mécanisme de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre dues à la déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts (REDD+) ont été sensibilisées à San Pedro à s'approprier ce mécanisme destiné à la lutte mondiale contre le chan San Pedro, 30 avr (AIP) - Les parties.
...San Pedro: Les parties prenantes au mécanisme REDD+ sensibilisées AIP ) Les parties prenantes au mécanisme de réduction des émissions de gaz à...
  
Forest Carbon Portal | 30/04-13 17:10 | United States 
Author: Yuliasri Perdani News Source: The Jakarta Post The latest study from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Indonesia found that the local administration in Aceh is the worst performer when it comes to protecting the country's remaining forests.
...and its participation on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). Under the REDD+ scheme, Norway allocated up to...
  
Serperuano.com | 30/04-13 16:02 | Peru
Publicado el 30/04/13 Con el objetivo de compartir las experiencias en el desarrollo de proyectos REDD en las areas naturales protegidas del Peru, el Servicio Nacional de areas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado SERNANP realiza un encuentro con representantes de empresas privadas de diverso
...Con el objetivo de compartir las experiencias en el desarrollo de proyectos REDD en las Ã!reas naturales protegidas del PerÃo, el Servicio Nacional ...

Geospatial Today | 30/04-13 09:36 | India
As the global community prepares to monitor and measure the impact of climate change, the role of geospatial technology in collecting and analysing information on natural resources for formulation of environmental policies has become essential more than ever before It is becoming obvious that
...since 1986) serve as reference data to assess the commitments related to REDD+. The acquisition of new images also allows for the updating of...

Journal Articles & Publications
UN-REDD Programme | 02/05-13 13:21 | Switzerland
The publication aims to identify key legal considerations to implement national REDD+ programmes/strategies and to present lessons learned to assist countries in drafting legislative reforms related to REDD+. 
  
Philosophical Transactions B -- Royal Biological Society |  22/04-13 |  United Kingdom
Can greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from land-use, more than one-fourth of the global total, decline as growth in land-based production accelerates? This review examines the status of two major international initiatives that are designed to address different aspects of this challenge. REDD+ is an emerging policy framework for providing incentives to tropical nations and states that reduce their GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
  
CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights | 30/04-13 22:20 | United States
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has released a new report, prepared by Margarita Flórez of Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, analyzes the impacts of the extractive industries on the collective land and forest rights of people and communities in Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, and Panama
...parks. Forest areas identified by the countries as potential sites for REDD+ projects often overlap with land owned by Indigenous Peoples , Afro-descendants ...
  
Climate Change Policy & Practice | 29/04-13 17:51 | United States
The April edition of the newsletter of the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) highlights progress on the national REDD+ Readiness Roadmap in Bangladesh and the establishment of a national REDD+ taskforce in...
...UN-REDD Newsletter Highlights Workshops on Safeguards, Gender and the Green Economy The April edition of the newsletter of the UN Collaborative...

Climate Change Policy & Practice | 29/04-13 16:27 | United States
The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) has released a summary of the e-discussions on addressing REDD+ corruption at the local level.
UN-REDD E-discussions Address REDD+ Corruption Risks The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation...
  
 
News Source: UN-REDD Programme Newsletter Zambia has increased efforts to implement its stakeholder assessment and engagement plan (SAEP). Significantly, a CSO consultative meeting was held in March 2013 to provide updates on the UN-REDD National Programme in Zambia and to discuss areas of coopera...
Zambia Steps up Efforts on Stakeholder Engagement Ahead of REDD+ Strategy News Source: UN-REDD Programme Newsletter Zambia has increased efforts...
Other Info & Tools
UNDP |  01/05-13  |  United States

Elaborer et formuler les projets d'investissement REDD+, en collaboration étroite avec l'ensemble de l'équipe de programmation, et en synergie avec l'équipe FIP

  
Job: 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 ...