Madrid, 9 may (EFE).- La construcción de "puentes verdes" entre países desarrollados y aquellos en desarrollo, para compartir tecnología y conocimientos en materia de gestión forestal, será clave para el éxito de los mecanismos REDD+, ha declarado hoy el Secretario de Estado de Medio Ambiente, Feder
...materia de gestión forestal, será clave para el éxito de los mecanismos REDD+, ha declarado hoy el Secretario de Estado de Medio Ambiente, Federico...

  

Warta Ekonomi |  09/05-13 06:30 |  Indonesia

United Nations for Development Programme (UNDP) bekerja sama dengan Pemerintah Indonesia meluncurkan indeks tata kelola hutan dan tanah Indonesia.
...ini menilai kondisi tata kelola hutan serta implikasinya terhadap program REDD+ di Indonesia. Country Director UNDP Indonesia Beate Trankmann ... 

Le Potentiel Online |  09/05-13 04:05 |  Congo

Accès au crédit carbone de la banque mondiale Les parties prenantes au processus REDD+ en RDC ont validé, après intégration des avis et commentaires pertinents, la note conceptuelle du programme intégrée de réduction des émissions (ER-PIN) à soumettre au Fonds de partenariat carbone forestier de la
...au crédit carbone de la banque mondiale Les parties prenantes au processus REDD+ en RDC ont validé, après intégration des avis et commentaires ...

Jakarta Post |  08/05-13 16:04 |  Indonesia

A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) shows that Indonesia, the country with the third largest tropical forest coverage in the world, is not doing enough to protect its forests.
...address government issues and challenges requiring attention during the REDD+ [Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ]

Instituto Carbono Brasil |  08/05-13 14:33 |  Brazil

Declaração final dos Diálogos Climáticos de Petersberg afirma que os esforços existentes não são suficientes para lidar com o aquecimento global e defende iniciativas de REDD+ e eficiência energética

A satellite that can "weigh" the Earth's forests has just been given the go ahead by the European Space Agency. Biomass, as it will be known, is expected to launch in 2020.The spacecraft will carry a novel radar system that is able to sense the trunks and big branches of trees from orbit. Scientists will use Biomass to calculate the amount of carbon stored in the world's forests, and to monitor for any changes over the course of the five-year mission.

  

Antara | 07/05-13 07:34 | Indonesia

As the two-year moratorium on deforestation faces expire, Indonesia has launched its first forest governance index to address the current state of forest protection and management of central and provincial government. "Good forest governance is about public system and laws to protect the forest and peat lands. We hope the assessment results will translate into concrete actions to improve forest, land and REDD+ governance," said Beate Trankmann, country director of the UNDP Indonesia at the official launching event held in Le Merdien Hotel here on Monday.

  

Guyana Times International |  07/05-13 14:24 |  Guyana

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas has expressed concern that the cut to the budgetary allocation for the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) will undoubtedly negatively impact the country's development initiatives through the revolutionary programme.
115 million from the Norwegian government with the setting up of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) to implement projects under the LCDS .

  

Mongabay |  07/05-13 |  United States

As the public comment period for California's cap-and-trade program draws to a close, an alliance of environmental activists have stepped up a heated campaign to keep carbon credits generated by forest conservation initiatives in tropical countries out of the scheme.

  

Climate change can cause effects globally, but it can also impact areas at a local level. Now, researchers have discovered that climate change will not only cause boreal forests to shift north, but also may cause them to release far more carbon than expected, which would exacerbate the phenomenon.

  

Maximising crop yields on existing farms in an effort to stem rampant land clearance in developing countries may become financially untenable in the long-term, researchers say.
...as the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) use financial incentives to encourage people in tropical developing ...

ProFor |  03/05-13 |  United States

WRI |  04-13  |  United States

Many governments around the world have put in place systems to help ensure that investments in changes such as infrastructure projects, government programs or new national laws do not bring undue harm to their citizens or environment. The effectiveness of these systems in successfully preventing negative impacts varies widely. Developing countries tend to have a particularly difficult time ensuring that investments within their borders meet minimum social and environmental standards.

CIFOR |  03-13  |  Indonesia

Great apes occur in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. Efforts to link great ape conservation and poverty alleviation on the two continents share considerable similarities. The common issues allow the development of widely applicable guidelines and policy practice. However, the different sociopolitical, economic and ecological contexts of Africa and Asia need to be considered in developing any such