Le Monde.fr | 16/05-13 12:47 | France
Les producteurs d'huile de palme - dont l'Indonésie est le premier au niveau mondial - ont perdu, temporairement du moins, la bataille. En dépit de leur franche opposition, le président indonésien, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a annoncé, mercredi 15 mai, la reconduction pour deux ans du moratoire sur l'
...plus large du plan international de protection des forêts tropicales , baptisé REDD, pour réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre liées...
Mongabay.com News | 16/05-13 04:54 | United States
Editor's note: This commentary is an analysis by three experts from the World Resources Institute (WRI). Views here do not necessarily reflect those of Mongabay. Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a bold and courageous decision this week to extend the country's forest moratorium. With this decision, which aims to prevent new clearing of primary forests and peat lands for another two years, the government could help protect valuable forests and drive sustainable development.
...operate in the same area, creating confusion and conflict. Indonesia s REDD+ Task Force, the government body in charge of coordinating all REDD+-related...
The Jakarta Post | 15/05-13 | Indonesia
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia has welcomed the issuance of President Instruction (Inpres) No.6/2013 which continues the forestry moratorium for the next two years.WWF Indonesia's CEO Efransjah appreciated President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's policy to improve forest and peatland management in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
Eureka! Science News | 15/05-13 |
University of Alberta researchers have developed guidelines that are being used by the timber industry and government foresters to get a jump on climate change when planting trees.Maps developed by Laura Gray, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Renewable Resources at the U of A, provide projections of climatically suitable habitat for tree species based on climate predictions for the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s.
Instituto Carbono Brasil | 15/05-13 16:18 | Brazil
As novas oportunidades de negócios relacionadas com as tecnologias de baixo carbono ajudarão a estimular o desenvolvimento sustentável do planeta, aponta relatório do Programa de Meio Ambiente das Nações Unidas
...sustentável, manutenção e aumento dos estoques de carbono florestal (REDD+) oferecem uma grande oportunidade de crescimento sustentável para os...
Ecosystem Marketplace | 15/05-13 14:26 | United States
As part of its commitment to become carbon neutral, Microsoft charges an internal carbon fee and has invested over $4 million into carbon offset and renewable energy projects since July 2012. PUMA also seeks to find the overlap between "sustainable" and "desirable/profitable" by supporting REDD+ pro
Corporate Leadership paves REDD+ Path As part of its commitment to become carbon neutral, Microsoft charges an internal...
Berita Satu | 15/05-13 10:02 | Indonesia
Jakarta - WWF Indonesia menyambut baik penerbitan Inpres 6/2013 yang melanjutkan penundaan pemberian izin baru (moratorium) hutan alam dan lahan gambut selama dua tahun ke depan.
...Ruang Nasional, Kepala Badan Informasi Geospasial, Ketua Satgas Persiapan Pembentukan Kelembagaan REDD+, para Gubernur dan para Bupati/Walikota .
National Mirror | 14/05-13 00:26 | Nigeria
Issues of climate change, flooding, waste management and other critical environmental concerns, were highlights of the just concluded 9th National Council on Environment meeting.
...United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme. Other critical areas of government intervention ,
Punto Medio | 14/05-13 18:52 | Mexico
El gobernador Fernando Ortega Bernés suscribió con la directora interina del Programa The Nature Conservancy para México y Norte de Centroamérica (TNC), Susan Anderson, el Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU), que permitirá fortalecer los mecanismos de reducción de emisi
...titular del Ejecutivo estatal. Ante el director del Proyecto México REDD + (Reducción de Emisiones por Deforestación y Degradación Forestal ),
The New York Times | 13/05-13 | United States
The loss of tropical rain forests is likely to reduce the energy output of hydroelectric projects in countries like Brazil that are investing billions of dollars to create power to support economic growth.
Vietnam Economic News Online | 11/05-13 18:49 | Viet Nam
(VEN) - The carbon market is seen as one of the main tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Participating in this market is an opportunity for a developing country like Vietnam to access modern technologies, create sources of revenue and join with the world in efforts to reduce the effects of gre
the mechanism Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) is another option, but whether carbon financial sources and.. .
Yahoo! Finance | 10/05-13 21:38 | United States
Urban trees in the US absorb 25.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually and help lower energy costs by shading the asphalt and concrete jungle. The US Forest Service estimates all that carbon storage is worth $50.
...streets. On a global level, the United Nation s REDD initiative ( Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in Developing countries ) 
