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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 24 May '13
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News Articles
CIFOR Forests |  23/05-13 13:37 |  Indonesia
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Legislation enacted in the past decade to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is innovative, but implementing it remains a challenge according to a new report.
...UN-backed scheme Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation , or REDD+, has been seeking since 2005 to find ways to pay developing ...  
  
AlertNet |  21/05-13 13:37 |  United Kingdom
Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle to adapt to rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, scientists are trying to help - using radio to spread the word.
  
Instituto Carbono Brasil |  22/05-13 17:37 |  Brazil
As mudanças climáticas estão atingindo a região da Bacia do Congo fortemente, e, enquanto as comunidades lá e em outras partes da África lutam para se adaptar ao aumento das temperaturas e às mudanças nos padrões de precipitação, cientistas estão tentando ajudar - usando o rádio para difundir inform
...com as comunidades locais os impactos das possíveis atividades de REDD nos meios de subsistência e riscos associados, oportunidades e mudanças ...
  
ECOticias.com |  21/05-13 11:35 |  Spain
Este 23 y 24 de mayo se realiza el segundo Taller en Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes; previamente el 8 y 9 de mayo se realizó en Cuernavaca, Morelos y para el 20 y 21
...estatales de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI), el Proyecto Fortalecimiento REDD+ y Cooperación Sur-Sur, de la Comisión Nacional Forestal (Conafor ), 
  
Abidjan.net |  21/05-13 10:26 |  Cote D'Ivoire
Les changements climatiques constituent une véritable menace pour le développement humain durable. Il revient aux Etats de prendre des mesures appropriées susceptibles de réduire les conséquences que sont entre autres, la crise alimentaire, la dégradation de la santé humaine et l'érosion côtière.
...de serres dues à la Déforestation et à la Dégradation des forêts ( REDD+) témoigne de la volonté du pays à lutter contre les changements climatiques .
  
Mongabay |  20/05-13 16:12 |  United States
Indonesia's top REDD+ official confirmed there is no plan to open 1.2 million hectares of protected forest in Sumatra's Aceh Province, calling into question numbers used by environmentalists in their bid to stop reclassification of the province's for
...campaign Author: Rhett A. Butler News Source: Mongabay Indonesia's top REDD+ official confirmed there is no plan to open 1.2 million hectares of...
  
The Korea Herald |  20/05-13 12:46 |  Korea
Korea launched a four-day educational program on forest-related polices for a group of Indonesian policymakers from May 20-24, according to the Korea Forest Service.
...Korea-Indonesia joint project for adaptation and mitigation of climate change in forestry, or REDD+. REDD+ is a U.N.-led scheme to create financial...
  
Mongabay.com News |  17/05-13 20:15 |  United States
Panama's largest association of indigenous people will sue the Panamanian government to shut down the country's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program.
Indigenous association to sue to shut down Panama's REDD+ program Panama 's largest association of indigenous people will sue the Panamanian government ...
 
Journal de Brazza.com |  17/05-13 11:15 |  France
Des membres de la société civile, du public et privé ont été formés à Brazzaville, sur le concept de plate-forme dans le processus REDD au Congo Un atelier de formation des membres de la société civile, des secteurs public et privé sur le concept de plate-forme dans le processus REDD+ en République
...formés à Brazzaville, sur le concept de plate-forme dans le processus REDD au Congo Un atelier de formation des membres de la société civile , des...
  
Journal Articles & Publications
PRISMA |  05-13 |  El Salvador
Este informe, presenta y analiza los contenidos, orientaciones y alcances de los procesos de preparación para REDD+ por parte de los países  de Centroamérica.
  
FCMC |  19/05-13 |  Indonesia
A training workshop on Social and Environmental Soundness of REDD+ Programming and Implementation was conducted from November 5 to 9, 2012, at the USAID Asia Regional Training Center (ARTC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop goals and objectives were to improve the social and environmental soundness (SES) of the work of USAID and partners in Southeast Asia on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancements of forest carbon stocks(REDD+) and related USAID Sustainable Landscapes (SL) programs. 
  
CIFOR |  04-13 |  Indonesia
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released a brief that outlines CIFOR's perspective on the state of REDD+ policy networks in Indonesia, noting that REDD+ has successfully been adopted and promoted in Indonesia, with the intention of improving forest governance.
  
RECOFTC |  02-13 |  Thailand
This report presents results from a study of REDD+ capacity building initiatives that were implemented in Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar and Papua New Guinea (PNG) between September 2010 and June 2012.
  
Other Info & Tools
VCS |  05-13 |  United States
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Association seeks a Program Officer to implement and help expand the world's largest voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) program. The successful candidate will provide guidance and support to a wide array of VCS stakeholders, manage the development of new VCS
methodologies and provide various research tasks as needed. The role also requires excellentcommunication skills to assist with a variety of outreach functions.
  
Forest Trends |  05/13 |  United States
Valorando Naturaleza es un programa del organismo no gubernamental Forest Trends. La misión de Forest Trends es mantener, restaurar y mejorar los bosques y los ecosistemas naturales 'no divididos', debido al valor de los procesos de mantenimiento de la vida que estos ofrecen.
  
Carbon Expo |  29 - 31/05-13 |  Spain
Gain actionable insights from leading climate, finance and carbon market experts from around the world - catch up on the latest national and international climate policy developments, find the right tools, resources and partnerships for the strategic growth of your organization. 
  
UN |  05-13 |  United States
Information on and links to a variety of UN Climate Change learning platforms.