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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 9 August '13
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News Articles
The Financial |  08/08-13
The Government of Lao PDR and the World Bank signed today a grant agreement of US$ 31.83 million for the Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (SUPSFM) Project, according to The World Bank Group.
  
Ecosystem Marketplace |  08/08-13
Every government agency, it seems, has a different way of accounting for REDD+ financing. That's true for countries, and it's even true for agencies within the same country. Here a quick look at how the United States does it, with a glance at Norway and the UK.

IUCN |  07/08-13
The Co-chairs' summary report highlights key issues, questions, conclusions and next steps related to REDD+ Benefit Sharing mechanisms, discussed by an international group of experts at the latest scoping dialogue on REDD+ benefit sharing.
  
CIFOR |  06/08-13
A large-scale study has found that a handful of big trees store up to half the above-ground biomass in tropical forests, raising implications for forest management and climate change mitigation.
  
EDF Blog |  06/08-13
It's not easy to reach the Cof�n indigenous community of Dureno in northeastern Ecuador. First you have to travel 15 miles down a winding rural road from the nearest town. Then you have to ask permission to cross a river by boat to reach the reserve.
  
Valorando Naturaleza |  05/08-13
En t�rminos generales, el Inventario Forestal busca ser una herramienta que permite mejorar la sostenibilidad ecol�gica, social y econ�mica de los bosques y sus recursos naturales, buscando que se incrementen sus beneficios. Asimismo, tiene como una de sus gu�as resaltar el rol de los bosques frente a la mitigaci�n y adaptaci�n al cambio clim�tico.
  
Dominican Today  |  05/08-13
The country will host the 16th Caribbean Forestry Biennial Meeting of starting Monday, when around 100 representatives from 27 countries of the Caribbean, Central America, South America and the United States will gather to share their perspectives on the impact of climate change in the region.
  
Suara Karya Online |  04/08-13 19:52
JAKARTA (Suara Karya): Pemilu Legislatif dan Pilpres 2014 sudah di depan mata.
...dapat menurunkan 41 persen dari emisi. Dalam hal ini, REDD+ Partnership telah ditandatangani oleh Indonesia dan Pemerintah Norwegia pada Mei.. .
  
Daily Independent Nigeria |  04/08-13 01:18
Michael Simire Bordering the Atlantic Ocean coastline in the south, Lagos State faces a considerable climate change challenge.
...(NAMAs); and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation plus (REDD+). Existing policies, programmes, actions and measures are...
  
Sustentare |  03/08-13
Se trata de entender el valor real de los recursos naturales para que la forma en que se los use y las decisiones pol�ticas que se tomen, reflejen todos esos
...del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) sobre REDD+ en una econom�a verde.
  
ECOticias.com |  02/08-13 11:59
Actualmente, Costa Rica lidera internacionalmente el proceso de elaboraci�n de la Estrategia REDD+, debido a su experiencia en iniciativas para detener la deforestaci�n y degradaci�n del bosque.
Costa Rica lidera el proceso de elaboraci�n de la Estrategia REDD+ Actualmente , Costa Rica lidera internacionalmente el proceso de elaboraci�n...
  
CleanBiz Asia |  02/08-13 09:00
Vietnam's efforts to protect its forests received a boost this week with over USD30 million donated by both Norway and Japan, with the former providing the lion's share.
Vietnam enters UN-REDD phase II with forests get funding boost Vietnam 's efforts to protect its forests received a boost this week with over ...
  
Journal Articles & Publications
Environmental Research Letters |  07-13
Forest protection policies potentially reduce deforestation and re-direct agricultural expansionto already-cleared areas. Using satellite imagery, we assessed whether deforestation forconversion to pasture and cropland decreased in the lowlands of northern Costa Rica followingthe 1996 ban on forest clearing, despite a tripling of area under pineapple cultivation in the lastdecade.
  
WRI |  08-13
This report provides an overview of major policies in Australia that are likely to make a measurable reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The paper discusses a carbon-pricing mechanism, renewable energy target, and other existing and emerging policies, as well as the implications of the current policy package for the country's GHG trajectory.
  
ODI |  07-13
This report uses four case studies of partnerships of public sector, private sector and civil society organisations, aimed at addressing social and environmental concerns relating to the production of agricultural crops.
  
Other Info & Tools
WWF FCI |  21/08-13
Free. UN-REDD Technical Specialist Peter Iversen will discuss challenges and solutions for implementing REDD+ at a national scale. His presentation will cover some of the issues countries and project developers should be aware of in order to avoid REDD+ projects becoming barriers for national level REDD+ implementation.
  
Verified Carbon Standard |  08-13
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Association seeks a Program Officer to help implement and expand
the world's largest voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) program. The successful candidate will join a
growing staff in the Washington, DC headquarters to provide additional guidance and support for a wide
array of VCS stakeholders.
  
Clean Energy Solutions Center |  08-13
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) will host a free webinar reporting on the newly released publication "Modernizing Building Energy Codes to Secure our Global Energy Future". August 20, 2013.