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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 28 Feb '14
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Celestial Green | 27/02-14  
The six Amazonian states of Brazil, which are members of the Governors' Climate & Forests Task Force - Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins - released a report presenting their contribution to the creation of the Brazilian REDD+ strategy, which is currently being developed by the Brazilian Ministry for the Environment.

 

Radio Okapi | 27/02-14 09:59 
Des arbres à croissance rapide plantés par l'ONG WWF dans le cadre du projet EcoMakala pour la production de la braise écologique Voir dans Picasa Des arbres à croissance rapide plantés par l'ONG WWF dans le cadre du projet EcoMakala pour la production de la braise écologique Plus de quatre cents
  
WWF | 26/02-14
Voter registration is currently taking place for the March 2014 election by northern country civil society organizations (CSOs) for an observer representative at the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). WWF will be submitting its nomination for the FCPF northern CSO observer seat. 
  
Ecosystem Marketplace | 26/02-14 16:22 
Private conservationists are managing over 26.5 million hectares of threatened forests worldwide in hopes of being paid to keep forest carbon emissions on lockdown. But these projects are in danger as insufficient demand for carbon offsets leaves them in financial limbo.
  
Médiaterre | 26/02-14 13:46 
Un atelier de restitution du projet REDD Forafam (appui à la gestion durable des forêts du bassin du Congo et du bassin amazonien brésilien) s'est tenu le 12 février 2014 à Yaoundé au Cameroun.
  
Earth Imaging Journal | 26/02-14 14:17 
Worcester, Mass.
Clark Labs was recently awarded a million dollar grant from Esri to create a cloud-based version of their Land Change Modeler for ArcGIS. Currently, Clark Labs' extension is for the ArcGIS desktop.
  
Agroinformacion | 21/02-14  
El Colegio de Ingenieros de Montes ha manifestado su preocupación ante el negativo efecto que provocará la pérdida de incentivos a la biomasa forestal anunciados por el Ministerio de Industria con los nuevos estándares de las renovables remitido a la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia.
  
Bangkok Post | 25/02-14 18:14 
The National Parks Department will seek to bolster its forest conservation projects in a bid to showcase national efforts to combat climate change and prepare for the possible launch of a UN-led forestry scheme.
  
Blue & Green Tomorrow | 25/02-14 13:11 
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has appointed Charles Anderson, who has held leadership roles in the insurance industry, as its new director.
  
Sustainable Brands | 25/02-14 17:17 
Data from Global Forest Watch, an online forest monitoring and alert system, is now available on Esri's ArcGIS Online GIS cloud service. By using a portal on Esri's platform to access GFW satellite data and crowdsourced information, users can add maps, datasets and applications to their forest projects and better analyze indicators of forest change.
 
Journal Articles & Publications
ARCC | 25/02-14  
The three case studies include Uganda, Ethiopia, and Peru. Specific subnational regions were identified in each country as the principal areas of investigation.  Despite very different national contexts and local circumstances, all of these subnational locales experienced some level of conflict and significant climate variability in recent years.
  
WWF | 02-14  
El presente estudio se trabajó conjuntamente con el equipo técnico del Programa Bosques y Clima de WWF y cuenta con el respaldo científico de la Universidad de LEEDS (R. Goodman; T. Baker; O. Phillips), quienes estuvieron participando durante todo el proceso de las estimaciones de carbono en MDD.
  
WWF |  02-14
Ce document a été réalisé de manière conjointe par le Programme du WWF-États-unis Population et
conservation et le Programme international Forêt et climat du WWF (anciennement connu sous le
nom de l'Initiative forêt et climat du WWF) sous forme de document de travail de manière à inviter
commentaires et retour d'information. Il a été rédigé en juin 2013 et est publié et mis à la disposition
du public avec un contenu remis à jour en janvier 2014.

 
WRI |  02-14
This working paper examines the institutional, human resources, and financial capacities of three countries that have developed a forest and land-use information system, and highlights common enabling factors and challenges.  
  
Other Info & Tools
BIC | 26/02-14
Nominations are open for the next Northern CSO Observer to the FCPF Readiness and Carbon Funds, this selection process is open to northern NGOs only, the selection process for CSO Observers for Asia, Africa and Latin America will happen later this year. If you are a northern NGO and have not received an e-mail through the temporary "FCPF Northern Orgs" list that will be used for selecting the new observer, and would like to participate in this selection process, please contact jlichtenstein@bicusa.org. Deadline to register for voting is February 28.
  
FSC |  02-14
The FSC is currently seeking candidates for a variety of positions around the world including Sub-Regional Coordinator for Central America, Policy and Standards Officer for Africa, Policy and Standards Officer for Asia Pacific and more.
  
ETFRN |  21/02-14
The European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) will dedicate the next issue of ETFRN News to productive landscapes.We are inviting you to submit a short article to this ETFRN News on your experiences with the landscape approach. We are interested in information based on practical experiences and (on-going) research on landscapes, landscape restoration and landscape performance at the nexus of agriculture, forests and biodiversity in mosaic landscapes in the tropics, and in a context of climate change.
  
CIFOR Bosques |  02-14
Cada año, el Día Internacional de la Mujer le da al mundo la oportunidad de celebrar los logros de las mujeres.Este año queremos contar las historias de las heroínas que lo dan todo y más para ayudar a los bosques. Y necesitamos tu ayuda. Por favor, cuéntanos sobre tu heroína del bosque y nomínala para que aparezca en el blog "Los Bosques en las noticias".