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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 28 Mar '14
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FCMC | 27/03-14 
This new document, created with technical and financial support from the Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities (FCMC) program, is now available on the FCMC website. The competencies framework is broad in scope and addresses several main thematic areas related to REDD+. Each of these themes presents an overview of important knowledge, including policy context and key terms. 
  
RTCC | 27/03-14 
The dangers of global warming cannot be ignored, said Ban Ki-moon during a Greenland visit to assess how the Arctic is being affected by rising temperatures.
Flanked by the Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland, the UN Secretary General highlighted the need for rapid action from the world's most senior politicians in order to avoid the impacts of climate change.
  
Mongabay.com | 25/03-14 
Safeway has become the latest company to establish a policy that excludes deforestation-linked palm oil from its products. Safeway Inc., the second biggest U.S. grocery chain, made the commitment in response to a shareholder proposal by the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
  
IISD | 24/03-14 
The UNFCCC Secretariat has published Brazil's submission of its views on the implications of a possible revision of the eligibility of lands as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) afforestation and reforestation projects during the Kyoto Protocol second commitment period (FCCC/SBSTA/2014/MISC.1).
  
Thomson Reuters Foundation | 26/03-14 
Globally, around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for food, water, fuel, shelter and income. Some 80 percent of the world's terrestrial biodiversity is found in forests. At the same time, forests absorb and store significant amounts of carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas driving climate change.
  
Yucatan.com.mx | 26/03-14 
En Yucat�n se cr�a ganado de una forma que puede revertir la deforestaci�n y la degradaci�n forestal generando mayores ingresos para los productores.  Cinco ejidos de este estado se aliaron para implementar sistemas silvopastoriles intensivos utilizando el huax�n, un �rbol nativo alto en prote�na que tiene propiedades para la regeneraci�n de suelos.
  
FoodBev.com | 24/03-14 
General Mills has publicly committed to sourcing deforestation-free palm oil, a step that will significantly decrease the company's contribution to climate change, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
  
CIFOR | 21/03-14 
In the most comprehensive study on the links between forestry and livelihoods to date, researchers have challenged conventional wisdom about key areas, including the importance of environmental income, the roles of men and women in forest-product use, and the function of forests as safety nets.
  
Journal Articles & Publications
UNEP | 03-14  
This report advocates placing REDD+ into a larger landscape scale planning framework that can, and should, involve multiple sectors (especially those that are driving deforestation, sometimes inadvertently). This would go beyond forests to also serve the needs of energy, water resources, agriculture, finance, transport, industry, trade, cities, and ultimately all sectors of a modern economy.
  
Grantham Research Institute  | 03-14 
The study presents findings from a systematic comparative research effort to investigate the additionality claims of CDM afforestation projects in Tanzania, Uganda and Moldova. 
  
WRI  | 03-14 
The Indian Government has made a voluntary international commitment to reduce the emissions intensity of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 20-25 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Domestically, India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) includes eight national missions to support areas such as energy efficiency and solar energy.
  
Ecology and Society | 12-13 
In this paper, drawing on data from CIFOR's Global Comparative Study on REDD+, we analyze national policy processes in 6 countries and incipient benefit-sharing arrangements in 21 REDD+ project sites. Through our analysis of current practices and debates, we identify six rationales that have been put forward to justify how benefits should be distributed and to whom.
  
Other Info & Tools
  
UBC | 27/03-14 
We invite applications for a lecturer (term appointment) to be involved in the teaching, coordination, and development of graduate courses in the new course-based Master of International Forest program (MIF). The Master of International Forestry (MIF) Program is a new one year course-based program for both domestic and international students that have at least Bachelor degrees but desire further training.
  
FAO | 27/03-14 
Under the supervision of FAO's Tenure Team, and in close consultation with the UN-REDD Coordination Team, the Tenure & REDD+ Specialist will support the implementation of the tenure component of the UN-REDD Global Programme. is/her main tasks will consist of the following: Identify and liaise with governments counterparts of UN-REDD countries interested in receiving targeted support on tenure in Latin
America, Asia-Pacific and Africa;...
  
Clark Labs | 25/03-14 
The text is ideal for students and professionals seeking a hands-on, guided exploration of the fundamental issues in remote sensing and image processing, using the techniques and approaches within the IDRISI software.