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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 23 May '14
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UK Wired News | 22/05-14 01:54  
The amount of carbon lost from tropical forests is being significantly underestimated, a new study reports. Experts say that in addition to loss of trees, the degradation of trees by selective logging and fires causes large amounts of "hidden" emissions. 
 
Sustainable Business | 21/05-14 18:37  
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is embarking on a "massive green development program" that will protect its forests through the sale of carbon credits. 
 
Reuters | 21/05-14  
Brazil's government, the World Wildlife Fund and various partners are expected to unveil an agreement on Wednesday that would establish a $215 million fund for conservation of protected jungle in the Amazon rainforest. 
 
Instituto CarbonoBrasil | 21/05-14 18:08  
O Brasil tem muito em comum com a Indonésia, em especial o desafio de conseguir crescer economicamente sem que para isso seja preciso destruir suas florestas. 
 
Jakarta Globe | 22/05-14  
Singapore is approaching its yearly "haze" season, when smoke from forest clearing in Indonesia chokes the air, with this year likely to be worse than 2013's record pollution thanks to lack of action in Jakarta and an expected El Nino weather pattern. 
 
Ecosystem Marketplace | 20/05-14
 A new report by CDP reveals that US corporations consider climate change risks to be more urgent and physically immediate than they did just a few years ago. Many of the 62 companies that disclosed information about climate risks voluntarily purchase carbon offsets, use internal carbon pricing - or both. 
 

 

Journal Articles & Publications
 
IGES | 03-14 
This manual guides the training-of-trainers to build the capacity of the local level facilitators on selecting, testing and adapting the technical parameters and measurement methods for the forest monitoring, and on how to design an effective field training and practice effective facilitation skills that are essential for any participatory methodology with local communities.

IGES | 03-14
This report aims to present a succinct overview of selected REDD+ project designs to provide an understanding of their key design elements and to enable comparison between them. The review covers eight projects using a "snapshot" descriptive template that covers key issues for REDD+ projects aiming to generate carbon offsets without adversely affecting the well-being of local communities and biodiversity.

Other Info & Tools
 
UN-REDD | 05-14 
On behalf of the UN-REDD Programme, UNDP is seeking competent Knowledge Management consultants to support the UN-REDD regional teams efforts towards effective knowledge sharing within and between the region(s), especially with regard to work areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the UN-REDD Strategy 2011-2015.  
 
einstitute and World Bank | 06-14 
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:00:00 AM CDT - 10:00:00 AM CDT. This webinar will provide an overview of how default emission factors developed as part of a standardized baseline can build...