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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 8 August '14
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Forests Climate Change | 07/08-14
Zambia's media houses are not equipped or often interested in covering environmental stories, according to some of the country's leading journalists, having a negative impact on the level of public scrutiny of policy decisions affecting the environment.

Instituto Carbono Brasil | 06/08-14
O IPAM foi convidado pelo Global Canopy Programme (GCP), e instituições parceiras do Peru, para apresentar as primeiras experiências e aprendizados adquiridos no Projeto Unlocking Forest Finance - UFF. O encontro foi realizado na cidade de Tarapoto, região de San Martin, na Amazônia Peruana, e contou com a participação de aproximadamente 35 pessoas ligadas à agricultura familiar (produtores de Cacau, Café, Palma Aceitera, Sacha Inchi, Aquicultura e Arroz).

CIFOR | 06/08-14
 Une évaluation de l'agriculture industrielle au Cameroun a montré que des réformes de partage des bénéfices fonciers pourraient aider à développer un mécanisme de paiement pour la REDD+ (Réduction des Emissions issues de la Déforestation et la Dégradation des forêts), ainsi qu'à préciser la base juridique de la gestion des terres du pays et soutenir la lutte contre la pauvreté rurale.

The Economic Times | 06/08-14
NEW DELHI: Representatives of BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will meet here on Thursday to chalk out common ground on crucial issues ahead of the climate change talks in Lima in December.

Colombia y México Lanzan Plan para Monitorear Impacto del Cambio Climático
Caracol Radio | 06/08-14
Colombia lanzó un proyecto que operará junto a México y que establece estándares de monitoreo y reportes en Latinoamérica sobre cambios de uso del suelo e impacto del cambio climático en la biodiversidad, informó en Bogotá el Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM).

With Work Still to be Done, New Govt Should Continue REDD+ Plan
Eco-Business | 05/08-14
The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (REDD+) Management Agency is urging the incoming government to remain committed to ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

Ecosystem Marketplace | 04/05-14
The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway made headlines in December when they put $280 million on the table to save endangered rainforests. The real news, however, wasn't the dollar amount, but the distribution mechanism.Dubbed the "Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL)", the mechanism funnels the $280 million into sustainable agriculture practices, but it ties the exact dollars to the tons of carbon dioxide stored in forests saved by the shift to sustainable agriculture.

La Hora.com.ec | 02/08-14
Perú es el país pionero en generar bonos de carbono en áreas naturales protegidas (ANP) a nivel regional, lo que le ha permitido conservar bosques y reducir sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, afirmó el jefe institucional del Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp), Pedro Gamboa.

Journal Articles & Publications
Plos One | 06/08-14
Throughout the Amazon region, the age of forests regenerating on previously deforested land is determined, in part, by the periods of active land use prior to abandonment and the frequency of reclearance of regrowth, both of which can be quantified by comparing time-series of Landsat sensor data.

Climate Focus, WRI, FCMC | 08-14
Over the last 18 month Climate Focus in cooperation with WRI and FCMC implemented a project on REDD+ and donor safeguards with a focus on looking at whether and how REDD+ safeguard apply to donors, how donors can coordinate their interpretation and implementation, and how safeguards apply to different financial instruments.

CAO | 08-14
We report the first high-resolution geographic study of aboveground carbon stocks throughout the more than 128 million hectares that comprise the country of Peru. This report communicates the development of our methodology and an extensive validation of the resulting high-resolution carbon map of Peru. It also provides the first quantitative analysis of the basic environmental facotrs determining the carbon geography of peruvian ecosystems, politcal regions, and protected areas. 

European Forest Institute | 2014
Both the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT)action plan and the UN supported Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+)mechanism aim to achieve better forest management in developing countries. Though there are clear differences between these two initiatives, there are also many areas of overlap. This series of briefing notes aims to show how these two initiatives can be linked to provide mutual benefits.

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WWF | 28/08-14
In this WWF Forest and Climate Programme learning session, Jonah Busch, a research fellow with the Center for Global Development, will discuss a recent co-authored publication, 'What Drives Deforestation and What Stops It? A Meta-Analysis of Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies.' While some findings from the research confirm conventional wisdom, for example, that building roads worsens deforestation, the analysis also shows that contrary to popular belief, factors such as poverty, rising incomes from economic development, and strengthening land tenure, do not necessarily have the expected impacts on deforestation.

MSU | 16-23/08-14
The Michigan State University Department of Forestry is pleased to announce the 2014-2015 offering of the Graduate Certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy and Management.

RTCC | 07-14
Josefina Brana-Varela discusses the methods of forest preservation being discussed in the UN climate negotiations. She says REDD must move beyond discussions of carbon, with their contribution towards adaptation as another incentive for forests preservation.