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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 15 August '14
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News Articles
The Jakarta Post | 14/08-14
As a senior expert at the newly-established Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Agency (BP REDD+), Erwinsyah is responsible for monitoring hot spots in the country's forests and sending alerts to relevant agencies and local officials about possible land and forest fires.

Seven palm oil giants have agreed to fund a study that will define what constitutes "High Carbon Stock" (HCS) forest, a move that will potentially determine the fate of ecosystems around the world as more companies commit to "zero-deforestation" policies based on the amount of carbon stored in vegetation.

WWF Brasil | 13/08-14 
O segundo dia da 8ª Reunião Anual da Força Tarefa dos Governadores pelo Clima e Florestas (GCF) foi marcado pelo início do evento acadêmico, paralelo à reunião dos delegados e representantes dos estados e províncias membros. Uma série de painéis e mesas redondas sobre programas e políticas de REDD+...

The Jakarta Post | 12/08-14
Recently, the Forestry Minstry issued Ministerial Decree No. 633/2014, which determines Indonesia's forest reference emission level (FREL).According to the decree, the reference emission level to calculate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

SPDA Actualidad Ambiental 11/08-14 
Los participantes del III Encuentro Pan Amazónico reunidos en Lima el 6 y 7 de agosto de 2014, un evento que busca promover una mirada amplia y compartida sobre la Pan Amazonía, invocaron al Gobierno peruano a poner en agenda a la Amazonía durante la próxima conferencia mundial sobre cambio climático (COP20), que se realizará en diciembre de este año en nuestro país.

WWF | 08/08-14
Entitled "Call of the Pan-Amazon", the Declaration of Lima, launched in the Peruvian capital on Thursday, August 7, calls on governments of the nine countries with territories that compose the Amazon biome and all other countries in the world to recognize the importance of the Pan-Amazon as an opportunity and... 

Veracruzanos.Info | 08/08-14 
México y Colombia cooperarán para establecer estándares de monitoreo y reportes en la región sobre cambios de uso de suelo e impacto del cambio climático en la biodiversidad, informó hoy una fuente oficial. El Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM) indicó que la iniciativa tiene ...

Responding to Climate Change | 08/08-14
A peaceful protest by indigenous women in Indonesia shows the power of grassroots activism to tackle climate change By Megan Darby When the government of West Timor gave mining companies permits to exploit resources in the forest, one woman was determined to stop them.
Journal Articles & Publications
FAO | 2014
This publication presents the results and lessons learned from the FAO-Sida supported pilot project "Strengthening capacity for climate change adaptation in land and water management" in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. 

Biodiversity International | 2014
This is the report of a participatory, learning-by-doing process, in
which biophysical and social scientists engaged in Cameroon (July 2013), to strengthen their skills in gender-responsive participatory research. During the week-long workshop organized by Bioversity International's Forest Genetic Resources Programme and facilitated by the International Support Group, participants practiced using various participatory research tools to unpack the gendered knowledge, skills and interests relevant to the management and use of forest genetic resources.

FAO | 2014
The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems. This report complements two other FAO flagship publications in the field of forestry, the annual State of the World's Forests and the periodic Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). State of the World's Forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector.


Other Info & Tools
UNDP | 13/08-14
Le Prestataire individuel possède le statut juridique de prestataire indépendant vis-à-vis du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD) et ne saurait être considéré, à quelque fin que ce soit, comme « membre du personnel » aux termes du Statut et du Règlement du personnel des Nations Unies...

WWF-MTI | 07/08-14
A great new video explaining WWF's market transformation work is now available on the WWF YouTube channel.

RTCC | 2014
This year's Respond Magazine focuses on the remarkable growth of low carbon and renewable energy systems around the world. As the global economy starts to gather pace again, so investments in clean-tech are rising. The publication includes commentary from UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, Poland's Environment Minister Marcin Korolec, IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri and Ambassador Moses from the Alliance of Small Island States.