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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 17 October '14
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WWF | 15/10-14
The WWF Forest and Climate Programme has named Peter Graham to be its new team leader, responsible for overseeing WWF's work on forest and climate issues, focused on REDD+.

El Espectador | 15/10-14
Colombia se prepara para participar de la Conferencia de las Partes de Lima (COP 20), un escenario donde se podrķan avanzar en un acuerdo que le ponga freno al calentamiento global.

WWF | 15/10-14
As the world prepares for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC-COP20 in Lima, Peru this December, Josefina Brana-Varela, Policy Director for WWF's Forest and Climate Programme reflects on the potential challenges and critical next steps for forests, climate, and REDD+ at this pivotal meeting.

SpyGhana | 14/10-14 
Ghana's REDD+ programme has been commended for attaining some achievements since its inception in September. Professor Mrs Esi Awuah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), made the commendation during a durbar organized by the National REDD+ Secretariat under the auspices of Forestry Commission (FC). 

Phys.org | 14/10-14
A new paper authored by scientists at Fauna & Flora International (FFI) gathers evidence which suggests that failure to protect biodiversity - particularly large mammals - could negatively affect tropical forests in the long term.

WWF | 10/10-14
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility's (FCPF) Carbon Fund added Peru and Guatemala to the Fund's "pipeline" at meetings held in Washington, DC, after reviewing submitted Program Idea Notes (ER-PINs). Indonesia was also provisionally accepted into the pipeline pending revisions expected before the next meeting of the Fund.

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ZSL and GIZ | 10-14
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) are pleased to announce the publication of a Sourcebook on Monitoring Biodiversity for REDD+. The Sourcebook emphasizes a phased approach to monitoring based on availability of resources, and highlights that monitoring biodiversity as part of REDD+ can help countries to achieve both their biodiversity and climate commitments more cost-effectively.

Banko Janakari | 10-14
(Pages 23-33) Nepal is one of the first countries to receive REDD+ funds from the FCPF to achieve REDD+ readiness and has now completed the preparation of the final REDD+ readiness document including the development of this sub-national baseline RL.The purpose of this paper is to summarize the process being utilized for this sub-national REDD+ programme in the TAL to develop RL in accordance with the IPCC GPG and the FCPF's Methodological Framework.

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ClimateWire/EE News | 15/10-14
The first of a three-part series on forest-related emissions. At dawn, Peter Ellis leads a group of environmentalists heading into the tropical forests near this remote village on the island of Borneo. They drive for hours. They climb mountains and cross rivers. And finally, their eyes lock on what they are looking for -- loggers.

WWF | 13/10-14
Professor Matthew Hansen is a remote sensing scientist with a research specialization in large area land cover and land use change mapping at the University of Maryland. His research is focused on developing improved algorithms, data inputs and thematic outputs, which enable the mapping of land cover change at regional, continental and global scales.