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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 9 Jan. '15
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Bamoi | 08/01-15
A programme implemented by Fauna & Flora International with sponsorship from the European Union since January 2012 has yielded positive conservation results in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. 

Republika Online | 08/01-15
Sekretaris Kabinet Republik Indonesia (Seskab RI) Andi Wijayanto bersama Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan, Siti Nurbaya dan Kepala Badan Pengelola REDD+ Heru Prasetyo membahas posisi kelembagaan BP REDD+.

Mongabay.com | 07/01-15
2014 was a landmark year for tropical rainforests, with dozens of major companies committing to eliminating deforestation from their supply chains, the launch of new platforms for monitoring forests, and a sharp drop in clearing in the Brazilian Amazon, among other big developments. Here's a quick look ahead at what might be in store for tropical forests in 2015.

Forest Peoples Programme | 07/01-15
In an article published in the Jakarta Post, senior officials of the Indonesian REDD+ Agency (the government body charged with reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) argue that recognising the collective land rights of forest peoples is key to curbing climate change and promoting sustainable use of natural resources.

jdsupra | 07/01-15
International climate change negotiations concluded in mid-December in Lima, Peru at the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or Convention).  DLA Piper lawyers from Europe and the United States participated in the negotiations, representing the country of Georgia at the climate conference. This is their report about the negotiations and what the conference means for business and governments.

2degrees | 07/01-15
This year's UN summit in Paris is crucial. It's hoped that at the end of the fortnight-long COP 21 negotiations, the world's nations will sign a binding and universal agreement on climate that will include ambitious targets together with clear rules and a strong legal framework to ensure meaningful action. 

CIFOR | 05/01-15
When biologists see a forest, they may think of the number of species it could support. When climatologists see a forest, they may think of how much carbon it could store. Rarely, alas, do those points of view meet in a policy context. But recent research conducted in the Kom-Mengamé forest of southern Cameroon shows that the two disciplines should converge on national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas, where they are likely to find both biodiversity and carbon storage in one place.

Journal Articles & Publications

WWF | 01-15
Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is a leading area of consensus within the global climate debate. It has taken longer to finalize than originally anticipated, yet, no other single mechanism has ever before mobilized this scale of political attention and financial resources for tropical forest conservation, nor had the potential for even greater conservation outcomes, as has REDD+.

UN-REDD| 01/15
The UN-REDD Programme's new publication entitled " Emerging Approaches to Forest Reference Emission Levels and/or Forest Reference Levels for REDD+.", gives examples of approaches to the development of Forest Reference Emission Levels and/or Forest Reference Levels (FREL/FRLs) adopted in different contexts. The aim of the document is to inform countries seeking to develop REDD+ FREL/FRLs by sharing the experience and lessons learned from others. 


Other Info & Tools

WWF | 06/01-15
In this archived learning session, Peter Graham and Josefina Braña-Varela, both of the WWF Forest and Climate Programme, discuss REDD+ outcomes from COP20 in Lima. They also present on potential next steps for forests and climate on the road to COP21 in Paris. Watch it now. 

WWF | 01-15
Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is a leading area of consensus within the global climate debate. It has taken longer to finalize than originally anticipated, yet, no other single mechanism has ever before mobilized this scale of political attention and financial resources for tropical forest conservation, nor had the potential for even greater conservation outcomes, as has REDD+.

TNC | 08/01-14
This op-ed discusses some of the challenges that scientists face on communicating climate change.

TNC | 07/01-14
This op-ed reviews California Governor Brown's inaugural address earlier this week in which he laid out a sweeping vision for combating climate change with major proposals for increased renewable energy, decreased fuel use in the transportation sector, and greater energy efficiency.