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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 6 Mar. '15
News Articles

RTCC | 05/03-15
Severe drought five years ago caused an observed doubling in the rate of tree mortality in the Amazon rainforest, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

Ecosystem Marketplace | 05/03-15
Science tells us that healthy forests make healthy rivers and lakes, but policy rarely reflects the connection. That could be changing as the general public comes to better understand the role that deforestation plays in climate change - an understanding that could ratchet up an appreciation of all the ecosystem services that forests deliver. 

CIFOR | 03/03-15
The current Aceh Spatial Plan-an expansion of the former Ladia Galaska road construction scheme-is slated to slice through highly sensitive areas of the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra's Aceh and Northern Sumatra provinces.

Journal Articles & Publications

The Billion-Ton Solution: Europe's Chance to Lead on Climate Action through International Mitigation Partnerships
Climate Advisers| 02-15
In this analysis, Andreas Dahl-J�rgensen argues that the most promising and politically realistic way to further increase climate ambition in 2015 is for Europe and other advanced economies to make additional pledges for mitigation that they intend to secure outside their borders.

SNV | 02-15
SNV's REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme (REAP) launches a new report examining the role of agricultural certification standards in effectively halting forest conversion and explores some of the key ingredients which need to be in place in order to establish deforestation-free supply chains.

CONAFOR | 2014
This official document summarizes the work that Mexico has done so far to design their National Safeguards Information System.

Other Info & Tools

WWF/Forest Trends 11/03-15
Wed, Mar 11, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT. Presenters from Forest Trends will discuss their REDD+ EXpenditures Tracking Initiative (REDDX). REDDX was launched in 2011 to provide greater transparency around the financial flows that have been committed for REDD+ programs.

Global Landscapes Forum | 2015
A group of students from Yale University's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies interviewed the Civil Council for Sustainable Silviculture (CCMSS), a Mexican NGO, to learn about their successful case study.