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Latest REDD+ News and Information: 27 Mar. '15
News Articles

RTCC | 27/03-15
Norway has submitted its pledge to cut greenhouse gas levels 40% on 1990 levels by 2030 to the UN, ahead of a proposed global agreement scheduled to be signed off in December.

Modern Ghana | 25/03-15
Ghana has inaugurated a cross-sectoral REDD+ Gender sub-working group to enhance women's participation and contribution to the forestry sector.

CIFOR | 22/03-15
A recent systematic review of literature on the subject-to be presented this week at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty-shows that while it is fraught with complexity, there is evidence that different property rights regimes can and do shape environmental impacts.

TNC | 20/03-15 
Forests are doing their best to counteract climate change, but they're reaching their limit. According to recent reports, intact forests are likely to reach a "steady state", thereby limiting their ability to increase their natural rate of carbon sequestration in order to compensate for increased CO2 in the atmosphere. 

Journal Articles & Publications

TNC, FCPF, WBG | 2015
This study analyzes some of the most advanced RED +/LED initiatives worldwide-including a critical look at the success and challenges to date-to understand what is needed to succeed going forward. 

What are the Environmental Impacts of Property Rights Regimes in Forests, Fisheries and Rangelands? 
CIFOR 2014
Here we provide a protocol for conducting a systematic review that will gather empirical evidence over the past two decades on this topic. We will ask the following questions: a) What are the environmental impacts of different property regimes in forests, fisheries, and rangelands? b) Which property regimes are associated with positive, negative or neutral environmental outcomes? c) How do those environmental outcomes compare within and across resource systems and regions?

Other Info & Tools
The Alliance for Global REDD+ Capacity (AGRC) announces an app-based version of its publication THE Knowledge and Skills Needed to Engage in REDD+: A Competencies Framework, called the "Cliff Notes for REDD+" by Ecosystem Marketplace.  The app format allows for frequent updates, enabling the content to keep pace with evolving REDD+ policy and financing.