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14 December 2010
Cancún climate agreement is a win for the climate and world's forests
An agreement at the U.N. climate talks in Mexico to move ahead with REDD+ is a boon for efforts to cut carbon emissions, slow the rate of deforestation, promote biodiversity and combat poverty.
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03 December 2010
New coordinator appointed to lead CIFOR's work in Central Africa
Eba’a Atyi, a Cameroonian, has more than 25 years experience working in forestry, especially in tropical forest management planning, forest economics, forest certification and forestry institutions. He has a PhD in forest resources...
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29 November 2010
Mexican President to Attend Forest Day
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has transformed his country into a leading voice on climate change, will join more than 1,800 forestry experts, activists, policymakers, global leaders, and climate change negotiators at...
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26 November 2010
Measuring the social impacts of REDD+ projects: An emerging challenge
With hundreds of REDD+ pilot projects planned for the world’s tropical forests, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a guide on how to measure their welfare impacts on forest users.
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25 November 2010
Scientists call for push to save world’s carbon-rich peatlands
Massive amounts of carbon are being released into the atmosphere as swathes of forests growing on peat swamps in Southeast Asia are being converted to palm oil plantations, new analysis has shown, prompting scientists to call...
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23 November 2010
Cancún climate talks offer chance for progress on REDD+
Significant progress toward a deal on REDD+ may be made at the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in Mexico, but negotiators will first have to find common ground on a range of sticky details about how it may work.
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19 November 2010
Distribution of timber fees to communities in Cameroon compromised by confusion and corruption
A new study finds a lack of transparency and corruption are reducing the impact of an initiative in Cameroon that channels a portion of national timber levies to rural forest communities. The study highlights the challenges of...
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