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Africa:
Gender Analysis in Forestry Research - What Policymakers Should Know
AlertNet, 11 March 2013
What is gender? Gender refers to the economic, political and cultural attributes associated with being a man or a woman. These attributes vary between and within countries and can… Read more »
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Africa:
Is Financing Sustainable Forest Management an Inappropriate Use of Public Funding?
AlertNet, 4 February 2013
The long-running debate about how best to conserve forests and improve livelihoods in forest-rich tropical countries has resurfaced in a very recent (and yet to be officially… Read more »
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Africa:
Low Carbon Resilience - Clever Idea or Climate Panacea?
AlertNet, 23 January 2013
Instead of talking about climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation, developed and developing national governments - including Laos, Cambodia, Rwanda, Afghanistan and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility to Get an Additional U.S.$180 Million
Leadership, 17 January 2013
In a boost for global efforts to combat climate change and tropical deforestation, Finland, Germany, and Norway have each announced new financial contributions totaling… Read more »
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Africa:
A How-to Guide for Putting Redd+ Into Practice
AlertNet, 16 January 2013
Ever wish there was some kind of "REDD+ for underachievers" guide? Something that was not so densely theoretical but told us how this concept actually works in practice? Or whether… Read more »
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Africa:
'The Honeymoon for Redd+ Is Over'
AlertNet, 4 December 2012
Source: CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) Read more »
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Africa:
Degradation - the Forgotten D in Redd+
AlertNet, 2 December 2012
Though degraded forest cover is increasing in many regions, difficulties in defining these areas of land and accurately measuring their carbon stocks has seen degradation left by… Read more »
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Africa:
No Success for Redd+ in Doha Until Links Between Carbon, Biodiversity & People Better Understood
AlertNet, 30 November 2012
While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to forest loss and degradation, the management of forests under REDD+ schemes must be adapted to local contexts to ensure both carbon… Read more »
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Africa:
Scientists Show Technical Concerns No Longer an Obstacle to Progress On Redd+
AlertNet, 24 December 2012
The challenges in implementing a scheme to reduce carbon emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are now more political than technical, said scientists… Read more »
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Africa:
Forest Monitoring Should Integrate Biodiversity and Socioeconomic Data, Say Experts
AlertNet, 7 December 2012
Countries need to ensure that their forest monitoring activities under REDD+ move beyond just measuring carbon emissions and changes in forest area - they should be integrated with… Read more »