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REDD+ as an idea is a success but implementing it is fraught with challenges, new global study says
Implementation of a UN-backed scheme that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by protecting tropical forests is fraught with challenges but these can be overcome with technical solutions and increased political will,...
Indonesian President makes speech at CIFOR on “sustainable growth with equity”
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivered a speech titled “Manifesto 2015: Sustainable growth with equity” on Wednesday at the Center for International Forestry Research headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia. Read here...
“Landscape approaches” can end the debate that pits agriculture against forests, say experts
A new approach to managing land based on the social, economic and environmental services it provides could end the ongoing debate that forests have to be sacrificed for the sake of agricultural development and help stakeholders...
The “Aid-ification” of REDD+: How it's changed and why it matters
A scheme for reducing global carbon emissions by slowing deforestation in tropical countries has changed drastically and become “aid-ified” since it was first floated in 2005, according to a major new publication on the subject.
Nepalese community forestry expert: ‘With green forests comes a green economy’
Community managed forests in Nepal are already achieving goals set out at this year’s Rio+20 conference by promoting sustainable use of natural resources and making sure more trees are left standing, experts say. However, poverty...
