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 A new book released today details real-world stories of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in tropical forest countries through REDD+, a leading near-term option for slowing climate change. In the book, available here, CIFOR scientists and partners analyzed 23 REDD+ initiatives around the world—and revealed surprising lessons about how they fared in the absence of an international agreement and funding.
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 Safeguards are intended to ensure the first rule of REDD+: Do no harm. How many are there? How do they work? Read this primer on one of the most important topics at COP20.
- THE GUIDANCE DEBATE: An expert explains Parties’ conflicting positions over further guidance on REDD+ safeguards.
- URGENT ACTION: Time to stop putting off safeguards discussions, says CIFOR researcher.
- DRILL DOWN: For policy makers and practitioners, timely analysis of REDD+ safeguards from multiple angles.
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 As climate change leads to global sea-level rise, mangroves’ adaptability could be hugely beneficial—yet these trees are being lost at a rapid rate. Watch a video of CIFOR scientists getting their hands—and more—dirty to see how mangrove forests could help protect coastlines against rising seas.
- AT COP20: CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso will discuss a new publication on coastal wetland projects, at a side event on 9 December. Click here for details.
- AT COP20: A discussion will highlight capacity building as part of efforts to conserve and restore coastal ecosystems, at a side event on 8 December. Click here for details.
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 As REDD+ moves into the broader landscape, success will require reform beyond forestry to include tenure and other aspects of governance. REDD+ practitioners will need to seize the opportunities and confront the challenges that arise, CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren writes.
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Registration has sold out with almost 2,000 people already booked to be there — but you can still watch our live video feed of the biggest gathering of the world’s top experts in forestry, agriculture, science and development: Go to landscapes.org/live for details.
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 Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is under pressure from encroachment and exploitation, leading to loss and degradation of forests in the park. A new project, “Forests and Climate Change in the Congo,” seeks to address that by focusing research efforts on agroforestry that increases tree cover and diversity outside the park’s borders.
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