UNFCCC posts new analyses of mitigation potential in agriculture and forestry

New papers on the UNFCCC website offer a detailed analysis of mitigation potential in various sectors. The papers on Agriculture (by ICRAF''s Lou Verchot) and Forestry (by Jürgen Blaser and Carmenza Robledo) may be of particular interest.  More...

European Commission Policy Brief features ASB work on REDD

The 24 January Science for Environmental Policy Brief, released by the European Commission, features the ASB study on Opportunity costs for avoided deforestation.  More...

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Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits

Approximately 20% of emissions that are due to loss of forests and peatlands cannot remain outside the purview of climate change mechanisms. Curbing deforestation is a highly cost-effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn more about our work on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD)

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- Speech - La biodiversité et la réduction des émissions de CO2 par la déforestation et la dégradation évitées
- Biodiversity and the reduction of the Emissions due to deforestation : The case of Cameroon


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Ex-Minister Djammaluddin, who recognised the 'repong damar' of Krui as a Special Purpose Area, explains his vision for Indonesia's forests to Marcus Colchester, External Reviewer Ex-Minister Djammaluddin, who recognised the 'repong damar' of Krui as a Special Purpose Area, explains his vision for Indonesia's forests to Marcus Colchester, External Reviewer


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