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Trees Outside Forests to Counter Climate Change

The REDD line wrongly drawn between forest and non-forests –Dr. Meine van Noordwijk, Principal Scientist and Chief Science Advisor, World Agroforestry Centre speaks to Climate Change TV

Carbon Leakage And Emission Displacement Will Haunt Redd's Effectiveness Unless Programs And Forest Definitions Are More Inclusive And Comprehensive

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Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) in nested REDD+

Tags: MRV,nested,project,REALU,REDD+,UNFCCC,News Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:14
WWF have released a report that guides towards appropriate monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon emissions...

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A decade of forest loss in Sumatra, Indonesia

Tags: forest,indonesia,Moratorium,REDD+,SEA,Sumatra,News Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:03
Indonesia has the second highest deforestation rate for a tropical country. Using a new assessment approach, researchers have found that from 1990 to 2010 Sumatra lost 7.54 million hectares of primary forest and saw a further 2.31 million hectares degraded. The bulk of the cleared forest – 7.25 million hectares – had...

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Landscape approach to future forest and tree management

Tags: africa,Agriculture,agroforestry,ASB,CGIAR,forests,FORNESSA,ICRAF,IUFRO,Landscape appraoches,Nairobi,policy,REALU,REDD+,UNFCCC Mon, 08/27/2012 - 18:29
This presentation by WorldAgrofrestry Director General, Prof Tony Simons, explains what is a landscape approach and why it is needed for future forest and tree resources management.

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Genetic Diversity in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

Tags: Adaptation to future climate,Climate Change,crops,genetic resources,Ongoing research,Research Highlights,News Fri, 08/24/2012 - 00:05
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Program (CCAFS) of the CGIAR has released a report titled "Flows Under Stress: Availability of Plant Genetic Resources in Times of Climate and Policy Change."

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Africa must earn climate funds

Tags: adaptation,africa,Climate Change,climatic conditions,COP 18,REALU,REDD+,UNFCCC,World Bank,News Thu, 08/23/2012 - 23:57
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference less than four months away, African countries need to present convincing arguments and successful adaptation projects to attract competitive funding for adjusting to changes in global weather patterns, climate finance experts say....

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Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) in nested REDD+

A decade of forest loss in Sumatra, Indonesia

Landscape approach to future forest and tree management

Genetic Diversity in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

Africa must earn climate funds