A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science presents scenarios where Indonesia could have earned$5
billion in revenue and avoided 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide
emissions between 2000 and 2005 had a reducing emissions from
deforestation and degradation (REDD+) program been in place.
By Elizabeth KahuraniGroup photo taken at the World Agroforestry Centre headquarters after a meeting with Professor Wangari Maathai. During the visit, Prof Maathai met senior officials from the Centre, including Director-General Dr. Dennis Garrity.
Reports on insufficient efforts
to curb high deforestation rates in the wake of stalled international
negotiations on how to reverse the trend mostly spell a bleak future climate for developing
countries.
