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By Elizabeth Kahurani

According to scientists from the ASB Partnership, single, stand alone approaches will not find sufficient solutions. Not especially if the focus is on forests alone and agriculture, the main driver of deforestation, is not in the picture.  

Elizabeth Kahurani (Nairobi) - As countries like Indonesia consider strategies for a policy to implement the REDD+ mechanism, evidence is increasingly pointing to the need for an all-inclusive approach as opposed to establishing and exclusively focusing on protected areas.  In a recent study, ASB Partnership scientists looked at opportunities for a green economy and

By Elizabeth Kahurani

 “ASB work has become a precursor to most of the debates shaping discussions on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).”