ASB - Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

Forests and Climate Change Toolbox

The Forest and Climate Change Toolbox has been developed by scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and other ASB collaborators. The objective is to build understanding and technical proficiency on issues of climate change and forests including mitigation, adaptation, carbon accounting and markets,... More

ASB Recruiting a Programme Associate - closing date 28 February 2010

ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins is a global partnership of more than 80 research institutes, non-governmental organizations, universities, community organizations, farmers' groups, and other local, national, and international organizations. ASB aims to identify, assess, and develop policy, institutional and technological options... More

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Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits
Peat Swamp

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)

Download our report Opportunities for Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits (November 2007)

Recent Publications

- Reducing Emissions from All Land Uses: The case for a whole landscape approach

- If we cannot define it, we cannot save it: Forest definitions and REDD

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