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The call includes these recommendations 1. Take a global
leadership role in combating deforestation. Protecting forests
internationally should be part of a comprehensive U.S. climate policy
that ensures and prioritizes substantial domestic reductions in
emissions. Both in international agreements and domestically through
its own laws, the United States must fashion and advance polic 2. Advance a diverse set of solutions including market and non-market based approaches. There is no silver bullet. The United States must pursue a full range of environmentally and socially sound policy instruments and incentives, including enhanced development assistance, improved forest governance and expanded use of both public- and private-sector carbon finance. All such approaches must protect the rights and interests of forestdependent communities, include prior informed consent and ensure equitable sharing of benefits. 3. Engage a wide range of stakeholders while crafting policies. Any effective approach to the challenge of deforestation must involve the broad spectrum of experts and stakeholders to develop sustainable, scalable and equitable solutions that scientists, developing nations, indigenous groups, local communities, civil society, and industry can support.. Visit the ASB Blog for the full letter of endorsementNews Carbon market surges 84% in 2008The value of
the global carbon market surged 84 percent to $118 billion
in 2008 despite the worldwide financial crisis, reports New Carbon
Finance.
average price across all transactions rose to $29 per ton of CO2 from
$23. Voluntary markets, where most REDD or Avoided Deforestation
credits are traded, grew
to $499 million in 2008 from $265 million in 2007. Reducing Indonesia's Peatland Fires Intact
African tropical forests increase their carbon storage Source: Nature 457, 1003-1006 (19 February 2009) 18 Million Dollars Approved Under UN-REDD ProgrammeThe funding will support activities in Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, and Viet Nam, to assist the countries to prepare for the inclusion of REDD in a new climate deal when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Activities
vs. Land-based approaches to LULUCF Publications REDD in
Indonesia: options and challenges for fair and efficient payment
distribution mechanisms Climate
Change Mitigation: Tapping the Potential of Agriculture The Carbon Store, a private carbon trading and verification company, has released a paper that takes a broad view of land-based carbon emissions [Read more...] Little REDD Book en francais The Global Canopy has just released a french version [PDF] of the Little REDD book. Keeping the Amazon Forests Standing: A matter of values A new study from WWF values the various ecosystem services in the Amazon to show that payments could help conserve the rainforest. [Read more...] State of the World’s Forests 2009 The new FAO report focusses on how the dual challenges of economic turmoil and climate change are shaping the global forest management debate. [Read more...] Opportunities and Events Hiring: Climate Change Scientist - ICRAF, Nairobi, KenyaThe World Agroforestry Centre seeks to recruit a world-class scientist to conduct research contributing to its Global Research Project (GRP) on Climate Change. Responsibilities include contributing to a tool box for carbon sequestration project design and guidelines for REDD/AFoLU that will benefit small farmers and local communities Please click here for full details. Hiring: REDD Social-Economic Systems Modeller, Macaulay Institute, ScotlandA post is available in an interdisciplinary team working in a new EU Framework 7 project evaluating approaches to reduce net global greenhouse gas emissions through avoided deforestation in the tropics. This work is being done jointly with the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins. The post will focus on evaluating mechanisms for ensuring national-level benefits are distributed equitably, effectively and sustainably to stakeholders at a range of levels. [Read more...]African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowships 2009 Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 AWARD fellows. Fellowships are available to women agricultural scientists from:Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia [Read more...] Securing a Place for Agriculture at the International Climate Change Negotiations - IFPRI 2020 Panel Discussion, 27 March 2009, Washington DC [Read more...] Towards a rights-based agenda in international forestry? Berkeley, California 29 May 2009 [Read more...] World Congress of Agroforestry Nairobi, Kenya 23-28 August 2009 [Read more...]2009 World Forestry Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina 18-25 October 2009 [Read more...] |
ies that
reflect the many benefits of conserving tropical forests.