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Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget for REDD-plus

Posted Thu, 04/01/2010 - 09:24 by ASB Blog Editor
The Norway-France interim partnership for REDD-plus convened its first meeting recently, to mobilize funds for developing coutnries to reduce their emissions from deforestation. France, Norway and four other countries pledged an initial $3.5 billion to REDD Plus through 2012.

Carbon Finance Possibilities for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Projects in a Smallholder Context

Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 04:10 by ASB Blog Editor
The FAO has published an overview of Carbon Finance Possibilities for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) projects in a smallholder context. The report catalogues current funding and financing opportunities, as well as practical steps for project development, including accounting and validation.

Good news for African Forest Carbon initiatives

Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 03:53 by ASB Blog Editor
After lagging behind Asia and Latin America, Africa can finally boast of its first large-scale forestry project to be registered under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.
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