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Just how can we avoid deforestation?

Posted Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:02 by EKahurani

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.  

Synergy of REDD+ and Indonesia’s land-based NAMA commitment provides model

Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 15:29 by EKahurani

Indonesia now has a presidential decree on land-based NAMA, which converges to REALU (reducing emissions across all land uses), combining REDD+, peatland emission reduction, restocking of above- and-below ground carbon pool

Indonesia stands to gain more from forests than from palm oil

Posted Fri, 09/30/2011 - 19:19 by EKahurani

Conserving key rainforests in Indonesia could generate revenues three times greater than felling them for palm oil plantations, cites a new report requested by the Republic of Indonesia, from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), under its Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP).

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