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Alley Cropping: Balancing Forest and Agriculture

Posted Thu, 08/04/2011 - 11:34 by EKahurani

“Swidden” agriculture, or slash-and-burn farming, is a practice common among subsistence smallholders which destroys forests and releases over one billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere annually.

Lack of credible data in developing countries could hinder REDD+ progress

Posted Sat, 05/21/2011 - 01:41 by EKahurani

A study conducted in Panama found errors of up to 50% when compared with a reference emissions level, with the primary source of error being the mature forest carbon stock estimates.

UNREDD:Estimating the Opportunity Costs of REDD+

Posted Mon, 01/24/2011 - 11:24 by EKahurani

The UN-REDD Programme recently collaborated with a team of experts from the World Bank Institute (WBI), the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the ASB-Partnership at the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) to provide critical training to identify the range of costs associated with REDD+.

Harvesting Knowledge on REDD-plus:Early Lessons from the FCPF Initiative and Beyond

Posted Wed, 01/12/2011 - 11:17 by EKahurani

As the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) initiative evolves as a performance-based pilot on REDDplus preparation and implementation, it is generating innovative experience. The FCPF’s Facility Management Team (FMT) is beginning a knowledge management process to summarize important lessons being learned by the FCPF Partnership.

New CGIAR Research programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Posted Wed, 01/05/2011 - 17:41 by EKahurani

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) officially launched its initiative on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) on 5 December 2010, during the Cancun Climate Change Conference.

Time to act on forestry and climate change

Posted Wed, 01/05/2011 - 11:39 by EKahurani

Forest Day 4 was held in parallel to COP16 in Cancún on Sunday 5 December 2010. More than 1,500 of the world’s leaders and experts, practitioners and policy makers, advocates and investors, indigenous people and community representatives, and the media participated.

UN Climate Change Conference Cancún Agreement Package

Posted Mon, 01/03/2011 - 14:01 by EKahurani

UN Climate Change Conference in Cancún delivers a balanced package of decisions, restores faith in multilateral process...Read UNFCC Press Release

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