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Integrating agriculture and forestry in the landscape is key to REDD

Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 22:36 by EKahurani

A multifunctional approach to REDD will be far more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing food production than the practice of intensifying agriculture and sparing forests

Trees and Landscape Restoration Can Help Deliver a 'Triple' Win

Posted Mon, 05/23/2011 - 14:03 by EKahurani

Against a backdrop of volatile food prices and increasing climate variability, more and more people are paying attention to the relationship between a healthy environment and resilient farmland. From policy makers to private investors, from researchers to smallholder farmers, many are looking for better ways to increase food security in a changing climate.

African and Asian decision makers to gain expert skills and knowledge on REDD+ planning

Posted Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:20 by EKahurani

NAIROBI—May 2, 2011—Over 120 African and Asian government negotiators, land managers, representatives of non-government organizations and climate change scientists are meeting this month to enhance their skills and understanding of the REDD+ implementation process at regional workshops in Cameroon and Vietnam, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Altern

Climate Negotiators and REDD Supporters Not Seeing the Landscape Through the Trees, Say Agroforestry Researchers

Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 02:16 by EKahurani

 

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CANCUN, MEXICO (7 December 2010)--An exclusive focus on forests—as opposed to the entire landscape—could lead to inequitable and destructive outcomes for the poor in developing countries, said a Nairobi-based agroforestry research organization today.

 

A whole landscape approach will make REDD+ efficient, effective and equitable (News Release)

Posted Mon, 11/29/2010 - 19:19 by EKahurani

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