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Indian small-scale forestry project wins CDM certificate

Posted Tue, 04/28/2009 - 02:14 by ASB Blog Editor
SciDev.net reports on the first small-scale afforestation project in the world to get a clean development mechanism (CDM) certificate. The project, in North India's Haryana state is part of a larger, ten-year community forestry project to provide tree cover in thousands of hectares of wasteland. It is supported by the European Commission (EC) and the Haryana state government.

Forestry: A green investment : Nature News

Posted Tue, 01/20/2009 - 03:55 by ASB Blog Editor
If growing forests in India can generate lucrative carbon credits, then why isn't everyone planting trees? This story of the challenges of forest-based CDM in India illustrates the gaps between the mitigation potential of the forestry sector and the reality of the current climate policy regime. We sincerly hope that we can learn these lessons for REDD. [access for Nature news subscribers only]

CASCADe Workshop, 24 - 28 September 2008, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted Sun, 09/14/2008 - 02:47 by ASB Blog Editor
The Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism of the Democratic Republic of Congo obtained the support from the CASCADe initiative (Carbon Credit for Agriculture, Silviculture, Conservation and Action against Deforestation) funded by the "Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial" (FFEM) and coordinated by the United Nations Environment Program. This initiative offers a support to project sponsors who wish to mitigate their Green House Gas emissions in the scopes of agriculture, bioenergy and forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Africa Carbon Forum, 3-5 September 2008, Dakar Senegal

Posted Thu, 07/03/2008 - 19:55 by ASB Blog Editor
The 1st Africa Carbon Forum intends to strengthen links between Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developers and the region’s investment community, and help countries in sub-Saharan Africa, to improve their level of participation in the CDM. The event will combine a carbon investment Trade Fair, a Conference and policy forum for African DNAs and climate change officials, as well as targeted capacity building on the CDM.

Smoke-screens and the lungs of the world | The Jakarta Post

Posted Tue, 07/01/2008 - 00:52 by ASB Blog Editor
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/28/smokescreens-and-lungs-world.html How we define a forest makes a major difference for effective REDD. Article by Meine van Noordwijk from ICRAF-Southeast Asia, an ASB partner.
Meine van Noordwijk ,  Bogor   |  Sat, 06/28/2008 11:54 AM  |  Opinion Reducing deforestation, has become a respected policy target for governments.
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