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The Tropical Forest Forever Facility’s “proposed 20-30% forest cover threshold is not credible”
Letter from scientists and NGOs criticised various aspects of the TFFF.
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Chris Lang
How the the African Forest Restoration Initiative threatens savannas and grasslands
“Increasing tree cover in open ecosystems globally represents a major threat.”
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Chris Lang
FAO definition must recognise that plantations are not forests!
In 2009, Nophea Sasaki and Francis Putz wrote a paper titled, “Critical need for new definitions of ‘forest’ and ‘forest degradation’ in global climate…
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Chris Lang
Why REDD+ is Dangerous (in its current form)
Last week, Financial Times journalist Fiona Harvey lamented that “Without a sturdy fundraising mechanism, REDD is worthless.” Her solution is to revive…
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Chris Lang
REDD in the Congo Basin – new report from World Rainforest Movement
The forests in the Congo Basin, the second largest area of tropical forest in the world, are receiving increasing interest.
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Chris Lang
The Top 10: What’s wrong with REDD?
If you’re looking for a list of what’s wrong with REDD, then look no further.
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Chris Lang
Scientists’ letter to Norway and Indonesia: “Natural forests, even when not in their primary state, may have high conservation value”
A group of scientists has written to the governments of Indonesia and Norway, to emphasise the importance of not only reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
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Chris Lang
Forest destroyer Oji Paper to carry out REDD feasibility study in Laos
In 2005, a Japanese company called Oji Paper took over a project to plant 50,000 hectares of mainly eucalyptus plantations in central Laos.
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Chris Lang
UN climate negotiations start in Bonn – two responses from civil society
As the UN’s climate negotiations resumed yesterday in Bonn, Germany, the Ecosystems Climate Alliance released a statement calling for a new UN forest…
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Chris Lang
Indigenous Peoples meeting in Cochabamba condemn “predatory REDD forest programs”
Yesterday was the last day of the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, organised by the Bolivian government in…
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Chris Lang
Why a price on carbon will not stop deforestation
Three straws in the wind: Two pieces of policy news and a new piece of research.
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Chris Lang
REDD realities
While REDD proponents and critics often provide lists of conditions that should be met before REDD can go ahead, they rarely conclude that REDD should…
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Chris Lang
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