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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“Forests in exhaustion”: a guide
The first thing that you need to know about “forests in exhaustion” is that they are not forests.
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How Vietnam exports deforestation: Interview with Patrick Meyfroidt
A recent study, “Forest transition in Vietnam and displacement of deforestation abroad,” found that while Vietnam’s area of forest is increasing, it is…
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