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Pay the tropics to reverse deforestation

AMONG THE MANY NASTY things that humans are doing to the environment, few rank worse than destroying tropical forests. Rainforests sustain an astonishing diversity of species and keep our planet liveable by limiting soil erosion, reducing floods, maintaining natural water cycles, and stabilising the climate. Yet roughly 10 million hectares of tropical forest are destroyed every year – the equivalent of 50 football fields a minute.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
July-28-2010
Publisher Name: 
Australien Geographic
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au
Author: 
William Laurance
Reference-Link: 

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/pay-tropical-nations-to-r...

REDD for dummies: UN-REDD Q&A - Version July 2010

As time goes by, site has envolved, therefore we do offer two different texts for users who have been brought to our site and this link:

The European Union (EU) isn't able (or willing) to get the idea of Forests issues...

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 11:14 — Markus Sommerauer

July, 19, 2010 - The EU (the European Parliament) has approved legislation which prohibits the sale of timber logged illegally under the rules of the country of origin. In addition, companies must use a system of 'due diligence' to ascertain that the timber they sell in the EU was harvested legally. The European Council has already agreed to support the legislation and is expected to formally adopt it in September 2010.

What is, by its core intention, a good cause.  A lot of eNGOs, news media and others applauded. We do as well.

REDD for Dummies: A REDD Primer

In 2007, more than 50,000 fires raged through the Brazilian Amazon, reducing what were once lush rainforests to charred plains stretching to the horizon. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, fires on the island of Borneo consumed millions of hectares of old-growth forests.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
19 May 2008
Publisher Name: 
Ecosystem Market Place
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com
Author: 
Erin C Myers
Reference-Link: 

http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/dynamic/article.page.php?page_...

Carbon Credits for Preserving Forests: How Does It Work?

What is REDD?

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
May 17, 2010
Publisher Name: 
Carbon Watch
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.pbs.org
Author: 
Sarah Terry-Cobo
Reference-Link: 

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/carbonwatch/2010/05/carbon-cre...

From Copenhagen To Cancun: Forests and REDD

Background on REDD

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
May 17, 2010
Publisher Name: 
World Resources Institute
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.wri.org
Author: 
Florence Daviet
Author e-Mail: 
http://www.wri.org/profile/florence-daviet
Reference-Link: 

http://www.wri.org/stories/2010/05/copenhagen-cancun-forests-and-redd

Climate and Forests: Directory of TERMS

Below is a directory of terms used in the debate about reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Most of the terms have been reproduced from the UN University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the Meridian Institute.

External Reference/Copyright
Publisher Name: 
SCIDEV
Publisher-Link: 
http://scidev.net
Reference-Link: 

http://scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/definitions/reducing-fore...

REDD: Seeing the forest for the trees

All carbon is not created equal: One ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated in New York from several McDonalds burgers, for instance, clocking in at 16kg per 1kg of meat, is not the equivalent of one ton of CO2 emitted in a country like South Africa, where energy generated from coal provides basic services such as electricity.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
2010-04-29
Publisher Name: 
Pambazuka News
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.pambazuka.org
Author: 
Khadija Sharife
Reference-Link: 

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/64056

The UN-REDD Programme releases its inaugural Year in Review report for 2009

The UN-REDD Programme releases its inaugural Year in Review report for 2009.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
12 March 2010
Publisher Name: 
UN-REDD
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.un-redd.org
Reference-Link: 

http://www.un-redd.org/NewsCentre/2009_Year_In_Review/tabid/3499/languag...

The Forest Leakage Problem

By Reimund Schwarze, John O. Niles, and Jacob Olander

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
2002
Publisher Name: 
The Nature Conservancy and The Royal Society
Author: 
Reimund Schwarze, John O. Niles, and Jacob Olander
Author e-Mail: 
RSch14532@aol.com ;joniles@socrates.Berkeley.edu ;jolander@ecnet.ec
Reference-Link: 

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACY489.pdf

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