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Green India Mission: India’s REDD+ Action Plan

Government of India announced it’s first ever National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to identify measures and steps to advance climate change-related actions in its domestic sphere. One of the eight missions is the Green India Mission (GIM), which was ‘launched to enhance eco-system services including carbon sinks to be called Green India.’ This paper highlights the international political agenda motivating the agenda of the Mission as well as how it impacts communities, forest governance and therefore access to forest rights.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
December 23, 2011
Publisher Name: 
Equations
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.equitabletourism.org
Reference-Link: 

http://www.equitabletourism.org/readfull.php?AID=1831

WWF accused of supporting illegal logging activities...

Fri, 29/07/2011 - 18:00 — Markus Sommerauer

WWF seems to have some demand for explanation in regard of it's operations in tropical countries.

BONN 2011: REDD+ status and results achieved so far

Mon, 27/06/2011 - 06:17 — Markus Sommerauer

Duly to yearly climate change negotiations on technical level in Bonn, Germany some stakeholders have published their view on the state of negotiations. Below you will find some interesting excerpt of documentes published so far:

 

1. There is good paper from Carbon TradeWatch describing the key players in REDD+ negotiations.

IUFRO came up with a new report on REDD

Fri, 28/01/2011 - 07:27 — Markus Sommerauer

 

IUFRO came up with a new study about REDD. It's an impressive pack of information and a lots of background info.

And of course people immediately started to interpret their own thoughts and ideas on the "results" of this study.

Here is an overview of what people are reading out of the study:

There is no dramatic drop in illegal logging...

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:18 — Markus Sommerauer

So, illegal logging fell in the last decade (reported by Chatham House and World Resource Institute).

USA: Biomass Crop Assistance Program

On December 15 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released all the documents necessary to kick off the implementation of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. Biomass conversion facilities can now apply for qualifying status. As of December 30, only one facility had been qualified-a facility in Iowa run by Poet that converts corn cobs into cellulosic ethanol.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
January 4th, 2011
Publisher Name: 
International Forest Industries
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.internationalforestindustries.com
Reference-Link: 

http://www.internationalforestindustries.com/2011/01/04/biomass-crop-ass...

REDD+: The war over forests - all against all

Sun, 05/12/2010 - 17:51 — Markus Sommerauer

One week of Cancun talks have passed by and I just can't stop wondering!

Seems the world gets more wired any time when people meet for negotiations on what should happen to forests.

Integrating FSC certification in REDD+ projects: guidelines for Project Developer - NEW PUBLICATION

This guideline consists of a set of concepts, guidelines and procedures useful for integrating the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management certification into the organization of REDD+ projects.

The guideline is divided into three main sections:

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
November 17, 2010
Publisher Name: 
Go For Wood
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.goforwood.info
Reference-Link: 

http://www.goforwood.info/en/news.php?id=32298

 

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