August 2012

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26 July 2012

Ten Central African countries agree to improve forest monitoring

A new regional initiative will help ten Central African countries to set up advanced national forest monitoring systems, FAO announced today.

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26 July 2012

UNFCCC Releases Technical Paper on Financing Options for REDD+

26 July 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a technical paper (FCCC/TP/2012/3) on financing options for the full implementation of results-based actions relating to the activities referred to in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70 (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in

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Jul 31, 2012

East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks

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2 August, 2012

Deforestation now driven by profit, not poverty

The main drivers of deforestation worldwide are no longer subsistence-level farmers trying to put food on their tables, but corporations, converting massive tracts of land for industrial agriculture, said the founder of the Mongabay website, adding that this offers a rare opportunity for conserva

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July 30, 2012

First of Its Kind Multimillion Dollar Trust Fund Launched to Protect Guyana's Forests

The governments of Guyana and Germany along with Conservation International launch fund to protect critical ecosystems, maintain global carbon stocks and benefit local communities

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August 30th, 2012

Forestry’s shrinking talent pool

The National Post made mention today of the shrinking talent pool for Canada’s forestry sector.

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August 27th, 2012

REDD+ revisited - steady pace or passed momentum?

Two years ago Focali published an update on the latest development in REDD+ pilot initiatives (Focali Brief 2010:04). We now revisit the REDD+ scene to take a look at what has happened with the initiatives, investments and readiness work as the negotiations seem to have lost momentum.

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August 29th, 2012

REDD+ initiative for saving forests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

THE FORESTS in Pakistan are severely threatened by growing consumption of fuel wood and illegal logging. It is feared that if immediate action is not taken this natural resource would be totally consumed within next 15 years.

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23rd August 2012

Safcol pins hopes on new business model to unlock R3bn project pipeline

Stated-owned forestry company Safcol, which improved its financial performance in 2011/12 on the back of a recovery in lumber markets, expects to complete a review into its future role and structure by September, which could open the way for it to again invest in sawmilling and extend its Souther

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August 24th, 2012

South Australia - SA forests sold to The Campbell Group

The South Australian state government has agreed to sell the South East timber harvesting rights to a consortium led by The Campbell Group (TCG) for an undisclosed amount. Backed by Australia’s Future Fund, the U.S.

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Aug 24 2012

Brazil Perfects Monitoring of Amazon Carbon Emissions

A new system to calculate the amount of greenhouse gases generated by deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jungle region has come at a good time for assessing the effects of the reform of the country’s forest code.

The new satellite system optimises government monitoring of forests.

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23 August, 2012

Indigenous Peoples and the Green Climate Fund

On the occasion of the first Board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and Jaringan Orang Asal Se-Malaysia (JOAS) are pub

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23 August, 2012

Forest Peoples Programme: Numbers Across the World

By providing estimated figures for indigenous and forest peoples’ populations in countries and regions across the globe, this report seeks to raise awareness of the existence of peoples who primarily depend on forests for their livelihoods, and to enhance their visibility as key actors and rights

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June 20, 2012

The governance of REDD+: an institutional analysis in the Asia Pacific region and beyond

June, 2012. Tim Cadman & Tek Maraseni. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Vol 55 (5). DOI:10.1080/09640568.2011.619851

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August 2012

Ten Central African countries agree to improve forest monitoring

UNFCCC Releases Technical Paper on Financing Options for REDD+

East Africa's forests shrink, especially near parks

Deforestation now driven by profit, not poverty

First of Its Kind Multimillion Dollar Trust Fund Launched to Protect Guyana's Forests

Forestry’s shrinking talent pool

REDD+ revisited - steady pace or passed momentum?

REDD+ initiative for saving forests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Safcol pins hopes on new business model to unlock R3bn project pipeline

South Australia - SA forests sold to The Campbell Group

Brazil Perfects Monitoring of Amazon Carbon Emissions

Indigenous Peoples and the Green Climate Fund

Forest Peoples Programme: Numbers Across the World

The governance of REDD+: an institutional analysis in the Asia Pacific region and beyond