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June 2011

Issue date: 
22 June 2011

President Jagdeo and German President focus on global efforts to combat climate change

BONN 2011: REDD+ status and results achieved so far

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.

Issue date: 
June 17, 2011

Our forests, our life

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June 15, 2011

Gunns dips despite $10m mill sale

THE reshaping of Tasmania's forests industry is set to reach a milestone with the sale of a strategic Gunns woodchip mill.

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June 15, 2011

Carbon credit pitch sunk

A PROPOSAL to keep Tasmania's native forests standing in exchange for billions in carbon credits has been rejected by the State Government, Liberal Opposition and Forestry Tasmania.

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14 June 2011

Conflict of interest? World Bank's role in global climate fund causes outcry

As developing countries and civil society groups continue to warn against World Bank influence in the design and management of the new Green Climate Fund (GCF), further criticism is emerging of existing Bank climate initiatives.

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June 13, 2011

REDD+ and carbon markets: 10 Myths Exploded

In a newly-issued briefing note, Friends of the Earth, Rainforest Foundation UK, Greenpeace and FERN cite RRI in debunking ten common misconceptions about global carbon markets and their ability to prevent further deforestation. According to the report:

Issue date: 
June 9, 2011

Integrating Agriculture And Forestry In The Landscape Is Key To REDD

A multifunctional approach to REDD will be far more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing food production than the practice of intensifying agriculture and sparing forests

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16 Jun 11

Carbon rich forests focus of UN plans - study reveals bigger picture

A CQUniversity researcher has spent the past two and half years investigating ways to reduce carbon emissions to positively impact on climate change, while reducing poverty in developing countries.

PhD researcher Thakur Bhattarai has been looking into the impact of carbon trading on developing countries and hopes to convince governments on policies that will maintain the integrity of forests and improve the well-being of forest communities.

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June 13, 2011

Saving forests is not like installing a traffic light

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by Dr. Radut