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September 2011

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22 September 2011

2015 climate deal deadline ‘realistic’

A proposal by Norway and Australia to finalise a new international climate framework by 2015 has been welcomed by market participants as a “realistic” proposal.

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September 26, 2011

Ecosystem services certification

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20 September 2011

Rapporteur Highlights Abuses of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Due to Extractive Industries

20 September 2011: The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, addressed the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council, held from 12-30 September 2011, in Geneva, Switzerland, and presented his report focusing on extractive industries operating within or near ind

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September 26, 2011

Norway releases US$1.1M to Guyana outside GRIF

Norway has released US$1.1M to Guyana outside of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) – the agreed mechanism for the disbursement of funds under the two countries forests’ agreement – in order to enable Guyana to meet its contractual obligations under the partnership.

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June 2009

Corruption in the forestry sector and illegal logging

Illegal logging is a

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September 21, 2011

Fehler bei Berechnung der Emissionen von Bioenergie

Einem Dokument des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats der Europäischen Umweltagentur (EEA) zufolge sind die Emissionseinsparungen durch Biokraftstoffe falsch berechnet worden.

Demnach weisen fast alle europäischen Rechnungssysteme massive Fehler auf. „Die meisten Bioenergieträger haben erheblich größere Treibhausgasemissionen, als ihnen aufgrund der gegenwärtigen Berechnungssysteme zugerechnet werden“, sagte Helmut Haberl, Mitglied des Beirats und Professor am Institut für Soziale Ökologie in Wien.

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September 21, 2011

‘Serious’ Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels

The European Union is overestimating the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through reliance on biofuels as a result of a “serious accounting error,” according to a draft opinion by an influential committee of 19 scientists and academics.

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September 14, 2011

Will REDD conserve natural forests and protect local livelihoods?

This blog was written by an intern in GBMI’s Europe office, Antoni Michael

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17 September 2011

Iwokrama, REDD attract CIFOR Director General to Guyana

Director General of the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Frances J. Seymour, is in Guyana to live her dream of embarking on an excursion to Iwokrama which she has for decades longed to visit.

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13 September 2011

LTS Safeguarding REDD+: Working Towards Robust, Efficient and Transparent Financial Governance

Global Witness has contracted LTS to identify the main risks in REDD financial flows (from both public and private sources) from international to local level, and to propose appropriate financial audit mechanisms and safeguards to mitigate these risks.

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