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Issue date: 
2011-07-21

Growing money from carbon

KATHMANDU: Sita KC with a team of field researchers and community forest users group of Dolakha has hiked through dense forests in Dolakha. Guided by the team of forest rangers and other experts, KC and representatives of different community forests in Dolakha have spent days in Charnawati Watershed area spread over 5,996 hectares of forest land to determine how much carbon is stored there.

“Charnawati sequestered a total of almost 4.6 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2011,” said KC proudly.

Issue date: 
14 July 2011

VCS Approves New REDD Methodology to Avoid Unplanned Deforestation

New methodology developed by Brazil's Sustainable Amazonas Foundation & World Bank's BioCarbon Fund

Issue date: 
July 14, 2011

Forests soak up third of fossil fuel emissions: study

ARIS — Forests play a larger role in Earth's climate system than previously suspected for both the risks from deforestation and the potential gains from regrowth, a benchmark study released Thursday has shown.

Workshop to determine land eligibility for project development under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of UNFCCC and Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS)

The workshop to determine land eligibility for project development under Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of UNFCCC and Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS) will be held at the Park Hotel, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India on August 11, 2011.

Issue date: 
1 July 2011

Carbon forestry projects in the Philippines: potential and challenges: the case of the Arakan Forest Corridor forest carbon project

The proposed forest-carbon development project in the Arakan Forest Corridor initially was planned to participate in the carbon market under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism afforestation/reforestation component, with a total area of 3000 ha.

Issue date: 
July 15, 2011

Indigenous groups call for halt to REDD pilot project

Indigenous communities in Central Kalimantan are calling on the government to stop a pilot project to alleviate the destruction of forests amid fears that it would prompt conflicts between local communities.

People living in and around forested areas in the province said they were not adequately informed about the plan and thus confused about Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation or REDD Plus.

Issue date: 
14.07.2011.

Der Wald als CO2-"Staubsauger"

Der Wald ist ein deutlich größerer CO2-Speicher als bisher angenommen. Zwischen 1990 und 2007 hat er aktuellen Berechnungen zufolge rund ein Drittel des Kohlenstoffs, der in dieser Zeit durch die Verwendung fossiler Brennstoffe freigesetzt wurde, geschluckt.

Issue date: 
14 June 2011

First Growth Commences Carbon Projects in West Papua Indonesia Breaking News www.theindonesiatoday.com

Theindonesiatoday.com - First Growth Funds Limited group reports its joint venture with Greencollar Group (GCS), First Growth Forests (FGFJV), has commenced the world’s first program to develop forestry carbon projects for the whole of a province in West Papua.

Issue date: 
Jul 7, 2011

Macquarie, IFC agree forest carbon investment fund

(Reuters) - Australia's Macquarie Group , World Bank member the International Finance Corp and a forest management firm said on Thursday they had raised $25 million for forest carbon projects in poorer nations.

Issue date: 
July 2011

Building Forest Carbon Projects: Step-by-Step Overview and Guide

Forest projects around the world are working to confront the practical challenges of reducing emissions and

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by Dr. Radut