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Issue date: 
Feb 24, 2010

F-11 countries call for mobilzation of financial resources

Nusa Dua, Feb 24 (ANTARA) - F-11 countries have called for mobilization of the financial resources of developed countries through the establishment of mechanisms such as REDD-plus.

UNEP Report: REDD and Renewables are key...

A new study, launched on the eve of UNEP's Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum taking place in Bali, Indonesia, has analyzed the pledges of 60 developed and developing economies (more Information on the 11th Special Session of the UNEP GC/GMEF)

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Monday, 22 February 2010

REDD challenges show up in Sumatra

The practical challenges of successfully tackling deforestation and restoring forests in developing countries have been highlighted by problems facing an otherwise successful forestry programme in Indonesia. One of the country’s model community forestry projects is now being compromised by illegal logging with action so far taken by authorities not enough to halt it even though laws exist to do so, the Jakarta Post reports.

Issue date: 
2/15/10

President Jagdeo appointed to UN climate change panel

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Bharrat Jagdeo has been appointed as one of four world leaders to sit on a United Nations panel to address financing for countries in the fight against climate change.

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February 14, 2010

President’s statement does not appear to accord with the MoU

Dear Editor,

Issue date: 
February 14

The LCDS and the commercialisation of forest-carbon services

Last week I was careful to point out that any serious assessment of the LCDS and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway needs to be situated in the broader context of the global negotiations on climate change.

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January 21, 2009

Guyana moving to assess forest carbon stocks for sale of credits

Conservation International Guyana (CI Guyana)  will  provide the Guyana Forestry Commission with $8M to support the establishment of a special secretariat which will  be involved in  figuring out just how much carbon Guyana has in its forests and how to calculate it.

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2/8/2010

Soil contributes to climate warming more than expected - Finnish research shows a flaw in climate models

Finnish Environment Institute, Finnish Forest Research Institute and the Dating Laboratory of the Finnish Museum of Natural History at the University of Helsinki

 

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February 8, 2010

Forest Carbon Scheme Gains Support, Faces Hurdles

Among the few policy agreements to emerge from December's United Nations climate summit was recognition of the "immediate" need to sequester more greenhouse gases in forests through a mechanism known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, or REDD

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09.02.2010

Forscher fordern Rücktritt des IPCC-Chefs

Nach diversen Pannen des Weltklimarats IPCC gerät dessen Vorsitzender, Rajendra Pachauri, zusehends in die Kritik. Deutsche Klimaforscher fordern nun öffentlich seinen Rücktritt.

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