Policymakers should not ignore activities outside the forestry sector in efforts to reduce global deforestation, argues a new report published by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The…
Add financial markets to the long list of threats to wildlife Scale-crested pygmy tyrant. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. The emergence of a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)…
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has selected Central Kalimantan as the pilot province for the country's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program, according to the President's office…
A shorter version of this article appears on Yale e360 as Indonesia’s Corruption Legacy Clouds a Forest Protection Plan. The version that appears below was last revised on October 31,…
Click map to enlarge 1.5 billion hectares (5.8 million square miles) of land are suitable for forest restoration, according a new analysis by the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration,…
Environmental groups have written to Guyana president Bharrat Jagdeo over recent threats against Tony James, the President of the Amerindian Peoples Association in Guyana. James has actively defended indigenous rights…
The California Air Resources Board voted 9-1 to adopt cap and trade regulations for AB32, California's 2006 climate law. The move, which establishes the first compliance carbon trading system in…
Guest commentary by Doug Boucher, director of the Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative at the Union of Concerned Scientists Amid the whirlwind of climate change news before and after the…
Global leaders at the Avoided Deforestation Partners Side Event in Cancun Gathering at a side event hosted by Avoided Deforestation Partners, global leaders called on delegates meeting at U.N. climate…
Funds ostensibly set aside to reward tropical countries for protecting their rainforests are being held up, threatening to exhaust the political capital needed to advance the proposed reducing emissions from…
This article was originally posted on Ecosystem Marketplace as Brazil's Suruí Establish First Indigenous Carbon Fund. A half-century ago, Brazil's Suruí people knew little of the world beyond their cluster…
Efforts to protect tropical forests under the proposed reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) program should focus on conserving large-scale moisture gradients and areas that provide connectivity between major…
A widely used representation of greenhouse gas emissions abatement costs doesn't reflect the true costs of forest conservation, making the proposed reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) mechanism seem…
Industrial interests are threatening to undermine Norway's billion dollar partnership with Indonesia, potentially turning the forest conservation deal into a scheme that subsidizes conversion of rainforests and peatlands for oil…
California and other states launched an international initiative that will work toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning toward a low carbon economy in the absence of a global climate…
Guyana's deforestation rate over the past 12 months was roughly three times the average annual rate over the prior 20 year period, but was still well below the baseline under…
When you vote on Nov. 2, remember that Peru is planning to save all of its rain forest. That's what I found out recently in the country's capital, Lima. By…
Leaders from around the world meeting in Nagoya, Japan for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to discuss solutions to stem the current mass extinction crisis may be in need…
An interview with Scott Poynton of The Forest Trust. The NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT), made international headlines this year after food giant Nestlé chose them to monitor their sustainability…
Indonesian pulp and paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has signed a deal to protect 15,640 hectares of peat forest in Sumatra in exchange for carbon payments, reports Reuters.…
Emisi gas rumah kaca (GRK) Indonesia mencapai 2,1 milyar ton karbon dioksida di tahun 2005, membuatnya sebagai penghasil emisi gas rumah kaca ketiga di dunia, namun menawarkan kesempatan untuk mengurangi…
Program pembayaran karbon hutan seperti mekanisme pengurangan emisi dari penggundulan hutan dan degradasi (REDD) yang diajukan dapat memberikan tekanan pada teknik pertanian "ramah-alam liar" dengan meningkatkan kebutuhan untuk mengintensifkan produksi…
Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions reached 2.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2005, making it the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but offering opportunities to substantially reduce emissions…
Pemetaan hutan 3D dengan laser mengungkap dampak iklim substansial dari penebangan selektif di Amazon Ilmuwan menggunakan kombinasi pencitraan satelit, teknologi laser-udara, dan survey plot daratan untuk menciptakan peta karbon resolusi…
Kenapa keragaman hayati penting bagi penyimpanan karbon Perlindungan hutan karena nilai karbonnya melalui skema Emisi yang Berkurang dari Penggundulan Hutan dan Degradasi (REDD) telah meningkat di tahun-tahun terakhir ini. Skema-skema…
An Analysis of the Historic Yasuní Fund Agreement between Ecuador and the UNDP Ecuador’s pioneering initiative to voluntarily leave nearly a billion barrels of oil under Yasuní National Park, an…
Forest carbon payment programs like the proposed reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) mechanism could put pressure on "wildlife-friendly" farming techniques by increasing the need to intensify agricultural production,…
3D forest mapping with lasers reveals substantial climate impact of selective logging in the Amazon Scientists using a combination of satellite imagery, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys to create…
Why biodiversity matters for carbon storage Protection of forests for their carbon value through Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) schemes has been increasing in recent years. These schemes…
Proyek konservasi hutan yang didukung oleh Shell, Gazprom Market and Trading dan Clinton Foundation di Pulau Borneo telah memenangkan persetujuan di bawah standar perhitungan karbon, menurut laporan Reuters. Proyek Rimba…