Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques mongabay.com November 26, 2008
California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests mongabay.com November 19, 2008
New rules establish market for saving rainforests through carbon trading New rules establish market for saving rainforests through carbon trading mongabay.com November 18, 2008
Coordinated effort needed to cut deforestation via carbon markets Coordinated effort needed to cut deforestation via carbon markets mongabay.com November 18, 2008
Conflict in PNG between govt and landowners over REDD carbon trading Conflict in PNG between govt and landowners over REDD carbon trading mongabay.com November 17, 2008
Industrialized countries slow to reduce emissions Industrialized countries slow to reduce emissions mongabay.com November 17, 2008 Emerging economies like China, Russia, and Brazil are not Annex 1 countries and were…
CO2 emissions penalties may cost 20 countries $46 billion CO2 emissions penalties may cost 20 countries $46 billion mongabay.com November 16, 2008
Developing countries must limit emissions to prevent global warming, says energy agency Developing countries must limit emissions to prevent global warming, says energy agency mongabay.com November 13, 2008 Limiting global…
Forests for Climate initiative launches in Indonesia Forests for Climate initiative launches in Indonesia mongabay.com November 5, 2008
Clean Development Mechanism - An Important Tool to Reduce GHG Emissions Clean Development Mechanism - An Important Tool to Reduce GHG Emissions Salman Zafar October 26, 2008 The Clean Development…
Despite financial chaos, donors pledge $100M for rainforest conservation Despite financial chaos, donors pledge $100M for rainforest conservation mongabay.com October 23, 2008
EU says emissions trading system may fund forest conservatio EU says emissions trading system may fund forest conservation mongabay.com October 17, 2008
Mechanisms that use forest conservation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are doomed to fail unless they are "based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and forest communities," warn…
UK government: rainforests are weapon against global warming UK government: rainforests are weapon against global warming mongabay.com October 14, 2008 New report is avoided deforestation equivalent of the Stern Review…
Exelon signs rainforest conservation deal to help reduce emissions Exelon signs rainforest conservation deal to help reduce emissions mongabay.com October 13, 2008
Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra's endangered forests Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra's endangered forests mongabay.com October 9, 2008
Indigenous people demand greater say in using forests to fight global warming Indigenous people demand greater say in using forests to fight global warming mongabay.com October 8, 2008
Forest conservation can fight climate change and poverty Forest conservation can fight climate change and poverty mongabay.com October 8, 2008
Cutting deforestation can fight climate change, reduce poverty and conflict Cutting deforestation can fight climate change, reduce poverty and conflict Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 24, 2008
Biofuels up to 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation Biofuels 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation mongabay.com August 27, 2008…
STRI goes carbon neutral as Panama indigenous community to see carbon payments from forest conservation Indigenous community in Panama to see carbon payments from forest conservation mongabay.com August 21, 2008…
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
Investors seek profit from protecting rainforest biodiversity Private equity seek profit from rainforest wildlife conservation Rhett Butler, mongabay.com August 13, 2008 Scheme would generate investment returns while restoring rainforest and…
Carbon tax will ease transition to sensible climate policy Don't "Sell Short" the Earth: Carbon tax will ease transition to sensible climate policy Richard B. Rood and Gabriel Thoumi August…
"Turtle carbon" could help protect rainforests and save endangered sea turtles "Turtle carbon" could help protect rainforests and save endangered sea turtles Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 12, 2008 Using…
Dell becomes carbon neutral by saving endangered lemurs Dell becomes carbon neutral by saving endangered lemurs Rhett Butler, mongabay.com August 6, 2008 Dell, the world's largest computer maker, announced it…
Private equity firm to sell biodiversity credits from rainforest conservation Private equity firm to sell biodiversity credits from rainforest conservation Rhett Butler, mongabay.com August 6, 2008 Scheme would generate investment…
14 countries win first REDD funding from the World Bank to protect forests 14 countries win REDD funding to protect tropical forests mongabay.com July 24, 2008 Related: 1/3 of corals…
Rich nations could offset CO2 emissions at $2/ton via rainforest conservation Rainforest conservation could offset 500m tons of CO2 emissions at $2/ton mongabay.com July 24, 2008 Industrialized nations could collectively…
New plan would pay tropical countries for protecting carbon sinks New plan would pay tropical countries for protecting terrestrial carbon, regardless of where it is stored mongabay.com July 24, 2008…