REDD could trigger bias in conservation finance towards carbon-rich ecosystems REDD could trigger bias in conservation funding towards carbon-rich ecosystems Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2008 The Reducing Emissions from…
Forestry will play a critical role in slowing global warming Forestry will play a critical role in slowing global warming mongabay.com June 12, 2008 While reducing deforestation and forest degradation…
Unlocking the potential of forests to limit climate change Unlocking the potential of forests to limit climate change mongabay.com June 12, 2008 Understanding the complex interactions between forests and climate…
Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 11, 2008 Madagascar will sell more than…
Papua New Guinea's rainforests disappearing faster than thought Papua New Guinea's rainforests disappearing faster than thought mongabay.com June 2, 2008 Higher-than-expected deforestation rate may benefit PNG should carbon credits-for-forest conservation…
Forest carbon credits could guide development in Congo Forest carbon credits could help development in Congo: Interview with Nadine Laporte, remote sensing expert Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 28, 2008…
Greenpeace calls for carbon fund to save forests and climate Greenpeace says carbon fund will save forests and climate mongabay.com May 20, 2008 In a report unveiled today at the…
Carbon market could fund rainforest conservation, fight climate change Carbon market could fund rainforest conservation, fight climate change: Interview with Tracy Johns, REDD policy expert at WHRC Rhett A. Butler,…
Prince Charles calls for rainforest protection to fight climate change Prince Charles calls for rainforest protection to fight climate change mongabay.com May 15, 2008 Ending the destruction of tropical rainforests…
U.S. climate policy could help save rainforests U.S. climate policy could help save rainforests: An interview with Jeff Horowitz, Founding Partner of Avoided Deforestation Partners Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14,…
Al Gore's investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable Al Gore's investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2008 Al Gore's…
Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2008 The government…
Investing to save rainforests Investing to save rainforests: An interview with Hylton Murray-Philipson of Canopy Capital Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 2, 2008 Profit-seeking capitalists to save rainforests? Last week…
Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Amazon rainforest Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Guyana rainforest Rhett A Butler, mongabay.com March 27, 2008 A…
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Merrill Lynch invests $9M in rainforest conservation, expects profit Merrill Lynch invests $9M in rainforest conservation, expects profit Rhett A. bugler, mongabay.com March 12, 2008 Merrill Lynch's investment in a…
Why Europe torpedoed the REDD forests-for carbon credits initiative Why Europe torpedoed the REDD forests-for-carbon credits initiative Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 5, 2008 Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest…
More than half the Amazon will be lost within 20 years Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 27, 2008 More than half…
Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty mongabay.com February 26, 2008 [corrected March 3] Carbon trading from avoided deforestation (REDD) credits…
Reducing deforestation rates 10% could generate $13B in carbon credits under REDD Reducing deforestation rates 10% could generate $13B in carbon trading under REDD mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Cutting global…
Brazil's ecosystem payments system offers clues for REDD implementation Brazil's ecosystem payments system offers clues for REDD implementation mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Brazil's existing system for environmental services payments could…
Carbon traders, not conservationists, could save Cameroon rainforest Carbon traders, not conservationists, could save Cameroon rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 15, 2008 The government of Cameroon is looking to…
$1 trillion carbon market in the U.S. by 2020 says study $1 trillion carbon market in the U.S. by 2020 says study mongabay.com February 14, 2008 The U.S. carbon emission…
First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of…
Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue By Fred Stolle, World Resources Institute January 30, 2008 The representatives of more than 100 countries in attendance…
55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 But carbon-for-conservation initiatives could slow deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 23,…
The hidden value of Bali: Why saving the world's rainforests is good for the climate and the US economy The hidden value of Bali: Why saving the world's rainforests is…
Too early to say if iron seeding will slow global warming - scientists Too early to say if iron seeding will slow global warming - scientists mongabay.com January 10, 2008…
Bali delegates agree to support forests-for-climate (REDD) plan Bali delegates agree to support forests-for-climate (REDD) plan mongabay.com December 16, 2007 Delegates meeting at the U.N. climate conference in Bali agreed…
Bloomberg calls for a carbon tax Bloomberg calls for a carbon tax mongabay.com December 13, 2007 New York City mayor and potential U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said that carbon…
Communities must benefit for forest carbon schemes to be effective Communities must benefit for forest carbon schemes to be effective Land dictates the rules and rural communities are the gatekeepers…
