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REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren’t addressed

Bali talks update: Brazil blocks deforestation initiative, US stalls

Rainforest logging moratorium established in Indonesian provinces, Amazonas state

Peatlands restoration is a cheap way to cut CO2 emissions

Merrill Lynch announces carbon credits-for-forest conservation partnership

Global warming accelerates destruction of the Amazon

Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture

Amazon deforestation could be eliminated with carbon priced at $3

Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC

Can wildlife conservation banking generate investment returns?

Carbon credits for forest conservation concept faces challenges

Dutch bank arranges carbon-conservation deal in the Amazon rainforest

Guyana’s forests offered as massive carbon offset

Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia

Targeted payments to farmers could protect environment

Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320m trees

Avoided deforestation beats timber, palm oil, in tax revenue for Indonesia

World Bank offers $300M for forest conservation, emissions reductions

Rainforest tribe establishes massive sustainable-use reserve

Forests reduce flooding

Carbon for forests will help Aceh recover from war, tsunami

Do Costa Rica’s payments for environmental services work?

Billions of disappearing bees linked to virus

How private equity can profit from carbon offsets in Indonesia

Indonesia’s peatlands may offer U.S. firms global warming offsets

Could peatlands conservation be more profitable than palm oil?

Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations?

Indonesia’s peat swamps worth $39B/year

Mangroves more threatened than rainforests

First U.S. test of ecological services payment underway

Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon?

Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest

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