Story | 09 May, 2012
The Government of Ecuador (GoE) has taken important steps to demonstrate commitment to issues related to conserving forests and forest carbon in general, and more specifically, the various existing and potential opportunities to engage in what is known as reduced emissions from deforestation…
Story | 09 May, 2012
Finance and Carbon markets Lexicon
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is leading the United States Government’s implementation of its Strategic Choices for United States Fast Start Financing for REDD+.1 To pursue this strategy efficiently requires effective communication between government agencies…
Story | 09 May, 2012
US Government Investments and Policies to Facilitate Forest Carbon Finance and Markets
Forests are disappearing globally at an alarming rate. Huge amounts of emissions are released into the atmosphere as forests are cleared to make room for other forms of land use. Deforestation and forest degradation are the source of at least 15% to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions (…
Story | 09 May, 2012
Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict - Challenges for Societal Stability
A major peer-reviewed scientific handbook on Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict - Challenges for Societal Stability of more than 900 pages by Springer was written by 61 authors from 21 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and Latin America and edited by:
Story | 09 May, 2012
IFCA Pushes for Clarity on Accounting of Forest Carbon Credits
If companies don’t know how to account for carbon credits, they don’t really know how to deal in them – and, with no agreed-on rules for such accounting, each company is following its own rules. That could cost dearly down the road, which is why the International Forest Carbon Association…
Story | 09 May, 2012
FOREST PEOPLES: Numbers across the world
By providing estimated figures for indigenous and forest peoples’ populations in countries and regions across the globe, this new Forest Peoples Programme report seeks to raise awareness of the existence of peoples who primarily depend on forests for their livelihoods, and to enhance…
Story | 09 May, 2012
Biocultural Community Protocols: A Toolkit for Community Facilitators (Natural Justice)
Biocultural community protocols can serve as a platform for communities to engage with external actors such as government agencies, researchers, NGOs, and the private sector according to their own terms, plans, priorities, and rights and responsibilities.
Story | 09 May, 2012
Community Futures, Legal Architecture: Foundations for Indigenous Peoples in the Global Mining Boom
How are indigenous and local people faring in their dealings with mining and related industries in the first part of the 21st century? The unifying experience in all the resource-rich states covered in the book is the social and economic disadvantage experienced by indigenous peoples and…
Story | 09 May, 2012
International land deals: who is investing and where - get the data
Over the past few years, so-called "land grabs" have become an increasingly hot topic. But reliable data has been hard to find. Now, an international coalition of NGOs and research groups has…
Story | 09 May, 2012
Linking Poverty Alleviation to Ecosystem Service Payments in Asia Pacific
“Linking Poverty Alleviation to Ecosystem Service Payments in Asia Pacific: A Call to Action”. The Foundation for Development Cooperation produced the following Discussion Paper in March 2012 “Linking Poverty Alleviation to Ecosystem Service Payments in Asia Pacific: A Call to Action”. …