The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, allowed only afforestation (A) and reforestation (R) under its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), one of the Protocol’s flexible mechanisms. Four years later, when the rules and modalities of Afforestation & Reforestation CDM (AR CDM) were established under the Marrakech Accords, dev. . .
Bogor (24/10)- With just several days to go to the opening of the UN's crucial climate change meeting in Copenhagen, some have predicted that the COP 15 would possibly end “deadlock.” This prediction came since some developed countries in Annex I showed less commitment to reducing their emission on climate change talk held in Bangkok last Sep. . .
UN Climate Change Negotiations result in more clarity on “bricks and mortar” of Copenhagen agreed outcome, but decisions on finance and mid-term targets remain outstanding (Bangkok, 09 October 2009) -
The penultimate negotiating session before the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December wrapped up Friday in the Thai capit. . .
This briefing provides guidance regarding the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and the positions that indigenous peoples are taking in the ongoing UNFCCC negotiations. Compiled by the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), the International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWG. . .
The IPCC estimates that destruction of forests contributes around 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions entering Earth's atmosphere. With that in mind, the UN set up the REDD programme – Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries – with a multi-donor trust fund in 2008; it's likely that REDD will be incorpora. . .
NEW YORK, NY — September 24, 2009 —Today at the Clinton Global Initiative, Mark Tercek, The Nature Conservancy’s President and CEO, will make a million commitment to help defend people and natural habitats . . .
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has launched a synthesis report on the biodiversity/resilience/stability relationship in forest ecosystems. The report strongly supports the conclusion that the capacity of forests to resist change, or recover following disturbance, is dependent on biodiversity at mult. . .
