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The Durban results in BRIEF

Sun, 11/12/2011 - 17:08 — Markus Sommerauer

Funding for carbon trading projects halted

The Citizen, Tanzania

Funding for a carbon trading system known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) has been suspended until further negotiations between poor countries and powerful industrial nations.

WWF accused of supporting illegal logging activities...

Fri, 29/07/2011 - 18:00 — Markus Sommerauer

WWF seems to have some demand for explanation in regard of it's operations in tropical countries.

Agriculture is the key to curb deforestation

Mon, 04/07/2011 - 14:50 — Markus Sommerauer

In an official side event to the UNFCCC 34th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) some interesting presentations had been given by the speakers.

BONN 2011: REDD+ status and results achieved so far

Mon, 27/06/2011 - 06:17 — Markus Sommerauer

Duly to yearly climate change negotiations on technical level in Bonn, Germany some stakeholders have published their view on the state of negotiations. Below you will find some interesting excerpt of documentes published so far:

 

1. There is good paper from Carbon TradeWatch describing the key players in REDD+ negotiations.

Are UK companies keen on contributing to sustainable forestry?

Thu, 10/02/2011 - 18:39 — Markus Sommerauer

Last weekend (4.2.2011/5.2.2011) we had been witnesses of some interesting information campaign in the UK:

IUFRO came up with a new report on REDD

Fri, 28/01/2011 - 07:27 — Markus Sommerauer

 

IUFRO came up with a new study about REDD. It's an impressive pack of information and a lots of background info.

And of course people immediately started to interpret their own thoughts and ideas on the "results" of this study.

Here is an overview of what people are reading out of the study:

There is no dramatic drop in illegal logging...

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:18 — Markus Sommerauer

So, illegal logging fell in the last decade (reported by Chatham House and World Resource Institute).

REDD+: The war over forests - all against all

Sun, 05/12/2010 - 17:51 — Markus Sommerauer

One week of Cancun talks have passed by and I just can't stop wondering!

Seems the world gets more wired any time when people meet for negotiations on what should happen to forests.

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