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Agreement reached on measures to protect rainforests

Representatives of 50 countries conclude agreement on financing and a framework for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation ...

May 29, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Oslo Climate and Forest Conference: Press statement from minister for climate change Greg Barker

UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, attending the Oslo Climate and Forest conference, heralded the establishment of the Interim REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) Partnership Agreement as a real demonstration of commitment towards agreeing an ambitious climate change deal. Speaking at the conference, Greg Barker said: “I’m encouraged by the ...

May 27, 2010

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Sri Lanka lacks forest data for REDD+ funds

Lack of reliable data on forest resources could prevent Sri Lanka from immediately accessing UN funds pledged to help the island nation reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a new study said. Sri Lanka was last month (25 March) promised initial funding worth US$ 4 million from the UN-managed, multi-partner trust fund to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest ...

Apr. 23, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Redlines hinder REDD+ progress

The first week of COP18 is over, and so is the SBSTA – the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice. After a relatively slow start, REDD+ negotiators really started feeling the time pressure, as the closure of the week drew nearer and several unresolved issues remained. After long negotiation marathons lasting until 5 am on Friday, and after repeated extensions on Saturday, ...

Dec. 3, 2012

By Wetlands International

Deforestation: forests and the planet`s biodiversity are disappearing

Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests and woodlands. While the phenomenon is not new, the current scale and pace of destruction is alarming. Tropical forests are disappearing at a rate of about 13 million hectares per year (approximately the size of Greece). This magnitude of destruction has an impact not only at a local level, but also globally. Tropical forests are home to much ...

Nov. 12, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG

The Forest Carbon partnership facility gets a boost from Norway

Norway today became the latest entrant into the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility which was launched this week at the UN Climate Change conference in Bali. Norway’s US$5 million commitment brings the new facility’s resources to US$165 million. Working through two mechanisms -- the Readiness Mechanism and the Carbon Finance Mechanism -- the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) will help ...

Dec. 13, 2007

By The World Bank

AUS$3m to help reduce deforestation in Papua New Guinea

The Rudd Government will provide $3 million for joint activities with Papua New Guinea to help reduce greenhouse emissions from deforestation under the Papua New Guinea-Australia Forest Carbon Partnership. At the Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum in Madang, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, said Australia would assist ...

Apr. 23, 2008

By Australian Government

International year of forests (IYF) - `celebrating forests for people`

Statement by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director 2011 is the International Year of Forests (IYF) and celebrations will officially be launched today during the 9th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in New York. This Year, which comes in the wake of the International Year of Biodiversity, represents an opportunity for evolving our work on sustainable ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Ten African countries unite to protect rainforests

Ten central African countries have come together to protect the Congo Basin rainforest — the world's second largest rainforest — from severe deforestation, through implementing improved national forest monitoring systems and boosting regional cooperation. The 18-month project, launched on 26 July, is managed by the Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC) and the UN's Food and ...

Sep. 4, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Fewer forests in our cars

Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Conference on the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation. Thank you for joining us and accepting to share your experience and perspective with us today. The topics we will address in these two days are challenging for all of us. Just a couple of months ago, I gave a keynote speech at the 2014 edition of the World Forests ...

May 26, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Panama Resumes Efforts to Cut Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation with Renewed Focus on Rights of Indigenous Communities

Efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from deforestation and forest degradation will resume in Panama early next year, following agreement between the government and indigenous peoples to strengthen the role of indigenous communities in managing forest resources, in the context of the UN-REDD Joint National programme. The programme was suspended in March 2013, following complaints by the ...

Dec. 13, 2013

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Financiers warns of huge costs for failing to protect forests

A coalition of the world's foremost financial institutions have issued a warning about the huge financial and environmental losses that could stem from unchecked deforestation and forest degradation. In a new report, READy-Set-Grow Part II: Recommendations for international climate change negotiators, over 200 leading actors of the financial sector have called on countries to follow through with ...

Sep. 13, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Annual Investment of US $30 Billion in Tropical Forest Conservation Can Support Green and Sustainable Economic Growth

An investment of US $30 billion per year - under seven per cent of the US $480 billion paid in annual global fossil fuel subsidies - in the REDD+ forest conservation initiative can accelerate the global transition to green and sustainable growth and ensure the long-term wellbeing of tens of millions in developing countries, a new report released today said. Building Natural Capital: How REDD+ ...

Mar. 20, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

New Lending and Investment Tool Sets Agricultural Supply Chain on Sustainable Path, Reducing Deforestation Threat

A new lending and investment policy tool for financial institutions, unveiled today, aims to reduce the deforestation risk caused by the unsustainable production, trade, processing and retail of soft commodities, especially soy, palm oil and beef. New research by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Natural Capital Declaration highlights the critical need to fundamentally strengthen how ...

Jul. 29, 2015

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

FAO sets standards to improve national forest monitoring systems

FAO has launched free software tools that it hopes will improve the way many developing nations monitor the state of their forests to tackle deforestation and climate change. The tools are designed to assist countries through the entire lifecycle of a forest inventory - from assessment, design and field data collection to analysis and reporting. The governments of Finland and Germany have ...

Oct. 10, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Defra commits £100 million international forestry funding up to 2015

The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include new money for the UK’s contribution to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), a programme which ...

Oct. 27, 2010

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

UN climate emission strategy will Harm ASEAN economies

Proposals before the UN to restrict land and forest access areas in developing countries in the name of climate change will have a detrimental effect upon economic growth in the region and do little to reduce emissions, according to Washington-based NGO World Growth. The pro-development NGO highlighted the release of new research that further halves emissions from deforestation, conclusively ...

Dec. 7, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Forest conservation groups in Nepal and guatamala win 2011 sasakawa prize

Two projects conserving forests and promoting sustainable development in remote rural communities of Latin America and Asia are the laureates of the 2011 UNEP Sasakawa Prize, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. The Asociación Forestal Integral San Andrés, Petén (AFISAP) in Guatemala and the Manahari Development Institute in Nepal (MDI-Nepal) are the ...

Feb. 23, 2011

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

UNEP and Norway Sign New Cooperation Agreement with Added Focus on Marine Issues

UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende met today in Arendal, Norway to sign a new Programme Cooperation Agreement, through which Norway - already one of UNEP's largest donors - renewed its contribution to UNEP's Programme of Work for 2014, totaling US$16 million. The Agreement allocates US$1 million to ...

Aug. 14, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

FAO place the spotlight on forest monitoring

With global concern growing over deforestation, loss of carbon stored in forests and the role of forests in climate change, the spotlight has been turned on forest monitoring in a bid to safeguard forests and monitor emissions from deforestation. Earlier this year, countries and FAO reconfirmed their commitment to jointly prepare the next Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), a comprehensive ...

Jul. 16, 2008

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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