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Cyclone Freddy prompts pleas for urgency on loss and damage finance
The first talks on how to set up a loss and damage fund were held this week. In the meantime, disaster-torn countries like Malawi appeal for urgent support.
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‘Nobody wants to be part of a dying culture’: Reddit on the end of coal
Donald Trump wants to revive the coal industry. But Redditors from declining US coal towns say their families need a future rather than a return to the past
Carbon c-Reddit: UN climate chief takes on internet
BLOG: Christiana Figueres participates in Ask Me Anything on online forum as focus on Paris summit builds
REDD+ needs to protect forests and boost rural development
COMMENT: UN efforts to protect forests in developing countries must also show economic benefits
Will REDD+ be the saviour of the world’s rainforests?
RTCC speaks to five REDD+ experts to see what the rainforest preservation scheme has achieved, and where it goes from here
Panama rainforest tribes settle UN REDD dispute
Bitter dispute over indigenous people’s forest rights resolved, paving the way for implementation of forest protection scheme
REDD+ mechanism could be too late to save world’s rainforests
Governments in Brazil, Congo, Indonesia and Mexico can act now to protect forests says new study
Trade fears blocking progress on REDD+ at UN climate talks
Global Canopy Programme’s Christina MacFarquhar and Matt Leggett argue climate and trade negotiators must work together to ensure rainforest protection
Huge Indonesia forest project could unlock funding for REDD+
Leading UNEP official tells RTCC 64,000-hectare forest carbon scheme valuable lessons for the future and could encourage investors
What next for REDD+ following Doha disappointment?
No agreed REDD+ text and key decisions postponed, but experts tell RTCC they still have faith in the scheme and believe countries do too
REDD+ clarity needed at Doha climate talks
COP18: Jessica Boyle from the IISD outlines what progress needs to be made on negotiations relating to REDD+ at the UN climate summit
REDD+ should value forests as more than “carbon warehouses”
New report calls on policymakers to better understand the biodiversity and livelihood benefits of forests to ensure the success of REDD+.
Mistrust and confusion holds back REDD+ finance
Global Canopy Programme’s Andrew Mitchell says breaking down complex language of REDD+ vital to ensure the scheme succeeds
UN climate talks in Doha should give REDD+ the green light
Market for carbon credits from forests needs to be signed off at COP18 if innovative finance mechanism has a chance of success
Brazil sparks REDD+ duplication row
CBD COP11: Brazil, Columbia, Ethiopia and Argentina argue REDD+ discussions should be left to UNFCCC conference
Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
Accelerating the pace of REDD+ negotiations would send strong signals that the world is serious about addressing climate change, say CIFOR scientists.
Challenges mount for REDD+ as scheme prepares for implementation
How has REDD+, the UN’s project aimed at rewarding communities for protecting their forests and enhancing their carbon stock, developed since its inception in 2007?
Comment: Why it’s important we give the REDD mechanism a chance
REDD+ aims to deploy market forces to combat deforestation and land degradation. But is it working, and should we really put a price on trees and forests? Tara O’Shea from the Code REDD scheme argues it’s the best way forward.
Mixed results as REDD+ moves forward from Durban
With mixed results seen at COP17 regarding the REDD+ scheme, how do countries such as Tanzania who have already implemented pilot projects move forward?