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Governance features for successful REDD+ projects organization

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Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2012

Projects aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) still account for a small share of the voluntary carbon market. Indeed, although carbon buyers claimed REDD credits to be the most desirable ones, and despite the steps forward for a REDD+ approval under the UNFCCC, REDD+ project development appears problematic.

Participatory GIS to mitigate conflicts between reindeer husbandry and forestry in Vilhelmina Model Forest, Sweden

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Décembre, 2012
Suède

To improve communication between reindeer-herders and other land users, we developed and implemented a system to produce reindeer husbandry plans together with Sami reindeer-herding communities. A central component of our communications strategy was the introduction and use of a participatory GIS (pGIS). We evaluated the potential and limitations of pGIS as a tool for collaborative learning.

Genetic data suggest a natural prehuman origin of open habitats in northern Madagascar and question the deforestation narrative in this region

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Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2012
Madagascar

The impact of climate change and anthropogenic deforestation on biodiversity is of growing concern worldwide. Disentangling how past anthropogenic and natural factors contributed to current biome distribution is thus a crucial issue to understand their complex interactions on wider time scales and to improve predictions and conservation strategies.

Acting Today for Tomorrow

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Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
Décembre, 2012
Asie orientale
Océanie

Pacific island countries continue to be among the most vulnerable in the world: they combine high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with low capacity to manage the resulting risks.

City Development Strategy for Halong

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Reports & Research
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Décembre, 2012
Viet Nam
Asie orientale
Océanie

By the year 2020, Ha Long will be a city of tourism, a center of seaborne commerce, a commercial capital and playing the role of a core urban area in the Northern region of Vietnam. It will be a place that will attract investment and tourism from all over the world with a growing, dynamic, stable economy which is environmentally friendly.

Climate Change and Agriculture in South Asia

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Décembre, 2012

There is increasing evidence suggesting that climate change will negatively impact agricultural production in South Asia. Decreased domestic production may make South Asian countries more dependent on imports. The extent to which South Asia will need to increase its imports as a result of climate change will presumably depend on the degree to which the latter will affect domestic output.

REDD+ and Community Forestry

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
Décembre, 2012
Brésil
Afrique
Amérique latine et Caraïbes

This publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).

Good Urban Governance through ICT

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Décembre, 2012
Afrique
Afrique sub-saharienne

Africa is currently experiencing the world's fastest urbanization rate at 3.5 percent annually-placing increasing pressure on resource-constrained local governments to maintain and improve livability standards of their cities.

Lessons Learned for REDD+ from PES and Conservation Incentive Programs

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Décembre, 2012
Équateur
Mexique
Amérique latine et Caraïbes

Mexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have substantial experience with implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation incentive programs. Yet, many aspects of their experiences remain poorly understood and will require special attention in any new or expanded use of these types of incentives.

Carbon Rights in Ghana

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Décembre, 2012
Ghana
Afrique

For Ghana's national REDD plus scheme to be viable, the rights to carbon or the emission credits generated must be clearly delineated, and be accompanied by equitable and efficient benefit sharing systems. There are a number of approaches that the State can use to determine whom to vest the right to carbon in. If defined as a natural resource, the state would be vested with the rights.

Soil property changes over a 120-yr chronosequence from forest to agriculture in western Kenya

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Décembre, 2012
Kenya
Afrique
Afrique orientale

Much of the native forest in the highlands of western Kenya has been converted to agricultural land in order to feed the growing population, and more land is being cleared. In tropical Africa, this land use change results in progressive soil degradation, as the period of cultivation increases.

Enhancing community-based forest management and utilization for the improvement of rural livelihoods

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Décembre, 2012
Cambodia
Belgium

The project goal is to promote responsible, productive, and sustainable management of forest resources by local communities to meet their needs and to stimulate development. This is expected achieved by building the knowledge and capacity of FA and CF User Groups in sustainable forest management and on responsible utilization of forest resources and nation-wide networks of stakeholders.