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The REDD concept has now expanded to REDD+, encompassing also “conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks”. This opens an...

Conversion of natural ecosystems is the second largest source of human-induced climate change, accounting for 17–20% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (Gullison et al....

There are two specific reasons why measures to address co-benefits from REDD are important. First, attention to co-benefits can strengthen REDD’s performance as a climate...

Successful implementation of REDD is likely to require the reduction of deforestation rates on a national scale. Designation of new protected areas and strengthening of the...

Protected areas could play a significant role in the implementation of schemes to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in developing countries, through...

Global Biodiversity Outlook-4, the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, provided a global assessment of progress towards the attainment of the...

This technical briefing note provides support to interpret the protected areas text within IFC PS6 (paragraph 20) on Legally Protected and Internationally Recognised Areas. The...

Global Biodiversity Outlook-4, the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, provided a global assessment of progress towards the attainment of the...

The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2020 is expected to adopt a post 2020 global biodiversity...

This report has been prepared by the High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 in order to inform...

This JNCC-commissioned report highlights biodiversity impacts of indirect land use change caused by biofuel production. Increased demand for biofuels to achieve renewable energy...

In order to further scope out ideas and advance on the scientific underpinning for scaling up area-based conservation, UNEP-WCMC, working with the Luc Hoffmann Institute, and...

Global Biodiversity Outlook-4, the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, provided a global assessment of progress towards the attainment of the...

In recent years considerable attention has been paid to tackling inadequacies in the interrelations between science and policy, insofar as this is possible within given...

During the past 20 years, the commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been widely promoted as a contribution to the sustainable development of tropical...

The extent to which REDD provides ecosystem benefits, and the possible risks, will depend in part on how REDD is designed. Issues surrounding the scope of REDD, the reference...

A new video has been launched highlighting lessons and experiences on Safeguards from Africa. The video provides key lessons learned and experiences from participating countries...

One path to sustainable development for forest-dependent populations is the commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Fruit, baskets, honey and medicinal plants...

Emissions from land use change mainly forest loss contribute 17 4% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC 2007). The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is...

This brochure is intended for all audiences concerned with decision and policy making in regard to the environment and sustainable development. There are many different types of...