REDD in the news: 30 January – 5 February 2012

By REDD-Monitor from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-02-06.

A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page (REDD in the news) is updated regularly. American Carbon Registry Nested REDD+ Requirements American Carbon Registry, February 2012 | Winrock International’s American Carbon Registry (ACR) is developing technical guidance for ... [...]

Turning Point: What future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order?

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-02-02.

Reports about REDD tend to focus on the forests. It's unusual for a report about REDD to start with an analysis of the economic crisis in Europe and the way in which the world is changing. Yesterday, the Rights and Resources Initiative released a new report that does precisely that. The report is titled, "Turning ... [...]

Understanding Community Based-REDD+: A Manual for Indigenous Communities

By REDD-Monitor from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-02-01.

The Asia Indigenous Peoples' Pact and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs recently produced a manual for indigenous communities about REDD. The 214-page manual, titled "Understanding Community Based-REDD+: A Manual for Indigenous Communities”, can be downloaded here (pdf file, 25.9 MB). The manual is the second in a series of four reports. The first ... [...]

Indigenous communities in Peru condemn the further adventures of an Australian carbon cowboy

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-31.

In April 2011, the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) published the Declaration of Iquitos which opposed the proposed forest carbon trading activities of a Hong Kong registered company called Sustainable Carbon Resources Limited. In November 2011, reports came out of Peru that a company called CISSA (Conservación e Inclusion ... [...]

REDD in the news: 23-29 January 2012

By REDD-Monitor from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-30.

A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page (REDD in the news) is updated regularly. Conserve or convert? Pan-tropical modeling of REDD–bioenergy competition Focali, no date | Martin Persson has written an article about the competition for land ... [...]

Finance for biodiversity is a “new face for capitalism”: Sign on letter to CBD from Acción Ecológica

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-27.

"Conserving the planet's species and habitats is central to sustainable developmentyet the global decline in biodiversity is accelerating," says UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon. "The United Nations decade on biodiversity is an opportunity to reverse this trend, under the theme living in harmony with nature." From 6-9 March 2012, the Convention on Biological Diversity and ... [...]

Can REDD save the forests of Muara Tae in East Kalimantan, Indonesia?

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-26.

The Dayak Benuaq Indigenous People of Muara Tae in East Kalimantan are defending their last remaining area of forest against two palm oil companies. “This is the last remaining forests that we have and the only land we have to survive. If my forests are gone, our lives will end,” says Pak Singko, a ... [...]

New video: “A Darker Shade of Green: REDD Alert and the Future of Forests”

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-25.

A new video by the Global Forest Coalition and the Global Justice Ecology Project is deeply critical of REDD. Much of the criticism focusses on carbon trading, but through interviews with communities in Chiapas, Mexico, the video illustrates the perverse impacts that REDD can have on the ground. The video starts with a description of ... [...]

Durban feedback #1: Saving the market, not the climate

By Chris Lang from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-24.

Over the next few weeks, REDD-Monitor will post a series of reports from participants at the UN climate meeting in Durban (COP17). The first comes from Kate Dooley of FERN and Kate Horner of Friends of the Earth US. Their report is extremely critical of what came out of Durban on REDD and in ... [...]

REDD in the news: 16-22 January 2012

By REDD-Monitor from redd-monitor.org. Published on 2012-01-23.

A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page (REDD in the news) is updated regularly. Forest Carbon Leakage Quantification Methods and Their Suitability for Assessing Leakage in REDD By Sabine Henders and Madelene Ostwald, Forests, January 2012 | ... [...]

Guest Article: Indigenous Peoples Pushed for MRV Engagement at COP-15

By Kirsty Galloway McLean from The REDD site. Published on 2010-01-26.

Indigenous Peoples Pushed for MRV Engagement In REDD and REDD+ as Rights Holders in COP15 Special guest article from Fiu Mata’ese Elisara*/Executive Director of OLSSI, Samoa —– The Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) constantly monitored the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) negotiations. It continued to provide proposals and contributions as [...]

Guest Article: The Copenhagen Disaccord

By Kirsty Galloway McLean from The REDD site. Published on 2010-01-21.

The Copenhagen Disaccord: The Copenhagen Accord leaves room for doubt, disappointment… and little hope. Special guest article from Paula Moreira*, Instituto de Pesquisa Amiental da Amazônia (IPAM). For further information, please contact Paula Moreira (paulamoreira[at]@ipam.org.br) —- On 19 December, 2009, the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties (COP-15) closed, leaving much doubt as to the validity [...]

Guest Article: REDD is CO2lonialism of Forests

By Kirsty Galloway McLean from The REDD site. Published on 2009-12-15.

REDD is CO2lonialism of Forests Special guest article from Fiu Mata’ese Elisara*/Executive Director of OLSSI, Samoa —– The Australian newspaper (The Australian – The rush is on for sky money) calls REDD a ‘classic 21st century scam emerging from the global climate industry. The inclusion of forests in the carbon market raises a crucial property [...]

Guest Article: Sharing Risks and Avoiding Risks of REDD in Tropical Forests

By Kirsty Galloway McLean from The REDD site. Published on 2009-12-01.

Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples in Tropical Forests and REDD: how to share the benefits and avoid risks? Special guest article from Erika Pinto, Paula Franco Moreira*, Ricardo Rettmann, Paulo Moutinho, Flavia Gabriela Oyo França and Osvaldo Stella Martins, Instituto de Pesquisa Amiental da Amazônia (IPAM). For further information, please contact Paula Moreira (paulamoreira[at]@ipam.org.br) —- [...]

CCB: REDD + Social and Environmental Standards

By Kirsty Galloway McLean from The REDD site. Published on 2009-11-30.

CARE International and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) will present their draft REDD + Social and Environmental Standards (REDD + SE) at a side event during COP-15 hosted by the government of Nepal. REDD + SE aims to help governments institute equitable REDD programs on a national level. The joint CARE/CCBA initiative has [...]