Forestry and climate change
- Social and ecological impacts of climate change on the Amazon
- This compilation of twenty seven articles focuses on the interactions, impacts and effects of climate change on the Amazon region. Each article examines a specific issue, providing a multidisciplinary analysis of climate change impacts. Issues discussed include: interactions between rainfall, deforestation and fires; social impacts; and hydro-climatic and ecological behaviour.
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- The reality of REDD+ in Peru: Between theory and practice. Indigenous Amazonian Peoples’ analyses and alternatives
- ( Forest Peoples Programme , 2011)
- This report compiled by AIDESEP, FENAMAD, CARE (regional and national indigenous organisations) and FPP collates the experiences of indigenous peoples’ organisations with REDD+ policies and proj...
- Lessons for REDD+ from measures to control illegal logging in Indonesia - report summary
- ( C. Luttrell / Center for International Forestry Research , 2011)
- Indonesia has committed to reducing its emissions from land use, land use change and forestry by 26 percent by 2020. One way the country plans to meet this target is by committing to the Reducing Emis...
- Forests and climate change in Latin America: linking adaptation and mitigation
- ( B. Locatelli;V. Evans;A. Wardell;A. Andrade;R. Vignola / Forests - Open Access Journal , 2011)
- Forest ecosystems play an important role in both adaptation and mitigation and there is a need to explore the linkages between these two options in order to understand their trade-offs and synergies. ...
- Uganda REDD-plus readiness preparation proposal (R-PP)
- ( M Xavier / Forest Carbon Partnership Facility , 2010)
- This paper presents an overview of Uganda's readiness preparation on REDD. It highlights different sectors,stakeholders and their roles including; assessment of land use, forest policy and governance,...
- Realising REDD + national strategy and policy options
- ( Center for International Forestry Research , 2009)
- Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) started as a global initiative. More than 40 countries are developing n...
- Policies to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in tropical forests
- ( M. Eric / Resources for the Future , 2007)
- Deforestation and forest degradation account for 20 percent of annual total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The vast majority of these forestry emissions come from deforestation in developing countrie...
- Introducing safeguards into the REDD process
- ( B. Steni;G.B. Indarto;M.T. Surya;Y. Indradi / Rainforest Foundation Norway , 2010)
- The aim of climate change mitigation and adaptation programs are to protect all the Earth’s inhabitants from the serious threats posed by climate change. Safeguards ensure both mitigation and ad...
- How measures and policies can be shaped to simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity loss and poverty
- ( Convention on Biological Diversity , 2011)
- Forest ecosystems that have the ability to adapt to climate change can provide for the livelihoods of forest-dependent people and communities who are partners in safeguarding forests and supporting th...
- Analysing the regulatory enforcement of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon
- ( J. Borner (ed);S. Wunder (ed);S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff (ed) / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research , 2011)
- Numerous initiatives to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) are emerging worldwide, particularly in countries prone to deforestation. Despite its recent reductions, Brazil rem...
- How can harvested wood products be included in the UNFCC?
- ( World Business Council for Sustainable Development , 2011)
- This paper describes the important carbon storage and substitution benefits of Harvested Wood Products (HWP). It notes that HWP from forests that are sustainably managed contribute to climate mitigati...
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