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    REDD+ Safeguards for Vietnam: Key Issues and the Way Forward

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
    This brief discusses Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) safeguards in the context of Vietnam and makes recommendations for future action. It begins by outlining the Vietnamese context and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defined REDD+ safeguards.
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    The value of cultural theory for participatory processes in natural resource management

    Science Direct, 2012
    Participation is viewed as an important means for promoting the sustainable management of natural resources. However, it is not always successful. Conflicting values and power inequalities are all factors that can severely undermine participatory processes. This article focuses on differing views of reality and underlying cultural biases.
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    Analysing REDD+. Challenges and choices

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2012
    This is the third book in a series of highly recognised REDD+ volumes from CIFOR. It provides an analysis of actual REDD+ design and early implementation, based on a large research project – the Global Comparative Study on REDD+ (GCS).
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    Informing Decisions on Ecosystem-Based Approaches for the Adaptation of People in Asia and the Pacific Region

    2011
    This brief discusses research into awareness and information needs related to Ecosystem-Based Approaches (EBA) to climate change adaptation in the Asia and Pacific region. EBA refers to approaches that recognize the potential of ecosystem services to reduce the impact of climate change on people.
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    Forests and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia

    2012
    This policy brief examines the role of forests for climate change adaptation in the region of Asia. It is organized into several sections. Firstly, anticipated changes to precipitation and temperature in Asia under a low and a high emissions scenario, between 2010 and 2039, are outlined.
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    Development of a Gender Concept for the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) in Indonesia

    2011
    The Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) is a collaborative initiative implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector and improve the livelihoods of Indonesia’s poor rural communities.
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    Support for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)

    2011
    The Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) is a collaborative project implemented by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector and improve the livelihoods of Indonesia’s poor rural communities.
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    Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP)

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2011
    This document was submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a World Bank programme that aims to assist developing countries with Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), during November 2011. The FCPF is responsible for the Readiness Fund and a Carbon Fund.
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    REDD Readiness Progress Fact Sheet

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2012
    This document details Vietnam’s progress in relation to Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness; it was submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a World Bank programme that aims to assist developing countries with REDD+, during March 2012.
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    UN-REDD Viet Nam Programme: Piloting Participatory Carbon Monitoring

    2011
    This policy brief outlines participatory carbon monitoring (PCM) pilots in Viet Nam. Developing countries undertaking REDD+ activities will need to provide evidence of “results-based action” in order to receive payments for the reduction of carbon emissions or the enhancement of terrestrial carbon stocks.

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