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    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: 2012 annual report

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2012
    The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples groups focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, forest carbon stock conservation, the sustainable management of forests and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (i.e. REDD+ activities).
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    Climate Focus

    Climate Focus is an advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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    Working together for REDD+: developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
    Forests are of critical importance to the livelihoods of rural and forest-dependent communities in Tanzania, as well as to the country’s national economy. However, much of Tanzania’s vast forested area is characterised by high rates of deforestation.
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    Can REDD+ save the forest? The role of payments and tenure

    Forests - Open Access Journal, 2012
    The success of REDD+ depends on whether it can be economically viable and if any resulting payments are sufficient to cover the opportunity cost plus any transaction cost. Where tenure security over forested areas is weak, REDD+ can pose a risk for forest communities, who could be dispossessed, excluded and marginalised.
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    Achieving gender equality through response to climate change: case studies from local action to global policy

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
    This paper presents specific examples of the work of members of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), showcasing their diverse expertise and practical experience, as well as highlighting lessons learned in developing and implementing gender-responsive climate policy and practice at all levels.
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    Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    The climate change debate has brought forests to the forefront of the international agenda. Since the 1990s the forestry voluntary carbon market (VCM) has taken shape, though forest owners have generally not been the first to understand its potential, according to this publication.
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    The private sector in the REDD+ supply chain: trends, challenges and opportunities

    ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, 2012
    Effective private sector engagement is essential for REDD+ success. Nevertheless, little has been done to identify key private sector actors and the trends of their current involvement in REDD+ initiatives. This report presents findings from a three-year REDD+ capacity building initiative which explored the role of the private sector in REDD+.
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    Distributing the benefits from REDD+: the case of Viet Nam

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network highlights key lessons learned from Vietnam’s experiences in planning for a REDD+ compliant benefit distribution system.
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    Leveraging the landscape: state of the forest carbon markets 2012

    Forest Trends, 2012
    This report examines a variety of strategies for injecting financial resources into projects that save or plant forests that capture carbon. The data and analysis cover forest carbon activity in compliance carbon markets (e.g. the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism), as well as voluntary carbon markets (e.g. the voluntary Over-the-Counter market).
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    Global corruption report: climate change

    Transparency International, 2011
    Drawing on the expertise of more than 50 experts, this report explores the corruption risks related to tackling climate change. The analysis includes a set of policy recommendations and it covers four key areas: governance, mitigation, adaptation and forestry governance.

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