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    Carbon - forestry projects in the Philippines : potential and challenges: The Mt Kitanglad Range forest-carbon development

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2011
    The proposed Mt Kitanglad Range forest-carbon development project aims to allow participation in the carbon market by increasing the permanent forest cover of the Mt Kitanglad Range National Park (’the Park’) by reforesting the grassland areas within its buffer zone.
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    REDD+ country profile: Colombia

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2014
    Colombia’s REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) identifies the main drivers of deforestation and degradation as being the extension of agricultural and livestock frontiers, illicit crops, settlements or displacement of populations, infrastructure, and mining, among other aspects.
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    Lessons learned from community forestry in Asia and their relevance for REDD+

    Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities, 2014
    This report reviews lessons learned from community forestry in Asia over the last three and a half decades. It argues that efforts to promote Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) can achieve greater impacts if they build upon relevant lessons learned from experiences in community forestry.
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    Seeing the wood for the trees: forestry governance in the DRC

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    This case study on forestry governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forms part of a three-year project entitled Strengthening the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources, conducted by the Governance of Africa’s Resources Programme (GARP) of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
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    REDD+ Country Profile: Nepal

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2014
    This document is part of a series of REDD+ Country Profiles designed to provide a snapshot look at the progress of a country to design and implement a REDD+ national strategy and its components. The profiles examine key components of REDD+ in each country, including: governance, tracking REDD+ Progress, achieving REDD+ and REDD+ for People and Nature.
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    Integrating remote-sensing and ground-based observations for estimation of emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in forests: Methods and Guidance from the Global Forest Observations Initiative

    2014
    This document advice for countries on using remote-sensing and ground-based data to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals associated with REDD+ activities, and recommendations on establishing national measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems.
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    Tenure Issues in REDD+ Pilot Project Sites in Tanzania

    Forests - Open Access Journal, 2014
    REDD+ has been proposed as a viable option for addressing climate change in the near term, and at relatively low cost. There is a broad consensus that clearly defined tenure rights are important for the implementation and success of REDD+, both to manage forests effectively and to protect local communities’ livelihoods.
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    Payments for environmental services: a market mechanism protecting Latin America’s forests

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    In Latin America, payments for environmental services schemes are the preferred market mechanism for forest conservation and reforestation. Success stories from the region provide a range of valuable lessons for other countries still struggling to curb deforestation.
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    Agriculture and climate change mitigation in the developing world

    Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2014
    This paper argues that agricultural activities in the developing world which directly contribute to the current anthropogenic forcing of the global climate, and indirectly through forest clearing and degradation, constitute a quarter of the total global climate forcing from all sources.
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    Lessons learned from community forestry in Latin America and their Relevance for REDD+ Forest carbon, markets and communities (FCMC) Program

    Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities, 2014
    This review analyzes experiences and key lessons learned over 30 years following the introduction of legal and policy reforms supporting community rights over forests as well as community involvement in the management of forests. It presents some key lessons from community forestry that are highly relevant for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

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