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  Attribution of CO2 emissions from Brazilian deforestation to consumers between 1990 and 2010

  IOPscience, 2013

  Efforts to reduce deforestation to mitigate climate change and to conserve biodiversity are taking place on a global scale. While many studies have estimated the emissions occurring from deforestation, few have quantified the domestic and international drivers sustaining deforestation rates.
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  Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin: reconciling economic growth and forest protection

  World Bank, 2013

  The Congo Basin contains 70 per cent of Africa's forest cover.
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  Forest-climate politics in Bangladesh’s media discourse in comparison to global media discourse

  Scientific Research Publishing, 2013

  Forests and climate are both prominent issues within policies and media in Bangladesh, as well as on the global level. This study analyses media discourses from 1989 to 2010 from the International Herald Tribune and The Daily Ittefaq. The quantitative content analysis finds substantial differences between forest and climate discourses.
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  Carbon stocks of tropical coastal wetlands within the karstic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean

  PLoS ONE, 2013

  As one of the most carbon (C) rich ecosystems in the world, the conservation and restoration of tropical wetlands represent a priority for climate change mitigation. Deforestation, agri/aqua culture conversion, pollution and coastal development have all contributed to the loss of over one-third of mangroves in the last fifty years; a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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  Trees, livelihoods, landscapes: annual report 2011-2012

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2012

  This annual report for 2011-2012 of the World Agroforestry Centre advocates the introduction of 'evergreen agriculture'. On one hand, agroforestry can improve livelihoods, restore degraded soils and raise crop productivity.
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  Institutional framework for implementing REDD+ in India

  Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2013

  India has 78.29 million hectare under forest and tree cover (Forest Survey of India, 2011) which is 23.81 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. However, the country’s forests are facing immense pressure due to unsustainable use of forest produce.
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  Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia

  International Tropical Timber Organization, 2013

  This report examines the history, structure and monitoring mechanisms of REDD+ to better understand how it impacts upon, and interacts with, Community Forest Management (CFM). It presents case studies of CFM and REDD+ governance from Bangladesh, Indonesia and India, and concludes with some lessons learned.
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  Economics of forest and forest carbon projects: translating lessons learned into national REDD+ implementation

  UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, 2013

  This report draws lessons on finance options and barriers related to project activities from the forest sector. It investigates the economics of implementing forest and REDD+ projects through a number of case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
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  Reference levels: concepts, functions, and application in REDD+ and forest carbon standards

  Climate Focus, 2013

  This paper surveys forest carbon standards for their insight to relevant results-based payments for REDD+. The aim is to assess how different results-based initiatives deal with common Reference Level (RL) design problems in order to inform REDD+ negotiations and policymakers.
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  Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and Checklist for Climate Change Mitigation / REDD+ program

  Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests, 2012

  Women and men, owning to their gendered responsibilities, possess unique knowledge sets about forest resources. This knowledge can be applied to achieving successful sustainable forest management. Accrediting this unique knowledge provides both legitimate recognition of their engagement in decision-making processes and equitable share of benefits.

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