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  REDD+ as performance-based aid: general lessons and bilateral agreements of Norway

  2013

  REDD+, when it officially became part of the international climate agenda in 2007, was an idea about payment to countries and projects for reducing emission from forests, with funding primarily from carbon markets.
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  Instituting REDD+: An analysis of the processes and outcomes of two pilot projects in Brazil and Tanzania

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013

  REDD readiness is about developing national strategies for REDD+ including the necessary systems to ensure reduced DD, encompassing systems for monitoring/carbon accounting and distribution of international compensations. Establishing REDD+ is a process of change not least regarding actions on the ground.
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  The Kilosa District REDD+ pilot project, Tanzania: A socioeconomic baseline study

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013

  Tanzania has decided to embark upon a national REDD programme to meet its obligations of managing its forests sustainably while responding to poverty reduction initiatives. As part of the REDD Readiness phase, nine pilot projects are being carried out in different areas of the country to draw lessons to assist in structuring a successful REDD+ in the future.
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  Views and preferences for compensation under REDD+ in Tanzania: Kilosa pilot project case study

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013

  Since 2008, Tanzania has been working to create a national REDD+ strategy. Nine REDD pilot projects have been put in place in different areas of the country, with the main aim being to gain experience and learn more about what constitutes good practice for REDD+, in order to influence Tanzania’s national REDD strategy.
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  The cost of managing forest carbon under REDD+ initiatives: A case of Kolo Hills Forests in Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania

  Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014

  Countries considering participating in a REDD+ mechanism need information on what it would cost them to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. This study was conducted to estimate the cost of managing forest carbon under REDD+ initiatives in Kolo Hills Forest, Kondoa, Tanzania.
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  From research to result: transforming peasant agriculture? Mid-term review of EPINAV Programme, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Final report.

  The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2014

  Norway’s Embassy in Dar es Salaam contracted a mid-term review (MTR) of the Programme "Enhancing Pro-Poor Innovations in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value Chains" (EPINAV), implemented by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in collaboration with Norway’s University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
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  National REDD Policy Project Tanzania. End of project review. Final report

  The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2014

  The Norwegian Government funded REDD+ project portfolio in Tanzania is creating significant positive results across Tanzania. Along with the research project on climate change and a selection of pilot projects, the REDD+ Policy Project, implemented by Institute of Resources Assessment (IRA-UDSM) has helped lay the foundation for Tanzania’s future REDD activities.
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  Fact sheet. Project: Analysis of the Impacts of Urban Land Use and Climate Change on Coastal Forest Ecosystem and Management (IULUCC - CFM)

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  Coastal forests are among the hotspots of biodiversity and therefore critical for conservation in Tanzania. However, most of the previous climate change mitigation efforts in Tanzania focused on participatory forest management in rural areas and did not address the major driving force of deforestation and forest degradation from urban areas.
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  Fact sheet. Project: Comparative study of incentive options for forest - based emissions reduction, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement; Case of Kilwa and Lindi Districts

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  The project entails a comparative study on incentive options for forest-based emissions reduction, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement, comparing villages with REDD+/PFM (Participatory Forest Managment) and without REDD+/PFM and also comparing each set of villages over time.
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  Fact sheet. Project: Developing a fire reduction strategy for Miombo Woodlands as a potential tool for carbon storage and sequestration

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  Fire occurs in most parts of the Miombo woodlands and is used for a variety of purposes, including hunting and farming. However, fires can have significant negative ecological and socio-economic impacts such as a reduced water supply; decline in biodiversity and agriculture production; increased pollution of water sources; and reduced carbon sequestration.

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