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    Effects of Internet-based multiple-site conferences on greenhouse gas emissions

    Science Direct, 2012
    Information communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both by increasing the efficiency of existing processes and by guiding towards more energy efficient patterns of production and consumption. However, few studies have been able to show examples of such reductions.
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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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    Annual status report on nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs)

    Ecofys, 2012
    The development of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) has increased significantly over the last few years and the flexibility of the mechanism is widely regarded as an opportunity to deliver benefits that go far beyond greenhouse gas emission reductions.
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    Recklessly slow or a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy? Time to decide

    Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, 2012
    Intended to inform decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors, this policy paper finds that following a two degrees Celsius path requires radical action in both developed and developing countries and that the overall pace of change is ‘recklessly slow’.
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    Challenges and prospects for REDD+ in Africa: desk review of REDD+ implementation in Africa - a GOFC-ACRENET synthesis

    Global Land Project, 2012
    This report reviews the status of REDD+ implementation in Africa, identifying forest degradation as one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The research lists current projects in Africa to build a database of REDD initiatives and their status of implementation.
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    Brazil low-carbon country case study

    World Bank, 2010
    Brazil’s commitment to combat climate change had already begun when the country hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Earth Summit, in June 1992.
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    Making the forest sector transparent: annual transparency report 2011

    Global Witness, 2012
    This annual report, produced by Global Witness together with a coalition of non-governmental organisations in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Liberia and Peru, assesses whether the right information is being made available to citizens to ensure that they have a say in how their forests are managed.
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    International REDD+ architecture and its relevance for India

    Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, 2012
    Implementing REDD+ at the national and local levels requires improving understanding of the issue and increasing capacity (technical, human and financial) for implementation. Inadequate means of implementation remains a grey area for effective sustainable management of forests (SMF), particularly in developing countries.
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    IRENA handbook on renewable energy nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) for project developers and policy makers

    International Renewable Energy Agency, 2012
    This handbook focuses on the role that nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) can play in promoting renewable energy (RE) in developing countries.
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    International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

    The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) promotes the widespread and increased adoption and the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy.

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