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    A guidebook to the green economy, issue 1: green economy, green growth, and low-carbon development – history, definitions and a guide to recent publications

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
    Green economy has been proposed as a means for catalysing national policy development and international cooperation to respond to climate change related crises and support sustainable development. The concept has received significant international attention over the past few years, which has resulted in a rapidly expanding literature on the topic.
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    Reefs at risk revisited in the Coral Triangle

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
    This report analyses the threats to coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, pollution from land and sea, and climate change related threats such as ocean warming and acidification.
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    Financing options to support REDD+ activities

    Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Developpement, 2012
    This report provides an overview of REDD financing options, explains the agreements reached at Cancun and Durban, and outlines the issues that remain to be negotiated if REDD is to succeed. It explains in detail the problems associated with REDD, such as baselines, permanence and leakage, and looks at the various financing proposals.
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    Technologies for climate change mitigation: building sector

    UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, 2012
    This guidebook is designed to assist countries participating in the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) programme to carry out evaluations in the building sector. Based on the TNA, countries’ can develop a Technology Action Plan (TAP) to identify barriers to the acquisition, deployment and diffusion of priority technologies.
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    Lessons from REDD+ readiness implementation experience in the Republic of Congo: getting ready for REDD+ under uncertain, national circumstances

    Congo Basin Forest Fund, 2012
    This report presents lessons learned from readiness activities in the Republic of Congo towards reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). The report reveals progress in technical and scientific capacity building and institutional strengthening.
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    Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF)

    The Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) was launched in 2008 with a grant of £100 million from the governments of the UK and Norway to develop the capacity of the people and institutions of the Congo
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    Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: a synthesis report for REDD+ policymakers

    Information from the Norwegian Government and the Ministries, 2012
    The long-term viability of REDD+ depends on altering business-as-usual activity in sectors currently driving greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forests. This synthesis report investigates drivers of deforestation and forest degradation.
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    Indigenous peoples and the green climate fund: a technical briefing for indigenous peoples, policymakers and support groups

    Forest Peoples Programme, 2012
    Through the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC), indigenous peoples seek recognition of their contribution to climate change issues and respect for their right to participate in Green Climate Fund (GCF) activities and decision-making.
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    What’s the mind got to do with it? A cognitive approach to global climate governance

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012
    This paper argues that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) might be one of the biggest and most important global governance failures of our time.
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    Wood product accounting and climate change mitigation projects involving tropical timber

    International Tropical Timber Organization, 2012
    Harvesting timber directly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere by reducing storage of forest carbon stocks and increasing storage in wood product stocks. This report examines on existing methods for accounting for harvested wood products (HWP) in mitigation projects, as well as possible new approaches that could improve the accuracy of HWP mitigation accounting.

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