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    Assessment of Mexico's policies impacting its greenhouse gas emissions

    Climate Action Tracker, 2012
    The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) compares and assesses national and global action against a range of different climate targets across all relevant time frames. This report assesses whether Mexico’s current policies and climate action pledges meet the country's targets and approach the targets required for a global 2°C or lower pathway.
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    Local perspectives on REDD

    2011
    This paper presents the perspectives of stakeholders on REDD+ through several scientific publications and policy briefs citing case studies from Indonesia. It notes that local perspectives on REDD+ tend to differ from those at the international negotiation tables.
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    Why New Zealand's consultation process is important for REDD+ countries

    Environmental Defense Fund, 2012
    As the first country to implement a national level emissions trading system (ETS) that also includes a forestry component, NZ’s experience in developing this system warrants close attention.
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    Development and climate action: reinforcing synergies

    World Bank, 2012
    The World Bank has published a six-page brief detailing the Bank's contribution to achieving synergies between development finance and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The brief explains that all of the 17 country assistance and partnership strategies prepared in 2011 address climate change.
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    From transition to transformation: sustainable and inclusive development in Europe and Central Asia

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    A new report on sustainable development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prepared by 13 UN agencies, has highlighted the need for the region to remove fossil fuel subsidies, invest in green jobs, and establish social protection floors in order to ensure a sustainable future.
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    2010-2011 Annual Performance Report of UNDP supported GEF financed projects

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have published this annual report on joint projects financed during 2011 on ecosystems and biodiversity preservation, green development strategies, and sustainable use of water and ocean resources, among other topics. The GEF financed and supported 323 UNDP projects in 2011.
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    Justice for forests: improving criminal justice efforts to combat illegal logging

    World Bank, 2012
    This study by the World Bank looks at law enforcement tactics to prevent corruption and prosecute criminal organisations dealing in 'dirty money' from illegal logging. According to the World Bank, illegal logging is controlled by organised crime, accounts in some countries for up to 90% of all logging, and involves 'dirty money' that is untaxed and used to pay off corrupt government officials.
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    Guide for REDD-plus Negotiators

    Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, 2011
    The purpose of this guide is to assist developing country negotiators and others who are working on REDD-plus. This is an updated version of the guide that was released in October 2010.
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    Forest management and climate change: a literature review

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    This literature review assesses current and potential future changes occurring within the forestry sector. It identifies challenges posed to forests and analyses the relationship between forests and climate change.
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    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 2011 Annual Report

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2011
    This report marks the third year of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and sets out to analyse its performance, outlining strengths and weaknesses, as well as any key milestones that have been made over the last twelve months, which include: the the signing of the first Readiness preparation grants for several forest countries; the adoption of the Common Approach to safeguards among Mul

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