Briefing note
Why Congo Basin countries stand to lose out from a market based REDD
This briefing paper unravels the implications of setting a historical baseline with a correction factor for low deforestation countries. It also explains why carbon markets are unlikely to raise the anticipated funds for forest protection, due to the unsuitability of applying these policy mechanisms to forests, and why any funds raised are unlikely to reach Central Africa or other regions with low deforestation rates and weak governance. Wider institutional and policy reforms, which are crucial to tackling deforestation effectively, would be better addressed by a funding mechanism which does not involve the trading of carbon.
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 congo basin countries lose out.pdf | 266.55 KB |
Avoiding Deforestation and Degradation: Walking the tightrope to success
A short briefing note which looks at how to ensure REDD schemes have a threefold purpose: to safeguard and enforce the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, to bring an end to great swathes of deforestation and to help address climate change.
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| walking the tightrope to success | 1.08 MB |
| Marcher sur la corde raide menant au succès | 1.02 MB |
Seeing RED; avoided deforestation and rights issues
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| OPEN | 331.3 KB |
The CDM methodology approval process and the exclusion of avoided fuel switch projects
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| OPEN | 62.54 KB |
Fake 'credit card' leaflet
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| Credit card | 235.54 KB |
Carbon 'offset' - no magic solution to 'neutralise' fossil fuel emissions
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| OPEN | 635.46 KB |