Forests and climate

Forests and climate: EU Forest Watch

Forestwatch Issue 81

January 1, 2004

EU s buying rules put pressure on member states
CDM rules allow subsidies for mega-plantations
Poland uncomfortable in forest chair
EIB postpones decision on Lao mine

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Forestwatch Issue 80

December 1, 2003

CDM: a new subsidy for the green desert?
Destructive Laos project seeks friend in EIB
Poverty reduction and environment back in ALA regulation
Parliament lacks resolve on illegal logging
Confusion in EC climate and development work

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Forestwatch Issue 77

September 1, 2003

EC blind spot on natural resources and poverty
Climate directive excludes sink projects
Illegal logging finalé
Indigenous peoples slashed from aid budget
ECA rejects Camisea

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Forestwatch Issue 76

July 1, 2003

NGOs set ECA reform agenda as OECD nears
Forest certification stalled in Cancun
Land rights policy
UNFF3: Another failure
PCF investors steered away from plantations
Minister s offensive comments expose flaws of Malaysian certification scheme
Forest industry smells green gold in CEE

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Forestwatch Issue 73

April 1, 2003

Carbon sinks debated but big question remain
Reorganisation at DG Environment
EU at crossroads on CDM carbon sinks
First step to link aid and climate change policies
Ecolabel on furniture

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Special Report: The European Convention and the environment	19.49 KB

Forestwatch Issue 68

November 1, 2002

Illegal logging: regulation plea
World Bank to log primary rainforests
Brazil seizes illegal mahogany shipment
Norwegian doubts grow as climate talks stall
Australian NGOs reject AFS certification
DRC: Timber profits fuelling war

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Forestwatch Issue 67

October 1, 2002

Reforms to forest budget line
Climate COP8 ahead
Mahogany: can CITES halt illegal trade?
Money moves as aid morphs into trade
Suriname: IACHR halts logging

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Smoke and Mirrors: a critical assessment of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

March 18, 2011

This report analyses eight Readiness Preparedness Plans (RPPs) submitted to the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and reviews FCPF documents and policy debates. It finds that rather than strengthening and implementing the Bank’s safeguards, the FCPF has created a dense set of guidelines that water down existing policies and obfuscate minimum standards.

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Smokeandmirrors_internet.pdf	824.74 KB

Forestwatch Issue 156 and Cancun and International Year of the Forest Specials

January 21, 2011

Welcome to the first Forest Watch of 2011. This is also United Nations Year of the Forest and so FERN has written a two-page Forest Watch special looking at the state of play for forests through the lens of our campaigns which can be accessed below. Last month too was an important month for forests due to decisions made at the 16^th Conference of the Parties in Cancun. FERN’s two-page special report from that meeting is attached below. Articles in this months Forest Watch include:

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Cancun update.pdf	136.32 KB
Year of the forest special.pdf	133.3 KB
FW 156 January 2011.pdf	607.47 KB
FR_Cancun-update.pdf	561.67 KB

ForestWatch Issue 155 December 2010

December 15, 2010

Social criteria are permissible in timber procurement policy
Questions remain about Cancun forests agreement
A bold move: the EP votes to address ECA flaws
The future of CAP: opinions welcome
Agrofuel plans drive destruction

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FW 155 December 2010.pdf	217.33 KB

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Civil Society supports growing rejection of carbon trading to finance REDD

December 9, 2010

A press release by FERN, Friends of the Earth and the Rainforest Foundation UK outlining the key questions that need to be answered before a new UN mechanism to address deforestation can be finalised. The concerns they raise in Cancun include the lack of safeguards needed to guarantee rights for indigenous peoples and protection of natural forests, and how money for REDD will be mobilised.

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growing rejection of carbon markets for REDD.pdf	130.87 KB

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A red light for REDD

December 6, 2010

UNFCCC decision on REDD poised to undermine rights and increase conflict in forested areas. International NGOs call for a halt to REDD+1 until guarantees can be made that indigenous rights can be respected, it will not be funded by carbon trading and funds will not be diverted to logging and agribusiness.

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Cancun: Civil Society Calls for a Transparent and Democratic Process

December 3, 2010

A call from civil society organisations for a democratic, transparent and participatory process at the UN climate talks, leading to balanced, equitable and science-based outcomes in Cancun to implement the UN Climate Convention and the legally binding commitments of developed countries to reduce their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.

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Cancun Civil Society Sign On Letter FINAL.pdf	90.86 KB

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