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Durban climate talks put forests at risk
December 7, 2011

In this press release, NGOs from all continents voice their concern over draft rules on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) finalised in Durban for the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The NGOs claim that the draft rules would allow governments to set their own reporting guidelines for social and environmental safeguards, as well as to propose their own reference levels against which to determine emission reductions from deforestation.

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Briefing note

Why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and people
November 29, 2011

Many governments believe that carbon trading will provide substantial funding to protect or sustainably manage forests in their countries via proposed schemes to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). This briefing, signed on to by 28 organisations explains why carbon markets will not deliver for Southern governments, forests and peoples.
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EU Forest Watch

Forestwatch Issue 165 and FLEGT Update
November 28, 2011
  • Transparency and Accounting: Way to go...
  • The LBA who?
  • European Parliament supports sustainable public procurement
  • MTCS: So that’s that. At last.
  • Biomass must be led by supply not demand
  • FLEGT and VPA update
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Presentations

Presentations from "Biomass and resource efficiency: The need for a supply-led approach to forest productivity"
November 18, 2011

“Measures are needed to ensure use of forest products is not guided by unregulated demand, but by what forests can sustainably supply,” this was one of the conclusions of the "Biomass and Resource Efficiency" event attended by more than 70 people at the European Parliament. It was organised by FERN, ClientEarth, the Greens and Grupo PPE.

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Reports

Is REDD-readiness taking us in the right direction?
November 16, 2011

This set of case studies from 2011 looking at how the REDD+ process has been experienced on the ground is a follow up to the June 2010 Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change report looking at countries preparing for the UNFCCC’s programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). 
 
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Recommended reading

Rethinking timber trade agreements
October 27, 2011

This short article by Saskia Ozinga for Bridges Trade and Environment Review looks at EU forestry partnerships. The article states that with the voluntary partnership agreements with timber producing countries, the EU has established a new trade mechanism set to steer countries towards sustainable forestry practices. The comprehensive approach taken to good governance has yielded positive societal and environmental outcomes. Current initiatives under the climate regimes focusing more narrowly on forest carbon threaten to undo some of these.

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