Incentives to sustain forest ecosystem services: A review and lessons for REDD, Ivan Bond, Maryanne Grieg-Gran, Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Peter Hazlewood, Sven Wunder, Arild Angelsen. IIED (2009), 62 pages, isbn: 9781843697428
An assessment of the utility of payments for ecosystem services as a tool for REDD was commissioned by the Norwegian Minister for the Environment and International [...]
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IIED Report: REDD and Payments for Ecosystem Services
Posted in africa, asia, assessment, carbon trading, global, iied, incentives, latin america, recent research on 22 September 2009 | 2 Comments »
Meeting: Second World Agroforestry Congress
Posted in carbon trading, global, recent research, unep on 22 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The World Agroforestry Centre and the United Nations Environment Programme co-hosted the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-28 August 2009.
The overall theme of the Congress was Agroforestry, the future of global land use. The sub-themes were Food Security and Livelihoods; Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources; and Policies and Institutions. Researchers, [...]
Focali Report: Assessment of carbon sinks in forest ecosystems
Posted in carbon trading, global, recent research on 20 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No 373: Assessment of existing global financial initiatives and monitoring aspects of carbon sinks in forest ecosystems – The issue of REDD
Working Papers in Economics, No: 373. Lisa Westholm, Sabine Henders, Madelene Ostwald and Eskil Mattsson, 19 August 2009
The objective of this report is to explore the topic of carbon sinks in forest ecosystems, focusing [...]
New tool: Comparing REDD mechanism design options with an open source economic model
Posted in global, indicators, recent research on 16 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Comparing REDD mechanism design options with an open source economic model Jonah Busch, Bernardo Strassburg, Andrea Cattaneo, Ruben Lubowski, Frederick Boltz, Ralph Ashton, Aaron Bruner, Richard Rice (review manuscript)
The Open Source Impacts of REDD Incentives Spreadsheet (OSIRIS) is a free, transparent, accessible and open source decision support tool designed by the Collaborative Modeling Initiative on [...]
DIE Discussion Paper: REDD from an integrated perspective
Posted in assessment, biodiversity, global, recent research, vulnerability on 30 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
REDD from an integrated perspective: Considering overall climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and equity issues Lars Schmidt, Bonn, April 2009. Discussion Paper 4/2009, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, ISBN 978-3-88985-452-0
The discussion paper assesses selected options currently “on the table” in the international debate and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations on Reducing [...]
Forests Dialogue Report on REDD Finance Mechanisms
Posted in assessment, global, ngos, recent research, vulnerability on 30 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dialogue on REDD Finance Mechanisms The Forests Dialogue’s consensus-based Statement on Forests and Climate Change
Beginning in December 2007, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) has led a multi-stakeholder dialogue process focused on developing a clear, unified message and common set of principles illustrating the factors and conditions necessary to maximize forests and people’s ability to mitigate and [...]
Research: AGF financing finds REDD compensation is a win-win instrument
Posted in funding, global, incentives, indicators, recent research, vulnerability, world bank on 5 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Financing Flows and Needs to Implement the Non-Legally Binding Instrument On All Types of Forests: A study prepared for the Advisory Group on Finance of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests with the support of the Program on Forests (PROFOR) of the World Bank, October 2008
Written by Markku Simula, this background paper was prepared for the [...]
Research: CIFOR and innovative participatory research in Central America
Posted in assessment, cifor, global, latin america, north america, recent research, stewardship on 1 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘If You Saw It with My Eyes’: Collaborative Research and Assistance with Central American Forest Steward Communities Peter Leigh Taylor, Peter Cronkleton, Deborah Barry, Samantha Stone-Jovicich, Marianne Schmink – CIFOR, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, October 2008
Communities are making unprecedented gains worldwide in forest resource access and management rights. [...]
Research: Life as Commerce
Posted in biodiversity, carbon trading, funding, indicators, recent research, stewardship, vulnerability on 26 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life as Commerce: the impact of market-based conservation on Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women
Global Forest Coalition, CENSAT Agua Viva, COECOCEIBA,
EQUATIONS, Alter Vida, the Timberwatch Coalition, October 2008.
“Life as Commerce” features case studies from India, Costa Rica, South Africa, Paraguay and Colombia about the impact of market-based conservation mechanisms like ecotourism, forest certification, biodiversity offsets [...]
Research: International Forestry Review – Special Issue
Posted in global, policy issues, recent research on 21 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
International Forestry Review – Special Issue: REDD and the Evolution of an International Forest Regime Issue 3, October 2008
This special issue of IFR includes the following articles:
Summary of the Proceedings of the International Workshop “The International Regime, Avoided Deforestation and the Evolution of Public and Private Policies Towards Forests in Developing Countries” A. Karsently, S. [...]