Pricing forest carbon
Pricing forest carbon and putting in place the means and channels to pay for it are necessary conditions to achieve the 2030 mitigation goals. Yet, after more than 15 years of discussion, payments for
Carbon Sequestration
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Adapting to a changing climate in the management of coastal zones
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the recent and projected socio-economic development of coastal areas. It reviews the environmental pressures exerted by human activities on coastal areas,
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Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)
A new report from the United Nations warns that time is running out to deliver on the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and calls for rapid deployment of carbon capture use
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A societal transformation scenario for staying below 1.5°C
To stop climate change, we have to limit global warming to 1.5°C. But can we still achieve this target? And if so, what pathways can society take in transiting towards a climate-just economy? One important
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Report on economic valuation of ecosystem services of National Zoological Park, New Delhi
The annual economic value of ecosystem services provided by the Delhi zoo works out to be ₹426 crore, an assessment by the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and commissioned by the Central Zoo
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The economics of climate change mitigation in Indigenous Territories
Indigenous populations of the Amazon own 210 million hectares of land and have proven to be highly skilled in the field of forest conservation: the deforestation rate is 0.8%, i.e., even less than that
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Carbon sequestration rates indicate ecosystem recovery following human disturbance in the equatorial Andes
<p>Few studies exist that document how high-elevation Andean ecosystems recover naturally after the cessation of human activities and this can limit the implementation of cost-effective restoration actions.
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The dangers of blue carbon offsets: from hot air to hot water?
As the interest in using nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change grows, ‘blue carbon,’ which means carbon sequestered in coastal ecosystems, is also garnering attention. A number of countries
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Degradation and forgone removals increase the carbon impact of intact forest loss by 626%
<p>Intact tropical forests, free from substantial anthropogenic influence, store and sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon but are currently neglected in international climate policy. We show that
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Forests and trees: At the heart of land degradation neutrality
<p>Forest and land degradation undermines the foundation of human prosperity and well-being. It threatens our food and water supplies, our climate, and the biodiversity that underpins the <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/forest-trees-land-degradation.pdf"
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Restoration opportunities atlas of India
Protecting forests from degradation, deforestation and fragmentation, and tree-based landscape restoration are globally recognised as cost-effective solutions for combatting climate change. As part of