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
REDD
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Looking beyond Durban: Where To from here?
The lesson for India after Durban is that it needs to formulate an approach that combines attention to industrialised countries’ historical responsibility for the problem with an embrace of its own responsibility
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Carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical lowland dipterocarp rainforests in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Deforestation in the tropics is an important source of carbon C release to the atmosphere. To provide a sound scientific base for efforts taken to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+)
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Lessons about land tenure, forest governance and REDD+: case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America
This volume of case studies comprises one of two main publications resulting from the Oct. 21-22, 2011 Land Tenure and Forest Carbon Management Workshop hosted by the University of Wisconsin/Madison’s
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Nepal’s climate change policies and plans: local communities’ perspective
This review examines the provisions in Nepal’s legal framework related to climate change and the local community’s rights.
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Turning point: what future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order?
This report takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally, assesses the key issues and events of 2011 that shape possibilities to improve local rights and livelihoods, and identifies
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Nature in the market-world: Ecosystem services and inequality
Programmes to address global warming and promote green development, such as Payments for Ecosystem Services and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and [forest] Degradation financed by carbon-offset trading,
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China’s climate change rubs off on India
New Delhi India has said it is open to negotiate on mitigation issues at the Durban climate talks but said developed countries have to show clear commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. The Indian
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Land tenure and payment for environmental services - Challenges and opportunities for REDD+
This article highlights the land tenure implications of payment for environmental services (PES) mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions and enhance carbon sequestration, and offers suggestions for incorporating
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Toward land administration systems to support climate change mitigation payments
Climate change mitigation projects in developing countries have the potential for significant negative impacts on land users. In particular, land users with socially legitimate but informal tenure that
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Land tenure challenges in managing carbon property rights to mitigate climate change
Scientific evidence suggests that increasing amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are causing climate change that will result in global warming, sea -level rise and more extreme weather events. In response