http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on reducing forest emissions and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/ The IADB will lend US$3 billion a year to fight climate change. Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago have already received loans.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/iadb-increases-funds-for-climate-change-in-the-region.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 06 Dec 2010 00:05:08 GMTNo major breakthrough, but only some progress in talks and decisions is expected at Cancun climate summit.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/-set-of-decisions-on-forestry-tech-expected-at-cancun-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 29 Nov 2010 08:12:31 GMTBrazil has set up a US$132 million fund to finance projects aimed at reducing its emission of greenhouse gases.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/brazil-establishes-a-fund-to-mitigate-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 08 Nov 2010 08:26:51 GMTRecent announcements include regional collaborations to promote renewable energies and a new fund to boost energy efficiency.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/latin-america-to-boost-renewable-energies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsSun, 07 Nov 2010 04:07:28 GMTA 3D high-resolution map of the Peruvian Amazon shows a surge in carbon emissions because of the paving of a highway.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/high-resolution-map-shows-surge-in-carbon-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 04 Oct 2010 04:20:24 GMTAmazonian countries will demand at the Copenhagen climate talks that the developed world helps to pay for the protection of their forest.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/amazonian-nations-to-call-on-rich-for-forest-protection-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:20 GMTThe climate change debate offers a way to integrate forest management into development policy, but strategies must be informed by good science.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/editorials/reducing-forest-emissions-needs-good-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:05:00 GMTTo get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/getting-redd-right-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:04:00 GMTWithout knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/what-are-the-real-costs-of-reducing-forest-emissio.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:03:00 GMTGrowing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/africa-needs-agroforestry-to-cut-forest-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:02:00 GMTResearch into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/policy-briefs/using-deforestation-research-to-inform-climate-pol.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:02:00 GMTSouth Asian countries must be rewarded for afforestation, reforestation and carbon stock growth, say N. H. Ravindranath and Shamama Afreen.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/climate-deals-should-reward-wider-forest-managemen.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTTackling forest degradation is an essential element for any global climate deal hoping to reduce forest emissions.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/policy-briefs/reducing-emissions-from-forest-degradation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTHannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/features/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTRemote sensing is crucial for getting the measure of forest loss. Countries don't need their own satellites but they do need training.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/features/an-eye-in-the-sky-watching-forests-disappear-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTAgriculture, forestry and other land uses in Africa can help mitigate climate change while providing co-benefits.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/policy-briefs/reducing-emissions-through-african-agriculture.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTReducing deforestation is crucial to mitigate climate change, but it mustn't be used as an excuse to continue polluting, says Roman Czebiniak of Greenpeace.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/the-promise-and-peril-of-redd.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMTSmall farmers across the developing world could benefit from a project to measure the amount of carbon locked in soils.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/news/small-farmers-could-cash-in-on-carbon-monitoring.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 22 Jun 2009 15:26:21 GMTLocking carbon away as charcoal in the soil could help to mitigate climate change but whether it will work in practice remains a mystery.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/features/-dark-earth-and-its-carbon-holding-powers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsMon, 15 Jun 2009 16:03:49 GMTWe should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/reducing-forest-emissions/opinions/amazon-trees-worth-more-alive-than-dead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_reducingforestemissionsFri, 08 May 2009 13:34:53 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/