Simone Lovera of Global Forest Coalition points out that “Forest policy is much more than REDD+”.
Author: Chris Lang
Bolivia’s Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism: An alternative to REDD?
In August 2012, the Bolivian government presented a proposal to the UNFCCC titled “Proposal for the Development of the Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism for the Integral and Sustainable Management of Forests”.
Oil palm plantations replacing forests in Kalimantan
A paper published this week in Nature Climate Change confirms that the expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia has come largely at the expense of the country’s forests. Between 1990 and 2010, 90% of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan were established on forested land (47% intact, 22% logged, 21% agroforests).
Local communities in Chiapas oppose REDD: “Why do the wealthy want to impose their will by force?”
On the first day of the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force meeting that recently took place in Chiapas, local communities asked for a few minutes to speak. Chiapas State Minister of the Environment and Natural History, Fernando Rosas, denied their request and asked them to listen to the meeting.
Alarm bells ringing: Olam International and REDD in the Republic of Congo
Olam International and REDD: Having trashed the forests for decades, Olam International’s subsidiary CIB now wants to cash in on REDD in one concession while converting others to oil palm.