Safeguards. Reference levels. Non-carbon benefits. Drivers of deforestation and degradation. Non-market-based approaches. Measuring, reporting and verifying. Results-based finance. Adequate and predictable support. Institutional arrangements.
EcoPush: “A leader within the environmental investment sector” or just another scam?
EcoPush is a company that offers expertise in environmental markets, including carbon trading, biofuels, agricultural commodities and sustainable timber. While the company’s website boasts a “proven track record”, the website provides little information about who is behind the company and what its track record actually is.
REDD: Addressing the drivers of deforestation – Not a case for the World Trade Organisation
At the latest round of UN climate negotiations, currently taking place in Bonn, Germany, a group of NGOs is circulating a statement that argues that REDD is “unlikely to be effective while strong market incentives for deforestation remain unaddressed” and that the UNFCCC is the appropriate body to address the international drivers of deforestation.
Funding support for translation of key REDD documents
REDD-Monitor recently received a message from IPAM International Program about funding support for the translation of key documents on REDD. The funding comes from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).
Interview with Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Programme: “From the point of view of the forest peoples, even though the forests are largely gone, the people are still there”
Interview with Marcus Colchester, Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme, focussing on his work on Asia Pulp and Paper. The interview was carried out by email in May 2013.