In 2010, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) released a report titled, “New hope for the forests? REDD, biodiversity and poverty reduction”. Although the report is over a year old, REDD-Monitor only recently read it – others may have missed it too.
Financing REDD: New report from CIRAD recommends “sustained investments”
A recent report by CIRAD (La Recherche Agronomique Pour La Développment) sums up many of the key issues regarding REDD and recommends that instead of performance-based payments for reduced deforestation, sustained investment is needed.
Voting open for UN-REDD civil society observer
The UN-REDD Programme is currently in the process of appointing four observers from Civil Society Organisations to the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board. The CSO representatives will consist of one each from Africa, Asia‐Pacific, Latin America‐Caribbean and North America/Europe.
Worldwide Commodity Partners Limited – another carbon credit boiler room?
Worldwide Commodity Partners. London is the world centre for carbon trading. It also seems to be the world centre for boiler room companies selling carbon credits.
News from Guyana: Article by Janette Bulkan in the Commonwealth Forestry Association newsletter
A recent article from Janette Bulkan, published in the Commonwealth Forestry Association Newsletter looks at costs and profits of timber exports from Guyana.