Greenpeace has launched a consultation document on REDD safeguards. Called “Forests & People First”, the initiative proposes a set of minimum safeguard standards for REDD and other forest and climate programmes.
Only 10% of global carbon emissions come from tropical deforestation
“How much carbon is emitted from tropical deforestation?” asks Daniel J. Zarin of the Climate and Land Use Alliance in the most recent issue of Science magazine. The answer may be considerably less than previously thought.
Indigenous Peoples Terra Livre Declaration at Rio +20 rejects REDD
From 15-22 June 2012, 1,800 Indigenous Peoples met at the “Terra Livre Camp”, about two hours from the official Rio +20 meeting. The camp is an annual meeting of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil and neighbouring regions that usually takes place in Brasilia. It was moved this year to take place in conjunction with the Peoples…
Indigenous peoples insist on rights-based approaches and respect for traditional knowledge and practices in Rio+20 outcomes
Representatives of Forest Peoples Programme are in Rio for the Rio +20 meeting. FPP put out a press release highlighting Indigenous Peoples’ concerns about the negotiations.
Rio +20 has nothing to say on REDD (and not much on anything else)
On 19 June 2012 at 2.45 am, the world’s governments at Rio +20 agreed a draft text on “The Future We Want”. If it’s accepted in its current form, Rio +20 will go down in history to be followed inevitably by the word failure.