In September 2011, the 64th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference took place in Bonn, Germany. About 1,500 people from 70 countries turned up. On the third day of the meeting, a remarkable thing happened. Not a single participant at the conference put up their hand to disagree with a declaration which promotes REDD as a carbon…
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President Yudhoyono promises to dedicate the next three years to protecting Indonesia’s forests
Yesterday, Indonesia’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, promised that he would “dedicate the last three years of my term as President to deliver enduring results that will sustain and enhance the environment and forests of Indonesia”.
Is Indonesia’s “moratorium” worth the paper it’s written on?
“It’s important to remember the moratorium is not primarily about what won’t take place during that two year-period, e.g. halting conversion of forest for economic development. Much more significant is what will take place during that same timeframe.” That’s Aida Greenbury of Asia Pulp and Paper
Interview with Andy White, Rights and Resources Initiative: “The global market for forest carbon is not going to establish itself anytime soon”
Interview with Andy White, Coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, Washington DC, by email.
Indonesia’s president signs the decree on forest moratorium: Too little, too late
Indonesia’s president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, yesterday signed a decree to bring into force a two-year moratorium on new forest concessions.