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DOHA, Qatar (11 December, 2012)_While the U.N. climate talks in Doha saw no decision on verifying carbon emissions from deforestation, forests look set to be an integral part of the next international treaty on climate change in 2020, experts said.... -
BOGOR, Indonesia (11 December, 2012)_The UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha worked overtime to finally agree not to disagree. The Secretariat was quick to make a release that declares success and highlights four results: Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol; Timetable for negotiating... -
DOHA, Qatar (4 December, 2012)_Negotiators at the U.N. climate talks in Doha this past week did not reach consensus to move the REDD+ mechanism forward, said Tony La Viña, environmental policy expert, adding this was the first time there has... -
DOHA, Qatar (3 December, 2012)_Forests have been front-and-centre at climate negotiations for several years. This year, at the COP18 meeting in Doha, Qatar, Forest Day 6 raised their profile even further, by focusing on the broader role of forests in... -
DOHA, QATAR (2 December 2012)_Forestry experts have called for a new approach to managing land and tackling climate change – challenging the ongoing debate that forests have to be sacrificed for the sake of rural development and food security. Governments,... -
DOHA, Qatar (30 November 2012)_Global trends will intensify the underlying causes of deforestation over the coming decades – unless all countries take responsibility to address them, said experts on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference in Doha, Qatar. The...
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Scientists pinpoint activities driving deforestation and urge countries to take action at DohaDOHA, Qatar (27 November 2012)_For the first time scientists have assessed the main activities driving deforestation and forest degradation at the national level in most developing countries — providing essential information for countries negotiating climate change policies at this fortnight’s... -
U.N. says forests to play a prominent role in global sustainable development agendaDOHA, Qatar (3 December 2012)_Forests are going to feature very importantly in the future international sustainable development agenda, said the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo. Speaking at Forest Day on the sidelines of the U.N.... -
Will uncertainty over new climate agreement prolong the REDD+ stalemate?BOGOR, Indonesia (23 November, 2012)_At the upcoming U.N. international climate change conference (COP18) in Doha, 193 heads of state will meet to discuss the very future of our planet. The ‘Durban Platform,’ one of the few successes of the COP17... -
Biodiversity & climate negotiators must “talk to each other” for the sake of REDD+, urges BelgiumDOHA, Qatar (30 November, 2012)_Country negotiators in the U.N climate change and biodiversity talks need to communicate better before developing their national positions, in order to push the development of environmental and social safeguards for climate mitigation schemes such as REDD+,... -
Qatar’s mangroves: why they matter to climate changeDOHA, Qatar (8 December, 2012)_Indonesian scientist Daniel Murdiyarso and Lebanese scientist Mohamad Khawlie are spending the morning hopping over muddy streams, tasting salty leaves, and examining aerial root systems. Just 60 kilometres from Doha but a world away from the air-conditioned... -
Indonesia’s forest moratorium: to extend or not to extend?DOHA, Qatar (6 December, 2012)_ Experts on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference in Doha are weighing in on whether Indonesia should extend its two-year ban on the issuance of new forestry concessions in order to give the country... -
Living Landscapes: Summary of Forest Day 6DOHA, Qatar (6 December, 2012)_An integrated landscape approach for resource management has the potential to assist with global challenges such as food security and climate change, however cross-sector cooperation will be a requirement for its success, according to a newly...
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This presentation by Gabrielle Kissinger and Martin Herold was given on 26 November 2012 at a UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar. They shared findings from a recently published global assessment on the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, as well as country experiences of dealing with them in a REDD+ context. -
CIFOR scientist Daniel Murdiyarso gave this presentation on 29 November 2012 at the World Resources Institute UNFCCC COP18 side-event ‘Facts, Figures and Findings: A Dialogue on the Indonesia Moratorium’ in Doha, Qatar. -
Dr. Jonah Busch, Climate and Forest Economist from Conservation International, gave this presentation on 29 November 2012 at the World Resources Institute UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar. -
Arild Angelsen, Professor of Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and a senior associate at CIFOR, gave this presentation on 28 November 2012 at a joint CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics) UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar. -
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Louis Verchot on 28 November 2012 at a joint CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics) UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar. -
Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, from the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry, gave this presentation on 28 November 2012 at a joint CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics) UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar. -
This presentation by Martin Herold, a scientist with Wageningen University and associate with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), was given on 28 November 2012 at a joint CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics) UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar.
