Thursday, May 3, 2012

Tropical countries struggle to engage with REDD+

SciDev.Net: Most tropical developing countries are struggling to monitor and report their greenhouse gas emissions from forest loss, and will need international support to implement the UN REDD+ scheme, according to a study. The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) scheme aims to reverse forest cover loss and curb related carbon emissions by putting a financial value on stored carbon. REDD+ was agreed at Cancun in 2010 and added conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancing...

URL: http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/tropical-countries-struggle-to-engage-with-redd-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy
Enclosure: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901112000202

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