Sunday, October 21, 2012

REDD+ receives first report card

Sustainable Development Update: A new global assessment shows that impacts of actions under Reduction of Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) on biodiversity and carbon vary across forest types and landscape conditions. Deforestation (e.g. by converting forests to agriculture) is one of the major sources of carbon dioxide emissions and a major cause of global biodiversity loss on Earth. The UN initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries (REDD+) seeks cations to reduce deforestation...

URL: http://sdupdate.org/component/content/article/10-news/203-redd-receives-first-report-card

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