UN-REDD Programme applauds agreement on REDD+in COP-16

The agencies of the UN-REDD Programme have made a statement following the COP-16 agreement on REDD+. The upscaling of REDD+ implementation can now begin. See the full message on he UN-REDD website, here.

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Good news from Cancun!

I just got this update from Wendy Mann who is following the last steps of the negotiations Thanks Wendy for the good news! We have agreed LCA and KP text which together make the Cancun Agreement. We have no text on agriculture but: – rules on REDD+, including respect for rights of indigenous communities and [...]

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Almost not there

I am less hopeful this Friday morning. The continued problem seems to be that the parties, or at least some parties, aim to high. They want an overall deal on climate change, and this ambition may in the end be the main reason for no agreement at all. Why is it that agriculture, a key [...]

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The last stand on REDD+

At this point in the negotiations, everyone outside the rooms want to know where things stand. And in the event that you get hold of the information, you will be desperate to find someone that can explain all the legal implications of different alternatives on the text. It is frustrating to have to wait. The [...]

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Agriculture, Food Security and Soil Carbon

The World Bank and Netherlands organized a follow-up to the Hague conference, with a panel including Prime Minister of Ethiopia, US Secretary of Agriculture, Ministers of Agriculture from Vietnam and Uruguay and the Minister of Environment and Development from Norway. World Bank head, Zoellick, introduced the subject and made the strong case of dealing with [...]

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