Tropical deforestation lower than previously reported

FAO today released findings of their global remote sensing survey. This is the first comprehensive picture of losses and gains of forests worldwide. The results largely confirm earlier numbers by the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010, which is based on country reporting, however some obaervations can be made: Tropical deforestation was lower than previously [...]

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REDD+ and Agriculture: What is deforestation about?

The drivers of deforestation is not a new topic. Neither is the fact that deforestation is mainly caused by expanding agriculture, see for example Fig 1-7 on page 8 in the FRA 2000 report where the remote sensing survey illustrated the relationship between deforestation and agriculture expansion for different regions. REDD+ discussions are increasingly focussing on [...]

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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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Avoiding to talk about Deforestation only

The Avoided Deforestation event today had a clear focus on the first “D”, Deforestation, part of REDD+. The highest level panel  stuck to this line as reported in the previous entry on this blog. Nothing wrong with this – it is a tremendously important cause and a strong political starting point. However as stated before [...]

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So, again, What is REDD+?

This, I admit, is an entry that is based more on a hunch than on facts. But sometimes it is necessary to make a reality check by asking an obvious question. This is the hunch. The closer we get to a decision on REDD+, the more I hear that it is the decision on deforestation. [...]

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