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Finance and Economics
What benefits would U.S. forest carbon participants derive from the adaptation and implementation of finance and insurance standards? In addition, what is being discussed with regards to compliance standards in Washington, DC? A recent webinar hosted by 2degrees explores these issues more thoroughly than any forum to date.
Project Development
Less than 2% of Brazil’s indigenous tribes have undertaken projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), but more than 40 indigenous leaders are now getting ready to change that. In the process, they’re turning “free prior and informed consent” into more than just a vague concept – and perhaps providing a model for the rest of the world.
Non-Carbon Benefits and Tradeoffs
As international policy frameworks and pledges of billions of dollars move REDD+ forward, many observers remain concerned over how to ensure the lofty promises being made for global forest conservation will actually provide broader social and environmental benefits. The issue of safeguards took center stage this week in Washington, DC through a day-long forum of REDD+ policymakers, practitioners, and observers.
