Land reform settlements (LRS) in the Brazilian Amazon have been suggested to hold promise for the successful implementation of incipient efforts to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). However, differences in forest cover, deforestation behaviour and settler welfare plus ...
Ezzine-de-Blas, D.
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Boner, J.
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Violato-Espada, A.L.
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Nascimento, N.
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Piketty, M.G.
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[Forest loss and management in land reform settlements: implications for REDD governance in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Forest loss and management in land reform settlements: implications for REDD governance in the Brazilian Amazon
The increasing and alarming trend of degradation and deforestation of tropical peat swamp forests may contribute greatly to climate change. Estimates of carbon (C) losses associated with land use change in tropical peatlands are needed. To assess these losses we examined C stocks and peat C fluxe...
Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Stocks and fluxes of carbon associated with land use change in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands: a review]
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Stocks and fluxes of carbon associated with land use change in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands: a review
Our objective was to compare and evaluate the practical applicability to REDD+ of ten forest management, social, environmental and carbon standards that are currently active worldwide: Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB), CCB REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (CCBA REDD+ S&E), Carbon...
Merger, E.
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Dutschke, M.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Options for REDD+ voluntary certification to ensure net GHG benefits, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of forests and biodiversity conservation]
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Options for REDD+ voluntary certification to ensure net GHG benefits, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of forests and biodiversity conservation
Estrada, M.
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[Standards and methods available for estimating project-level REDD+ carbon benefits: reference guide for project developers]
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Standards and methods available for estimating project-level REDD+ carbon benefits: reference guide for project developers
On 20 May 2011, the government of Indonesia released Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011 on ‘The postponement of issuance of new licences and improving governance of primary natural forest and peatland’, as part of Indonesia’s cooperation with the government of the Kingdom of Norway, according t...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Dewi, S.
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Lawrence, D.
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Seymour, F.
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[Indonesia’s forest moratorium: A stepping stone to better forest governance?]
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Indonesia’s forest moratorium: A stepping stone to better forest governance?
Biofuels are receiving growing negative attention. Direct and/or indirect land-use changes that result from their cultivation can cause emissions due to carbon losses in soils and biomass and could negate any eventual greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefit. This paper evaluates the implications o...
Achten, W.M.J.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Implications of biodiesel-induced land-use changes for CO2 emissions: case studies in Tropical America, Africa, and Southeast Asia]
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Implications of biodiesel-induced land-use changes for CO2 emissions: case studies in Tropical America, Africa, and Southeast Asia
Los derechos de tenencia de la tierra y los derechos de carbono son temas fundamentales que deben ser tomados en cuenta para lograr una reducción de emisiones, asegurar una distribución transparente de beneficios y determinar las responsabilidades de la no permanencia (no cumplimiento) en el cont...
Corbera, E.
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Estrada, M.
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May, P.
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Navarro, G.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Derechos a la tierra, los bosques y el carbono en REDD+: Lecciones de México, Brasil y Costa Rica]
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Derechos a la tierra, los bosques y el carbono en REDD+: Lecciones de México, Brasil y Costa Rica
This background paper summaries the issues raised by the Kyoto Protocol as background information for discussion aimed at assessing whether joint implementation (JI) and the clean development mechanism (CDM) are opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects...
Mulongoy, K.J.
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Smith, J.
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Alirol, P.
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Witthoeft-Muehlmann, A.
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[Are joint implementation and the clean development mechanism opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects?]
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Are joint implementation and the clean development mechanism opportunities for forest sustainable management through carbon sequestration projects?
The proposed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol paves the way for financial and technological transfers to support forestry projects that sequester carbon or protect carbon stocks. This paper examines the implications of CDM for forest conservation and sustainable use by draw...
Smith, J.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Persson, R.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment]
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Harnessing carbon markets for tropical forest conservation: towards a more realistic assessment
This article contributes to the debate on the social implications of carbon forestry projects by showing that tradeoffs exist between social benefits of projects and their cost-effectiveness. Large scale industrial plantations and strict forest protection are economically viable, but pose the hig...
Smith, J.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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[Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods]
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Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods