A weekly news roundup by Lena Buell, RECOFTC Assistant Communications Officer. RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests does not necessarily endorse the content of the news, nor is it our official position. This week, we’ve seen a number of encouraging examples of governments working harder to crack down on illegal logging. While much [...]
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In the news – government efforts to curb illegal logging
Posted by RECOFTC on December 16, 2011
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Daily News Digest – 18 December 2009
With the arrival of heads of state in Copenhagen, many of the final discussions are happening behind closed doors and the news wires are falling silent. The Guardian’s Copenhagen Sketch captures the mood at the talks, from rumors and in-party arguments to the roller coaster of optimism and pessimism pervading the atmosphere. Other recent developments are captured in the [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on December 18, 2009
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AWG-LCA REDD Decision
The very latest REDD draft has been released, where heads of government will make the final decisions about the fate of the remaining bracketed text. More details to follow. Click the link below to read. AWG-LCA REDD Decision
Posted by RECOFTC on December 17, 2009
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Daily News Digest – 17 December 2009
An eruption of protests in Copenhagen may have overwhelmed the news cycle covering the happenings in Copenhagen, but the past 24 hours has yielded other major breakthroughs: new REDD text, a $3.5 billion pledge to fund REDD, and the arrival of world leaders to drive progress forward. Reuters – Developed countries pledge US$3.5 billion to fight deforestation The United States, Australia, [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on December 17, 2009
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Daily News Digest – 14 December 2009
Reuters – Forest communities said key to climate fight Reporting from CIFOR’s Forest Day 3, officials and academics agree that safeguards to protect and compensate local communities are key for halting deforestation. Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom also spoke at the event: “If local people and indigenous people in the developing world are not recognised and [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on December 14, 2009
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Daily News Digest – 11 December 2009
Phnom Penh Post – Cambodia expected to seek funding at climate summit Cambodia’s delegation will soon touch down in Copenhagen, where it is expected to press for adaptation funding to help Cambodia meet climate related challenges. Full article in the Phnom Penh Post Bangkok Post – Battle of the texts looms at UN climate talks [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on December 11, 2009
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Introducing the Daily News Digest
We know there’s no shortage to the amount of news covering the events in Copenhagen. To give you the Asia-Pacific perspective, Covering Copenhagen will post regular news digests of the most informative articles for Asia-Pacific readers. Mongabay.com – Leaked document seen as sidelining poor countries A leaked document, outlining a potential climate change treaty, threatens to [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on December 9, 2009
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“We can, and we will reach a deal in Copenhagen”
“You can see the political momentum building almost daily, ” said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in a recent statement expressing his optimism for reaching a successful outcome in Copenhagen. He cited many positive steps that individual countries have taken over the past few weeks, such as Japan and Norway’s pledges to cut emissions and [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on November 23, 2009
http://recoftc.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/we-can-and-we-will-reach-a-deal-in-copenhagen/
High Cost of Climate Delays
UNEP Chief Achim Steiner warned that delaying a global climate deal would have high costs – in increasing risks to the planet and financial costs of dealing with them. He cited the greatest cost as the loss of momentum in reaching agreement, which has been building up for years. Read the full article from the Guardian. In contrast, [...]
Posted by RECOFTC on November 17, 2009
http://recoftc.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/high-cost-of-climate-delays/
Asia-Pacific leaders back off on emissions cuts target-draft
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recently met in Singapore, and dropped a target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from their summit’s statement. They cited that such a promise would disrupt the global climate change negotiations, and instead promished to ‘substantially’ slash emissions by 2050. Read the full article on Reuters
Posted by RECOFTC on November 16, 2009
http://recoftc.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/asia-pacific-leaders-back-off-on-emissions-cuts-target-draft/
Ban Ki Moon Expresses Pessimism for COP 15
Tough Deal on Climate Change Unlikely UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said many countries are simply not in a position to sign up to legally-binding targets. He said the best the world can hope for is a “political commitment” to work towards targets. Is he being realistic, or pessimistic?
Posted by RECOFTC on November 4, 2009
http://recoftc.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/ban-ki-moon-expresses-pessimism-for-cop-15/
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