Sentences with phrase «deforestation in developing countries»

The majority of these land - use change emissions come from deforestation in developing countries, where forests are being cleared for agriculture and timber.

Today, with deforestation accounting for a substantial portion of human - induced carbon emissions, the researchers describe the payment program they studied as «a cost - effective way to avert deforestation in developing countries — and hence a powerful tool to mitigate climate change.»

Early interest in the cookstoves, initially envisioned in the 1970s and»80s as a means of reducing deforestation in developing countries, waned when well - meaning projects failed to deliver results.

Some of the land grabbed was savannahs and forests, suggesting that the grabbing also may contribute to deforestation in developing countries, D'Odorico's said.

Deforestation in developing countries is frequently driven by agriculture, logging, and road expansion.

Along with colleague Valerie Kapos, she suggests that people involved in conservation may need to refocus their priorities on forests with lower carbon density and non-forest ecosystems such as savannahs, grasslands and wetlands if the efforts to reduce deforestation in developing countries are successful.

Whatever drove them, climate negotiators here celebrated the inauguration of their headquarters in the repurposed «World Conference Center Bonn» with a draft agreement on how to slow climate change by reducing deforestation in developing countries.

The Government of Papua New Guinea, by its communication dated 28 July 2005, requested the secretariat to add an item entitled «Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action» to the provisional agenda of the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh session.

This technical document provides background on definitional issues related to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.

Parties are invited to submit their views on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, focusing on relevant scientific, technical and methodological issues, and the exchange of relevant information and experiences, including policy approaches and positive incentives.

Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate actio...

(b) Policy approaches and positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries, including causes; short - and long - term effectiveness with respect to emission reductions; the displacement of emissions; bilateral and multilateral cooperation; activities of other relevant international bodies; enhancing sustainable forest management; capacity - building; and financial mechanisms and other alternatives — basing discussions on experiences and lessons learned;

Parties, in their submissions, noted the need to address reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries as part of mitigation efforts to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention.The SBSTA decided that the workshop should provide an opportunity for Parties to share experiences and consider relevant aspects relating to reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.

The paper concludes that, in order to facilitate efficient negotiations and implementation, as well as streamlined future reporting, Parties to UNFCCC might consider, ex ante, a comprehensive set of definitions for the negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries.

The COP 11 agenda saw the introduction of this agenda item on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries and approaches to stimulate action.