Sentences with phrase «degradation in developing countries»

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) is a recent addition to the United Nations» climate change mitigation agenda.

The most ambitious proposal to slow deforestation, not just in the Amazon but throughout the tropics, goes by the acronym REDD, which stands for a mouthful of a program name: the Program on Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries.

The Conference of the Parties (COP) invited Parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders to share outcomes, experiences and lessons learned from their efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD +).

Parties, relevant organizations and stakeholders are encouraged to register in order to submit information relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries to the REDD + Web Platform.

The conference will gather policy makers, practitioners, civil society and private sector to exchange of perspectives, experiences and topics of key importance for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries is supporting nationally led REDD + initiatives in 64 countries, and is a major platform for knowledge sharing.

The introduction of the term «sustainable forest management» (SFM) in the negotiating text of the agreement's forest component, called REDD - reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries - will ultimately undermine its effective implementation, according to the paper.

Funding mechanisms, by which wealthy countries pay developing countries to maintain their forest cover, such as REDD + (short for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries), could also give donors the «soft power» to push for improved governance of industrial agriculture, he said.

This technical document examines both opportunities from and potential limitations of REDD + (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks).

This activity report presents activities, progress and achievements of the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) in 2009.

This video introduces the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD), a collaborative initiative implemented by three United Nations agencies - FAO, UNDP and UNEP - with the aim to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

This policy brief explores the concepts of REDD + (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks) as a source of investment for green development.

It also introduces the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) and its activities to preserve forests and their ability to store carbon.

This activity report contains a description of the proceedings of an expert meeting on forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels for implementation of activities for REDD + (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks) which was held from 14 - 15 November 2011, in Bonn, Germany.

This activity report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the significant progress and achievements made by the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD)'s 14 National Programmes and other partner countries, as well as the international support and outreach provided by the Programme throughout 2011.

This technical document presents the main findings, conclusions and recommendations from an assessment of the effectiveness of Training and Awareness Raising (T&AR) implemented by the The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) Viet Nam Programme between October 2009 and December 2011.

(iii) Policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries;

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) is a mechanism to slow the loss of forests, but how it is going to work in practice is the subject of debate.

Negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD) ended in dramatic disarray at the most recent talks in Bangkok three weeks ago after a key provision - safeguards against the conversion of natural forests to forest plantations - vanished from the negotiating text on the final Thursday of the session.

Furthermore, PES is going to play an even bigger role as the international community debates schemes to pay countries for the carbon stored by avoiding deforestation, an approach taken by the U.N. Development Programme called REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries).

But a number of key issues related to the U.N. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries — also known as REDD — are still leading to acrimony and may get table and remain unresolved when political leaders arrive in Copenhagen next week to finalize a general framework.

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Once we collectively understand our situation: the contribution made by humans to the degradation of the environment and the extinction of other species, or the impact consumers in the rich West have had, and continue to have, on the impoverishment of producers in developing countries, our proper response is to want to change things - and to change them radically.»

They reflect an overall impact of multiple causative factors similar to those of other developing countries where rice is not a major staple.8 Various deficiencies including zinc, vitamin C and D, folate, riboflavin, selenium and calcium occur in the context of poverty, environmental degradation, lack of public health systems and sanitation, lack of proper education and social disparity.

8.4 improve progressively through 2030 global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10 - year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead

It is clear that much of the responsibility for the degradation of the environment during the past 150 years rests with the world's overdeveloped countries, while much of the responsibility for what degradation occurs in the future will belong to the developing countries.

The accurate monitoring and reporting of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is essential for countries participating in climate mitigation schemes, such as reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD +)-- a scheme that pays developing countries for the carbon stored in trees and soils.

This paper focuses on methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD +), specifically related to systems for providing information on how safeguards referred to in appendix I to UNFCCC decision 1 / CP.16 are addressed and respected.

In Bali, negotiators let degradation into the equations for the first time — and left the door open to what later became the «plus» in REDD +: namely, «conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries»In Bali, negotiators let degradation into the equations for the first time — and left the door open to what later became the «plus» in REDD +: namely, «conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries»in REDD +: namely, «conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries»in developing countries».

Authorizes the EPA Administrator to support activities only in a developing country that: (1) is experiencing deforestation or forest degradation or has standing forest carbon stocks that may be at risk of deforestation or degradation; and (2) has entered a bilateral or multilateral agreement with the United States establishing the conditions of its participation.

This analytical report aims to demonstrate and illustrate how integrating gender equality principles into REDD + (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries) results in improved sustainability of climate and development outcomes.

The UN Program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) provides financial incentives to developing countries to conserve their forests and invest in low - carbon pathways to sustainable development.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently investigating ways of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in developing countries.

Projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation («REDD») saw heightened demand in 2012, as private companies like The Walt Disney Company and clothing brand PUMA invested millions to support REDD projects in developing countries.

In 2005 a scheme known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) was set up to fund developing countries to create forest reserves.

1 / CP.15 Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long - term Cooperative Action under the Convention 2 / CP.15 Copenhagen Accord 3 / CP.15 Amendment to Annex I to the Convention 4 / CP.15 Methodological guidance for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries 5 / CP.15 Work of the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention 6 / CP.15 Fourth review of the financial mechanism 7 / CP.15 Additional guidance to the Global Environment Facility 8 / CP.15 Capacity - building under the Convention 9 / CP.15 Systematic climate observations 10 / CP.15 Updated training programme for greenhouse gas inventory review experts for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention 11 / CP.15 Administrative, financial and institutional matters 12 / CP.15 Programme budget for the biennium 2010 - 2011 13 / CP.15 Dates and venues of future sessions

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, as well as promoting the conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD +) is a voluntary initiative that developing countries may participate in as a contribution to climate change mitigation.

It also focuses on the 2013 opening of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and the adoption of a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries «Rulebook», as well as the organization's work on adaptation, energy and resilience.

Measures that reduce damage and destruction to the world's forests are co-ordinated by a UN-backed scheme called REDD + (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation), through which governments and companies agree to pay people in developing countries not to cut or burn down their trees.

Some 26 individual agreements were reach in Cancun, including language that advances the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) mechanism, which aims to compensate developing countries for protecting their forests.

Norway now hopes it can help push to include forest conservation in the successor to the Kyoto Protocol by providing funding and fostering cooperation among international actors like the UN and World Bank, as well as developing countries, to fund the creation of an international architecture which makes it possible to incorporate deforestation and degradation into a post-2012 climate regime.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.

He announced that the U.S. will give $ 1 billion over the next three years to early actions in developing countries that develop REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) projects to build their countries» capacity to slow and eventually halt deforestation.

The approach provides much - needed technical support for carbon - based economic activities such as the United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program * in developing countries.

Though it's likely to be lost in the bombast and disappointment around a messy framework, there may be at least one tangible result from the Copenhagen summit: REDD, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, is essentially a mechanism to pay developing countries to keep their trees standing, thereby maintaining habitats and preventing the release of carbon that happens through deforestation.