Sentences with phrase «driver of deforestation»

Does this mean that the developed countries, who are the real bad guys here because of their insufficient ambition in mitigation, are encouraged to keep blaming and burdening the developing countries for being dependent on agriculture - the major driver of deforestation?

Charcoal production is a major driver of deforestation in the West African Nation, and the stove thereby effectively mitigates the destruction of the region's remaining forests.

There have even been ones showing how cattle ranching has overtaken soy as a driver of deforestation.

Second, palm oil production is a notorious driver of deforestation in tropical regions around the world and the Bank said that its potential suppliers were not able to guarantee a sustainably - sourced product.

Mining may also be a bigger driver of deforestation than traditionally thought.

Bearded pigs in Malaysian Borneo appear to have adapted to oil palm plantations, a key driver of deforestation in the region, but still depend heavily on adjacent forests as their...

Oil palm is currently cultivated on 77,537 hectares of land in the regions of San Martin, Ucayali, Loreto and Huánuco, and is slated to expand exponentially, despite the recent statement by the Government Accountability Office of Peru that oil palm is the main driver of deforestation.

Biodiesel made from unused cooking oil — soy, canola, or palm oil — is a less attractive option because it expands the global market for vegetable oil, a major driver of deforestation.

Critical to the fall in deforestation was the global financial crisis, which dried up credit for forest - destroying activities and contributed to a crash in commodity prices, an underlying driver of deforestation.

The Brazilian cattle industry may now be on the cusp of transitioning from being the world's largest single driver of deforestation to a critical component in helping slow climate change.

The move is likely to stir up criticism from environmentalists that fear palm oil production could soon become a major driver of deforestation in the region.

More specifically, in the 19th and 20th century, expansion of agricultural land remained the main driver of deforestation, together with the expansion of cities and the development of infrastructure and mining.

This flyer stresses that agriculture sectors are not only among the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change but also directly responsible for 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and constitute a key driver of deforestation and land degradation which account for an additional 17 percent.

«In most regions, unsustainable smallholder or commercial agriculture is a primary driver of deforestation that projects in our survey are trying to address,» says report co-author and Ecosystem Marketplace Associate Director Molly Peters - Stanley.

«As Myanmar opens to global markets and concessions for global food production are on the rise, agribusiness has become the primary driver of deforestation in Myanmar.

Forests are cut down for many reasons, but most of them are related to money or to people's need to provide for their families.The biggest driver of deforestation is agriculture.

Cattle ranching has been the primary driver of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, as huge swaths of rainforest are cleared to make way for agriculture.

In Southeast Asia, for instance, a burgeoning appetite for palm oil is a leading driver of deforestation.

A new illegal trade «alliance» Yesterday, in an effort to chip away at the illegal timber trade, which is a key driver of deforestation along with agricultural expansion, a coalition of businesses, paper organizations and international groups banded together to form the Forest Legality Alliance.

It accounts for almost a quarter of global emissions, including about 10 to 11 percent from deforestation, and the rest from agriculture, itself the main driver of deforestation.

The project will help meet the country's overarching FIP goals by addressing the underlying drivers of deforestation and catalyzing transformational change through up - front investment to support the country's strategy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD +).

For instance, «hydro projects are one of the main drivers of deforestation in the Amazon by opening up previously unexplored areas,» she said.

«The State has limited capacity to implement the policy reforms or programs needed to significantly alter the underlying drivers of deforestation,» the 2014 study stated.

«The trend is clear, the drivers of deforestation have been globalized and commercialized,» says assistant professor Martin Persson, Chalmers University of Technology.

«(B) be consistent with nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or actions with respect to deforestation, taking into consideration the average annual historical deforestation rates of the country during a period of at least 5 years, the applicable drivers of deforestation, and other factors to ensure additionality;

«(i) be consistent with any existing nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or actions for the country in which the activity is occurring, taking into consideration the average annual historical deforestation rates of the state or province during a period of at least 5 years, relevant drivers of deforestation, and other factors to ensure additionality;

«(i) assesses national and local drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and identifies reforms to national policies needed to address them;

«(i) be consistent with any existing nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or actions for the country in which the project or program is occurring, taking into consideration the average annual historical deforestation rates relevant to the specific project or program during a period of at least 5 years, applicable drivers of deforestation, and other factors to ensure additionality;

In Guatemala, the main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use, agriculture, livestock, illegal logging, and forest fires.

There is strong concern that if the Carbon Fund progresses too rapidly, the «readiness phase» will be under increasing pressure to adopt weak procedures that will allow countries to progress, irrespective of how much attention a country's action plan gives to the real drivers of deforestation and the rights of forest dependent communities.

The official statement on drivers of deforestation agreed to by parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2013 does not specifically address illegal conversion for commercial agriculture.

We help curb international and national drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, such as the conversion of forest land to agricultural land.

Those recommendations are exhaustive, but the gist is that the UNFCCC needs to put more emphasis on the drivers of deforestation.

The brief notes that drivers of deforestation and forest degradation often come from outside the forestry sector, and that many are closely tied to agriculture.

The decisions govern, among other things, modalities for monitoring national forests, addressing the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, and measuring, reporting and verifying activities designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Rather, the drivers of deforestation must be addressed in order to avoid simply displacing harmful activities.

Recognizing the economic drivers of this deforestation, he teamed up with Chief Pascal Kizaka to develop alternate sources of income and take the pressure off the forest.

Currently, inefficiencies in food and farming systems threaten tropical forests by increasing the demand for the drivers of deforestation.

The publication also assesses the ability of these policy approaches to address drivers of deforestation, and summarizes challenges and lessons learned from REDD + benefit sharing planning to date.

Countries responsible for this international demand need to take steps to reduce those pressures in conjunction with efforts by forested countries to reduce domestic drivers of deforestation and degradation.

Cattle are the single - largest drivers of deforestation and, if all the cattle in the world were their own country, it would be the third - largest emitter.

Building further consensus on reference levels, safeguards information systems and how to address drivers of deforestation is critical for ensuring that REDD delivers benefits for the climate, forests and peoples.

Important concerns, including measures addressing the underlying drivers of deforestation and explicit text demanding the protection of forests appear nowhere in any version of the text.

«(i) be consistent with any existing nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or actions for the country in which the activity is occurring, taking into consideration the average annual historical deforestation rates of the state or province during a period of at least 5 years, relevant drivers of deforestation, and other factors to ensure additionality;

«(i) assesses national and local drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and identifies reforms to national policies needed to address them;

However, numerous studies show that failure to address the true drivers of deforestation — high demand for wood products, expansion of industrial agriculture, illegal and unplanned forest conversion, conflicts over land and resources, and extractive activities — will generally undermine any effort to «protect» forests through «payment for ecosystem services» schemes such as REDD.

Together with partner organizations and the Peruvian government, we're tackling key drivers of deforestation in the Amazon — supply chains built around coffee, cocoa, and oil palm — by implementing a «Production - Protection Compact» that simultaneously protects forests and benefits small - scale farmers.

At the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Lima December 1 through 14, a series of speakers presenting at the «Voices for Climate, Indigenous Pavilion» focused on drivers of deforestation, highlighting the production of palm oil as a rising threat to forests and human rights.

Particular concerns raised about the CIFs included a lack of country ownership, flawed engagement and consultation processes with stakeholders, failure to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, and, in some circumstances, the insufficient inclusion of gender equity and human rights protections.

This is a look at past, current and potential future drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.