Sentences with phrase «forest conservation initiative»

Brazilian rubber tapper and land rights leader Chico Mendes pioneered the world's first tropical forest conservation initiative advanced by forest peoples themselves.

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Under the initiative, developed by the United Nations and called REDD + (for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus conservation), Guyana can continue logging as long as biodiversity is protected.

SFI ® is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting forest sustainability and supporting the links between sustainable forests and communities through grant programs, carefully targeted research, direct leadership of critical initiatives, and partnerships that effectively contribute to multiple conservation objectives.

The FHHH initiative is specifically tailored to address this link between forest conservation and health care, which is not addressed by existing federal and state programs that promote forest stewardship private lands.

You say: «The United States, for its part, will pay its fair share of these global figures, including at least $ 1 billion over the next three years for forest conservation, and another $ 350 million on four specific technology assistance initiatives»

Over 100 countries include forests in their NDCs, and strengthened conservation and restoration efforts such as the Moroccan forestry initiatives in the Mediterranean Region and Sahel (AFMS), the Africa Palm Oil initiative, and the growing number of pledges to the Bonn Challenge will help play a major role in meeting the Paris goals.

«Our study suggests... [the] initiative will not significantly reduce deforestation in northern Sumatra and will have little impact on orangutan conservation,» David Gaveau of the University of Kent, UK, and the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program told environmentalresearchweb, «because firstly a large amount of forest inside the proposed REDD project area is protected de facto by being inaccessible; and secondly much of northern Sumatra's lowland forests will remain outside of REDD and will be exposed to the combined expansion of high - revenue oil palm plantations and road netwconservation,» David Gaveau of the University of Kent, UK, and the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program told environmentalresearchweb, «because firstly a large amount of forest inside the proposed REDD project area is protected de facto by being inaccessible; and secondly much of northern Sumatra's lowland forests will remain outside of REDD and will be exposed to the combined expansion of high - revenue oil palm plantations and road netwConservation Society Indonesia Program told environmentalresearchweb, «because firstly a large amount of forest inside the proposed REDD project area is protected de facto by being inaccessible; and secondly much of northern Sumatra's lowland forests will remain outside of REDD and will be exposed to the combined expansion of high - revenue oil palm plantations and road networks.»

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Combining the numbers from Ecosystem Marketplace's latest Forest Carbon Markets report, which identifies 168 conservation projects under carbon management that protects over 25 million hectares of forest, with the business sector's rising interest in REDD and other forest carbon initiatives indicate incentives - based schemes for conservation are woForest Carbon Markets report, which identifies 168 conservation projects under carbon management that protects over 25 million hectares of forest, with the business sector's rising interest in REDD and other forest carbon initiatives indicate incentives - based schemes for conservation are woforest, with the business sector's rising interest in REDD and other forest carbon initiatives indicate incentives - based schemes for conservation are woforest carbon initiatives indicate incentives - based schemes for conservation are working.

The funds are used to finance initiatives that promote direct forest conservation, reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation, and / or possibly involve enhancement of carbon stocks through reforestation or other activities.

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 mitigForest 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 mitigforest 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 mitigforest carbon stocks (REDD +) is a voluntary initiative that developing countries may participate in as a contribution to climate change mitigation.

As such Forest Trends has developed new policies, initiatives, and institutions that bring environmental conservation into business and governmental decisions.

Domestic and unilateral initiatives in the conservation and sustainable management of forests have shown progress and provide insight into best practices; yet much more action is needed.