- Establishment of four new bodies:
a mechanism on deforestation called REDD - plus for developing countries, a High - Level Panel to study implementation of financial provisions, the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund, and a Technology Mechanism.
Not exact matches
Clearly informed by IPCC and other scientific studies, considerable progress has been made
on the key issues of adaptation, avoided
deforestation, technology transfers and a more geographically and sectorally balanced Clean Development
Mechanism.
The Bali decision sent a signal that the international climate change framework will take
on the problem of emissions from
deforestation, but the financing
mechanism is far from decided.
On the one hand, the major obstacle remains the funding challenge of implementing REDD + on a sufficiently global scale to reduce worldwide tropical deforestation and its greenhouse gas contributions, yet any financial mechanism that is capable of generating such large - scale sums and transferring them to developing countries are considered «unacceptable» by REDD + critic
On the one hand, the major obstacle remains the funding challenge of implementing REDD +
on a sufficiently global scale to reduce worldwide tropical deforestation and its greenhouse gas contributions, yet any financial mechanism that is capable of generating such large - scale sums and transferring them to developing countries are considered «unacceptable» by REDD + critic
on a sufficiently global scale to reduce worldwide tropical
deforestation and its greenhouse gas contributions, yet any financial
mechanism that is capable of generating such large - scale sums and transferring them to developing countries are considered «unacceptable» by REDD + critics.
We are committed to keep
on fighting for what we believe in the light of this vision and to make sure that any
mechanism for reducing
deforestation is based
on a comprehensive set of public policies and public and voluntary funds that can ensure our rights and life in the Amazon and
on the planet.
«(7) any program or
mechanism established under the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change related to greenhouse gas emissions from
deforestation.
The research, published in Friday's issue of the journal Science, casts doubt
on the argument that
deforestation is a critical step towards development and suggests that
mechanisms to compensate communities for keeping forests standing may be a better approach to improving human welfare, while simultaneously sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services, in rainforest areas.
Brazil, which is home to more than 60 percent of the Amazon and accounts for nearly half of tropical forest loss
on an annual basis, has a big stake in any
mechanism that rewards reductions in emissions from
deforestation.
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
The largest cattle producers and traders soon responded with a moratorium
on Amazon
deforestation and a promise to implement improved supply - chain tracking
mechanisms.
Looking forward, things to watch include: the impact of economic recovery
on commodity prices and agricultural expansion for food and biofuels production; large - scale land acquisition by foreign nations and corporations in tropical countries; climate negotiations and the REDD
mechanism, including controversies over land rights, «offsetting», forest definitions, and sustainable forest management; the emergence of payments for ecosystem services beyond REDD; the cap - and - trade versus carbon tax schemes; efforts to address the demand side of
deforestation — notably consumption; emerging certification systems for agricultural and forestry products (i.e. RSPO, Aliança da Terra, FSC, etc); and Brazil's progress in meeting its
deforestation reduction targets.
«We recognize the crucial role of reducing emission from
deforestation and forest degradation and the need to enhance removals of greenhouse gas emission by forests and agree
on the need to provide positive incentives to such actions through the immediate establishment of a
mechanism including REDD - plus, to enable the mobilization of financial resources from developed countries.»
We recognize the crucial role of reducing emission irom
deforestation and forest degradation and the need to enhance removals of greenhouse gas emission by forests and agree
on the need to provide positive incentives to such actions through the immediate establishment of a
mechanism including REDD - plus, to enable the mobilization of financial resources from developed countries.
Clarity should be provided around the governments stand
on avoided
deforestation being discussed in the context of the developing countries for the post-Kyoto
mechanism.