Sentences with phrase «ownership over the forests»

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REDD + has stimulated almost every dimension of forest activity: real - time satellite tracking of global forest loss; local communities using handheld data devices; long - simmering disputes over forest ownership and use; methods for benefit sharing; nested accounting to meld project and national approaches; the role of women in forest stewardship; the place for certification and reduced impact logging; enticements of billions from donors; open discussion of illegal timber trade and corruption; public platforms for indigenous groups to command large audiences, and many more... the exponential interest in REDD + has been tremendous.

This has given the southern African nation ownership over the U.N. - backed process Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +), which seeks to reward developing countries that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and land degradation.