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What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights? An introduction and comparison of Safeguards and Participation Mechanisms
As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework...
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The most cost-inefficient tree-saving scheme ever: The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
In August 2012, the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank published a review of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The review revealed some serious problems...
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The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture,...
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What is REDD+?
Degradation and deforestation of the world’s tropical forests are cumulatively responsible for about 10% of net global carbon emissions. Therefore, tackling the destruction of...
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The REDD Desk Statistics: Laos
Review of forestry and forestry-based economic activities in Laos, with statistics.
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Forest Cover Changes in Lao Tropical Forests: Physical and Socio-Economic Factors are the Most Important Drivers
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has been experiencing significant forest depletion since the 1980s, but there is little evidence to demonstrate the major causes and...
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Forest monitoring designed for action
Discover the world’s forests through data Explore over 100 global and local data sets to learn about conservation, land use, forest communities, and much more. This page...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species,...
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Drivers Affecting Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): An Overview
The study had two main thrusts: 1. To assess the positive and negative drivers affecting forests in the GMS 2. To propose a regional action plan to tackle the negative drivers...
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ການເຊື່ອມໂຊມຂອງດິນໃນປະເທດລາວ: ວັດທະນະທໍາ ແລະ ການປະດິດສ້າງ
ການປະທ້ວງທີ່ຜ່ານມາກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ປ່ຽນແປງການຜະລິດຄວາມຮູ້, ເອກະສານນີ້ຈະພິຈາລະນາການສ້າງທາງສັງຄົມ ແລະ ຜົນໄດ້ຮັບທາງດ້ານການເມືອງຂອງການສົນທະນາຢ່າງເປັນທາງການກ່ຽວກັບການເຊື່ອມໂຍງຂ...
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are...
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Forests and Forestry in the Greater Mekong Subregion to 2020
In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These...
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World Development Indicators: Deforestation and Biodiversity
As threats to biodiversity mount, the international community is increasingly focusing on conserving diversity. This comprehensive dataset presents the most current and accurate...
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Rates and Drivers of Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and...