REDD Papers for Policymakers
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge: Issues and Options
A multi-author collaborative report highlighting the most promising opportunities and pressing challenges associated with the effort to bring deforestation and forest degradation into climate policy by Lydia Olander, William Boyd, Kathleen Lawlor, Erin Myers Madeira, and John O Niles.
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Policy briefs:
- The Crucial Role of Forests in Combating Climate Change
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- International Forest Carbon in Current Policy Proposals
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- Responding to Concerns and Questions
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- Fundamentals for an International Forest Climate Policy >
- Addressing the Causes of Tropical Deforestation
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- Experience on the Ground, In the Forests >
Including International Forest Carbon Incentives in Climate Policy: Understanding the Economics
A report discussing the economic dimensions of international forest carbon payments by Brian C. Murray, Ruben Lubowski, and Brent Sohngen.
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Policy Impacts on Deforestation: Lessons from Past Experiences to Inform New Initiatives
A report looking at the successes and failures of previous policy attempts to stem deforestation and suggests a way forward for global policy efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas from deforestation by Alexander Pfaff, Erin O. Sills, Gregory S. Amacher, Michael J. Coren, Kathleen Lawlor, and Charlotte Streck.
Sustaining Livelihoods While Reducing Emissions from Deforestation: Options for Policymakers
A report exploring options for engaging indigenous and local people to improve success of REDD policies and programs by Kathleen Lawlor, Lydia P. Olander, and Erika Weinthal.
Event - Briefing on Tropical Forests and Climate Policy "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation through US and International Climate Policy"
hosted by Senator Kerry, Senator Lugar, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations June 11, 2009.
Event - Bonn Climate Change Talks June 2009 – Side Event
International REDD linkages: comparing US legislation and UNFCCC deliberations
Key UNFCCC REDD questions remain. Will REDD credits be fungible and if so when? Will there be a phased approach? Will REDD be a component of NAMAs? In the US, climate legislation also embraces international forest carbon. Experts from Tropical Forest Group & Duke University’s Nicholas Institute explore linkages, synergies and conflicts.
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