Courses and roundtable events on international forest carbon policy for U.S. decision makers, presented by the Nicholas Institute and the Organization for Tropical Studies
The Nicholas Institute and the Organization for Tropical Studies have partnered together to offer a series of learning events on the scientific, economic, and political concepts behind reducing emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), and the ramification of international forest carbon policies to the United States and to the tropics. Courses, which have taken place at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, include lectures from international experts, in-the-field visits to ongoing rainforest research and conservation projects, hands-on practical exercises and discussion sessions. In addition, a more targeted roundtable event on selected REDD issues was held in DC, on November 12, 2009. Participants for all events include members from both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. Government.
This work is made possible through generous support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation.
To the right are links to course presentations. For information on attending future NI/OTS learning events, please contact: ots@duke.edu.
Aug 30-Sept 2, 2009 Presentations
- Monitoring for REDD+ Activities? >
Sandra Brown, Winrock International - GHG Emissions Reduction and Forest Conservation? >
Paulette Bynoe, University of Guyana - Tropical Forest and the Global Carbon Cycle? >
Deborah Clark, University of Missouri-St. Louis - Policies to Reduce Deforestation? >
Paul Ferarro, Georgia State University - Performance Payments and REDD? >
Paul Ferarro, Georgia State University - REDD and Rural Livelihoods? >
Kathleen Lawlor, Nicholas Institute - The Impact of Global Change on La Selva’s Biodiversity? >
Elizabeth Losos, Organization for Tropical Studies - Additionality, Permanence and Leakage >
?John Niles and Lydia Olander, Tropical Forest Group and the Nicholas Institute - Linking Tropical Deforestation and Climate Policy? >
Lydia Olander, Nicholas Institute - Options for Implementing REDD in Developing Countries >
Lucio Pedroni, Carbon Decisions
Oct 10-13, 2009 Presentations
- Terrestrial Carbon and the State of the UNFCCC Negotiations? >
Ralph Ashton, Terrestrial Carbon Group - Tropical Forests and the Global Carbon Cycle? >
Deborah Clark, University of Missouri-St. Louis - Monitoring for REDD+ Activities? >
Nancy Harris, Winrock International - Calculations for Carbon Stock Estimation? >
Nancy Harris, Winrock International - The Carbon-Forest-Biodiversity Connection? >
Elizabeth Losos, Organization for Tropical Studies - Tropical Deforestation and Climate Policy? >
Brian Murray, Nicholas Institute - Private Sector Opportunities Under Various REDD Scenarios? >
Phil Ovitt, C-Quest Capital - Evaluating Deforestation/Carbon Impacts of Protected Areas? >
Alexander Pfaff, Duke University - Policy Impacts on Deforestation? >
Alexander Pfaff, Duke University - International Forest Carbon for US Decision Makers? >
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Conservation International - Remote Sensing and Accuracy Assessment: The Brazilian Experience? >
Carlos M. De Souza, Jr., Imazon
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), a consortium of 63 universities and research institutions from the U.S. Latin America, South Africa, and Australia, has been dedicated for 46 years to the promotion of research, education, and the sustainable use of natural resources in the tropics. OTS operates three research stations in Costa Rica and offers education and training courses to undergraduates, graduate students, natural resource managers, and environmental policymakers in Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, and South Africa.
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