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Why we must save our forests now
No commentsIn this edition of the Radio Netherlands Worldwide show Africa in Progress, four African climate change experts discuss why it is important for us to protect our trees and what would happen if we continue cut down our forest cover in Africa.
»Making forest-climate plans gender friendly
2 commentsWomen depend so much on the forest for livelihood. They are also among the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This feature advocates for gender mainstreaming in the REDD mechanism. Ugochi Anyaka reports on this.
»Mexico’s Mayan People Pin Their Hopes on REDD+
No commentsA project in southern Mexico is already demonstrating some of the benefits which the Cancun agreement on forest protection should deliver for many developing countries.
»What will Tanzania get in return for a charcoal compromise?
3 commentsLike many African countries, Tanzania depends heavily on charcoal for energy. How can it protect its forests when they are its people’s major source of fuel?
»Cancun’s ‘rushed’ forest deal
No commentsCancun did produce an agreement on protecting forests as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but doubts persist about the strength of the deal the negotiators finally reached.
»Redd: Problems and Prospects
No commentsThe Mexican ocean resort of Cancun is the scene of the 2010 UN climate talks. Almost 200 nations are negotiating on how to reduce carbon emissions which scientists say causes global warming. To many people who have arrived for the conference the choice of Cancun is a little incongrous – a holiday destination of unlimited development, all-inclusive package holidays, and an awful lot of concrete. The local forest was cut down, pushing the indigenious Mayan population further into Mexico’s natural habitat. Ironically, the subject of deforestation has been one of the main topics discussed at the Climate Change summit being held here. Ugochi Anyaka reports from the white beaches and sapphire seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
»Biofuel cultivation threatens Africa’s climate change agenda
No commentsIn pursuit of green energy to replace climate unfriendly fossil fuels, African governments together with their private sector may be reaping benefits from biofuel production but at the expense of their ability to cash in on reducing emissions through deforestation and degradation (REDD).
»Remote control, or how not to protect forests
No commentsLocally-controlled forestry is an effective way to help tackle climate change and improve livelihoods in developing nations, as a Mayan community in Mexico shows.
»Bhutan aims to lead by carbon-negative example
No commentsHigh hopes for a climate deal failed to produce results in Copenhagen, and participants of the United Nations climate meeting in Cancun mutter that into the second week of the negotiations, they are getting a sense of déjà vu’.
Meanwhile, one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Bhutan, is facing the self imposed challenge of remaining carbon neutral for all time to come. Bhutan declared last year that it would keep absorbing more carbon than it emits, even though this would mean forgoing considerable economic opportunities.
»Mayan jungle — a forest that “does not exist”
No commentsWith climate negotiations coming to a close in Cancun, Mexico’s own indigenous people, the Mayans, are pinning lots of hope on a climate deal to protect their ‘underrated’ Mayan jungle.
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