Currently browsing the tag Forests:
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.
»Vietnam advances climate preparation
No commentsVietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change, however the Southeast Asian country is taking the lead with strong local actions to counter this global issue.
»People’s march hits ring of steel
2 commentsMarchers from the people’s Global Forum took their protest to the streets of Cancun, Tuesday. They proceeded for 9km down the main highway towards the Summit centre before being halted by a steel barrier erected by several thousand Mexican riot police.
»Agriculture bids for deforestation money
1 commentThe scheme being negotiated under the climate negotiations known as REDD+ currently applies to forests but efforts are being made to widen it to include carbon saving measures in agriculture.
»Mexico’s Mayans blaze trail for forest protection scheme
No commentsForest conservation by communities is a long-standing practice in Mexico and could serve as a model for a system to protect forests in the name of climate change.
»Gender blindness of climate-change forest plans
No commentsInternational organisations have teamed up to call for greater recognition of women’s rights in initiatives that aim to tackle climate change by limiting deforestation.
»REDD-hot Cancún — Guyana’s race for the money
No commentsGuyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo arrives in Cancún, Mexico this week to join the tortuous UN climate talks and press the case that any “balanced” outcome must include a final decision on REDD, the idea that rich countries should pay poor countries to keep the forests standing.
»Peasants caravan comes to Cancun
No commentsPeasants movement ‘La Via Campesina’ marches on Cancun having converged from far and wide to bring their concerns about land, livelihoods and forests to the climate talks in Mexico, December 2010.
»
