by No-Redd | Nov 25, 2021 | Climate Change
Today a draft agreement at COP26 was released, calling on nations to accelerate the phasing out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies and make pledges to cut emissions by the end of 2022. The draft also urges wealthy nations to “urgently scale-up” financial support for...
by No-Redd | Sep 2, 2021 | Forests & Biodiversity
The Nature report underscores the vital role these tropical forests play in combating climate changeResearchers examined carbon storage in the above-ground biomass of mountain forests on 226 selected plots spread over 44 mountain sites in 12 African countries — from...
by No-Redd | Apr 2, 2020 | Forests & Biodiversity
By Chris Lang The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) aims “to bring 100 million hectares of land in Africa into restoration by 2030”. AFR100 is an offshoot of the Bonn Challenge. The Bonn Challenge aims to “restore forest landscapes”...
by No-Redd | Dec 12, 2019 | Forests & Biodiversity
By Chris Lang The Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project covers an area of about 150,000 hectares in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The project was created in 2007 by an Indonesian company called PT Rimba Makmur Utama. The director of...
by No-Redd | Dec 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Forests & Biodiversity, Plantations & Agriculture
By Chris Lang On 5 December 2019, at COP25 in Madrid, the International Emissions Trading Association held a side event to launch its Markets for Natural Climate Solutions initiative. The aim is to help create “Global markets for carbon credits...
