Noticias

Mexico Unveils National Climate Change Strategy
17 June 2013 Source: SustainableBusiness -- Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto has unveiled a National Climate Change Strategy that he says will lead to "green growth" in the country. [more]
UN-REDD Seeks to Calm Row with Panama Indigenous Body
14 June 2013 Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation -- The U.N.-backed initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ( UN-REDD ) launched an independent investigation and evaluation after the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP) announced it would pull out of the programme in March. [more]
President of Indonesia Extends Moratorium on New Permits Issued for Forest Usage
21 May 2013 Source: UNORCID -- As one of the efforts undertaken to reduce emission from deforestation and forest degradation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), through Presidential Instruction No. 6/2013 signed on 13 May 2013, has approved the extension of the Moratorium on Natural Forests and Peatlands in Conservation, Protection and Production Forests for an additional two years. [more]
Indonesia's Indigenous People Win Right to Millions of Hectares of Forest
21 May 2013 Source: Mongabay -- In a landmark ruling, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has invalidated the Indonesian government's claim to millions of hectares of forest land, potentially giving indigenous and local communities the right to manage their customary forests... [more]
How Do We Feed the World and Still Address the Drivers of Deforestation?
8 May 2013 Source: Skoll World Forum -- To address these issues, and in advance of the World Forests Summit hosted by the Economist in March, the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship partnered with the Stanford Institute for the Environment and Mongabay News to surface the latest insights and innovations at the intersection of deforestation and sustainability. [more]
Investing in Healthy Forests Vital for Transition to Green Economy
25 April 2013 Source: UN News Centre -- Investing in healthy forests is not only vital for human and environmental well-being but also crucial in the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient green economy. [more]
Bangladesh Taking Ahead REDD+
11 April 2013 Source: Global Post -- Environment and Forests Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said Bangladesh, which joined the UN-REDD programme in August 2011, is now ready to move forward in a coordinated and planned way through the three phases of REDD+. [more]
Técnicos de Cesefor desarrollan taller para inventario forestal de Paraguay
10 April 2013 Fuente: abc.es -- Tres técnicos de la Fundación Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria (Cesefor) desarrollan esta semana en Asunción (Paraguay) un taller para iniciar la fase piloto del Inventario Nacional Forestal y de Carbono de este país sudamericano. [more]
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