Making the most of forest monitoring in Guyana An early adopter of REDD+ practices shares lessons learned Shares
Guyana, a country in the northeast part of South America is one of a handful of countries that has managed to keep its deforestation and forest degradation low. Situated in the center of the Guiana Shield, one of the four largest remaining standing tropical rainforests in the world, For years, Guyana has also managed to keep its deforestation rate at around 0.07 percent, according to data from Global Forest Watch.
Guyana is also one of the early implementers of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions caused by Deforestation and forest Degradation). In 2009, while the concept of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation was still in its infancy, Guyana and Norway made a pact that if Guyana managed to k
After more than a decade of working toward qualifying for payments under the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions caused by Deforestation and Forest Degradation) scheme, Indonesia received its first results-based financial rewards last year.
REDD+, a policy initiative recognized under the U.N. Paris Agreement in 2015, was created as a way to provide incentives to conserve tropical forests and curb planet-warming greenhouse gases that are emitted when they are cut down.
Initially, it was conceived as a market-based means for industrialized countries to pay forest-rich countries for their emissions reductions and contributions to meeting overall global climate targets through financial credits.
Indonesia applied to receive REDD+ results-based payments (RBP) based on data illustrating its efforts to curb emissions under terms detailed in an Indonesia-Norway bilateral partnership and the GCF.
Son tra (
Docynia Indica) is an indigenous fruit tree species growing naturally in forests throughout upland Asia. Son tra fruit is eaten fresh and can be made into wine, tea, vinegar and juice. It is abundant in Northwestern Viet Nam, an area populated by H’mong people, hence its nickname, ‘H’mong apple’.
The fruit tree has been cloned as part of research to improve yields and incomes of farmers in Northwestern Viet Nam.
Propagation of son tra has mainly relied on collection of natural seeds and production of nursery-grown seedlings, meaning that the quality of seedlings and the fruit when harvested has not been uniform nor of consistently high quality. Domestication of son tra is one of the outstanding research activities of World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Viet Nam in collaboration with the Forest Science Centre for Northwestern Viet Nam, carried out by two projects led by ICRAF: Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Viet Nam; and Developi
REDD+ research maps complex path to protect forests, people and climate Indonesian project prevents conversion of peatland area and invests in restoration
This year, with much of the world suffering through a global pandemic and stuck at home, people are seeking nature, fresh air and green spaces. Unfortunately, they are becoming harder to find.
Fires in the Amazon, floods in the Philippines, heatwaves in Europe – accelerating climate change is altering the planet. Scientific investigations into climate change and mitigation strategies are more important now than ever.
One of the approaches employed to combat climate change is known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation). Under this initiative, wealthy countries offer financial incentives to developing countries that are rich with forests and peatlands but struggle to conserve them. This structure has triggered many questions, including how to balance the ne
How one think tank is helping step up green finance initiatives in China Environmentally friendly banking practices could help conserve forest resources Shares A legally protected ancient tree surrounded by tree plantation plots in Red Earth Township, Dongquan County, Yunnan Province, China. CIFOR/Louis Putzel Related stories
The global environmental challenges the world faces require multilateral solutions that involve public and private stakeholders. Increasingly, there is a push to develop green financial systems that offer incentives for corporate actors to reduce carbon emissions, invest in clean energy sources and prioritize conservation of natural resources.
Over the past five years, China has made headlines for its green finance approach to pursuing an “ecological civilization” that can address the dual objectives of development and environmental protection, which is embedded into its