change contributes 15 % of current global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, largely as a result of forest conversion to other land … uses. To make forests part of the solution, a steep reduction in deforestation emissions is required, as well as policies … landscape of multilateral initiatives promoting forest protection and restoration. It provides concrete options to improve …

nearly all of the carbon emitted due to deforestation and conversion of land into agricultural uses. Society appears already …

The framework and starting point for analyzing forest and forestry project activities under the clean development … forest and forestry project activities to afforestation and reforestation. Following this track, environmental, socio …;reservoirsquot; can play in mitigating climate change. The analysis takes off by differentiating the international legal status of forest …

recognizing forest carbon in climate policy. Specifically, we investigate the impact of an asymmetric carbon policy that … of not recognizing positive emissions from a reduction in the stock of forest biomass, or of not recognizing negative … emissions from the growth of forest biomass. We show that asymmetric carbon policies lead to lower levels of welfare, as well as …

problem. Among the recent adopted options is the “Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation” (REDD+). However …, little evidence exists on how options such as REDD+ may impact on forest-dependent communities. Drawing evidences from a … forest-dependant community in Kilosa, this study reveals the impact of REDD+ on community access and benefit from forest …