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Chart: Tropical forest loss between 2000-2005 - 0 views

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allAfrica.com: Liberia: Several Recommendations Advanced for Good Redd Policy - 0 views

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"We therefore, recommend the following: (1) there must be transparent and effective national forest governance structures, (2) there must be Respect for the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, (3) there must be the full and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders, specifically affected local communities and (4) there must be Conservation of natural forests and biological diversity," the group amongst other things added.
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The proposed deal was between the Liberian government and Carbon Harvesting Corporation (CHC). CHC sought a 400,000-hectare forest concession, or one fifth of Liberia's forests, from which to sell carbon credits. One news report explained that this deal could have bankrupted Liberia, which is still recovering from years of violent civil war.
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'Himalayan viagra' harvesters threaten forest resources - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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Rio 20 years later: Pollution up, forests down - The Economic Times - 0 views

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Indigenous Brazilian group certified to trade carbon credits - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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Brazil's Paiter Suruí community has become the first indigenous group in the country to receive international certification to sell carbon credits in return for protecting and restoring forests in their Amazonian territory.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brazil's Paiter Suruí community has become the first indigenous group in the country to receive international certification to sell carbon credits in return for protecting and restoring forests in their Amazonian territory. </div>

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REDDy Set Grow - 0 views

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UNEP: Opportunities and roles for financial institutions in forest carbon markets

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Sri Lanka lacks forest data for REDD+ funds - SciDev.Net - 0 views

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'Offsetting' Campaign To Save Forests To Be Announced At Rio+20 - International Busines... - 0 views

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Pondering a Link Between Forest Fires and Climate Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Climate change will mean new and larger tropical forests - Telegraph Blogs - 0 views

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In Fragmented Brazilian Forest, Few Species Survive - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Death of a Forester - Newsweek and The Daily Beast - 0 views

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Wutty’s death made him a grim statistic in a global struggle—one of more than 700 environmental defenders worldwide who have been killed in the past decade protecting ancestral lands and endangered trees from domestic and international developers.
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