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.
REDDy Set Grow - 0 views
Pondering a Link Between Forest Fires and Climate Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Climate change will mean new and larger tropical forests - Telegraph Blogs - 0 views
In Fragmented Brazilian Forest, Few Species Survive - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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.