A recent forest carbon study assessed several active world-wide standards for forest management, social, environmental and carbon in relation for REDD. To evaluate that, the scientists used a framework envolving six criterias, ranging from poverty allevation to assessment of net greenhouse gas (GHG).
For some reader like me, the evaluation result indicates the best forest carbon standards for REDD mechanism.
Here some standards that currently active in the world: (more…)
A recent FAO publication highlights the link between people and forests. State of the World’s Forests report launched at the opening ceremony of the UN International Year of Forest 2011 in New York.
The publication connects recent global forest status, climate change issues and forest dependent-people. It is saying that millions of forest-dependant people play a vital role in managing, conserving, and developing the world’s forests in a sustainable manner, but the outside world often underestimates their rights to use and benefit from local forest resources
So, what the most-recent situation of world’s forest? The report provides numbers, charts for globally and by region. I extracted some interesting points in relate to forest industry and REDD.
First time it discussed, REDD has been attracting too many agencies and carbon traders. Reducing emission from deforestation and degradation (REDD) as general term is representing international policy and finance mechanism that will enable the funding for forests conservation and establishment as well as buying and selling its carbon.
Nowadays, REDD projects are being tested in several countries in voluntary path. In Bali Action Plan, REDD is revised to REDD+ and defined as policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries.
