Information on "Forests"
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Unlocking Progress on REDD+: Sector Coordination in Uganda
Author: Emily Brickell, Will McFarland, David M. Mwayafu
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This background note uses the case study of Uganda to analyze how key political economy features affect sector coordination. More on «Unlocking Progress on REDD+: Sector Coordination in Uganda»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Community-based Forest Monitoring for REDD+
Author: Henry Scheyvens
Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This policy brief focuses on the role that local communities can play in forest monitoring. More on «Community-based Forest Monitoring for REDD+»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Financing Readiness
Author: Charlene Watson, Smita Nakhooda
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper considers the activities financed by the Brazilian Amazon Fund and the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) over the past five years, reflecting different priorities and substantially different recipient country contexts. More on «Financing Readiness» -
Jul 2012
The Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes: Implications for Uganda and the Region
Author: Mari-Lise du Perez, Romy Chevallier
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Most of the timber traded in Africa’s Great Lakes originates in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and either ends up in Uganda or transits through Uganda to the region. More on «The Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes: Implications for Uganda and the Region» -
Jul 2012
Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes
Author: Romy Chevallier, Mari-Lise du Preez
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This report provides a political economy analysis of the trade in tropical timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to and through Uganda via the Northern Transit Corridor. More on «Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes»
May 2012
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May 2012
FCPR—Forest Conservation Performance Rating for the Pan-Tropics
Author: David Wheeler, Dan Hammer, Robin Kraft
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper introduces and illustrates fCPR (Forest Conservation Performance Rating), a system of color-coded ratings for tropical forest conservation performance that can be implemented for local areas, countries, regions, and the entire pan-tropics. More on «FCPR—Forest Conservation Performance Rating for the Pan-Tropics»
March 2012
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Mar 2012
Synergies between REDD+ and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change at the Local Level
Author: William McFarland
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This case study uses the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed by the African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) to compare how REDD+ strategy opinions may impact LAC. More on «Synergies between REDD+ and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change at the Local Level» -
Mar 2012
REDD+ and Adaptation in Nepal
Author: Simon West
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This case study examines how REDD+ and adaptation policies are currently aligned in Nepal’s national policy, before assessing whether planning for REDD+, outlined in the Readiness Preparation Proposal, is likely to contribute to adaptive capacity at ... More on «REDD+ and Adaptation in Nepal»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
The Global Political Economy of REDD+
Author: Rocío Hiraldo, Thomas Tanner
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This research seeks to assess how actors bring the social dimension into REDD+ negotiating processes at the global level. More on «The Global Political Economy of REDD+» -
Dec 2011
Forest Clearing in the Pantropics
Author: David Wheeler, Robin Kraft, Dan Hammer
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This report summarizes recent trends in large-scale tropical forest clearing identified by Forest Monitoring for Action (FORMA). More on «Forest Clearing in the Pantropics»
