Deforestation, Emissions, and the Targeting of Forest Conservation FinanceBy Michael Wolosin, Jessica Breitfeller, Brian Schaap - Forest Climate Analytics, Forest Trends, Forest Trends View Publication
WASHINGTON, DC (11 August 2016) | The nearly $6 billion pledged to forest conservation in ten key countries under the UN program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is successfully targeting nations and provinces with high levels of deforestation and associated carbon emissions, according to a new report by Forest Trends, a non-profit group that tracks global forest developments.
These findings, from the most comprehensive analysis to date of the “geography” of REDD+ funding, are a major boost for a program that many conservationists consider critical to global efforts to curb deforestation, which is a significant contributor to climate change.
Figure: REDD+ Finance vs. CO2 Emissions from Deforestation
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- REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report – Mongabay
- Brazil, Indonesia top recipients of international forest aid – ClimateWire (subscription)
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