Stories of Change
In the Asia-Pacific region, experiences with a small number of REDD pilot projects are demonstrating troubling trends: consent of local and...
Stories of Change
Registration to the conference for non-government delegates opened at 12:00 yesterday, after the opening ceremony had been safely negotiated. I...
Stories of Change
Papua New Guinea plays a central role in the ongoing saga of REDD. As a founding member of the Coalition for Rainforest Nations and the instigator,...
Stories of Change
A certain apocalyptic Hollywood blockbuster doing the rounds at cinemas worldwide promises, once again, to scare us out of our wits with the threat...
Stories of Change
About 450 million people live in and around Asia-Pacific forests. They hold a vital stake in the success of REDD. To ensure that local people work...
Stories of Change
"You can see the political momentum building almost daily, " said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in a recent statement expressing his optimism for...
Stories of Change
With COP 15 just seventeen days away, disappointment is slowly sinking in as it becomes clear that there will be no legally binding agreement coming...
Stories of Change
UNEP Chief Achim Steiner warned that delaying a global climate deal would have high costs - in increasing risks to the planet and financial costs of...
Stories of Change
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recently met in Singapore, and dropped a target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from their...