In Sinjela, to the east of the Zambian capital Lusaka, felling of trees for charcoal making has left the land bare and farmers in the area are struggling to cope with reduced rainfall. But some, like Moses Moonga, have begun to adopt agroforestry on th…
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Forest areas, or farmland with large numbers of trees, offer many benefits to people and the environment. At a global level, trees remove carbon dioxide from the air, helping to control the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and prevent globa…
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‘The second REDD+ Partnership meeting of 2012 should be commended for its acknowledgment and frank discussion on these important issues. I left the meeting, however, without a clear sense of the pathway to progress.’ View full details
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This case study uses the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed by the African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) to compare how REDD+ strategy options may impact LAC in Ghana. It analyses not only how REDD+ may affect the provision …
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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 (R-PP), is likely to contribute to adaptive capac…
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Addressing deforestation is a way for many developing countries to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Emily Brickell looks at opportunities to tackle the drivers of deforestation in non-forest sectors during two key international meetings this month.
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