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The Political Process

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  Back to top

At the UNFCCC in Bali, December 2007, the international community decided to undertake negotiations for the inclusion of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) as a mitigation measure in the Pos-Kyoto Protocol.

The Bali Action Plan says approaches to mitigate climate change should include: “Policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries”.

During the UNFCCC meeting at Bali the Forestsnow team had a Blog where all the process to include new market based mechanisms to protect forests and its ecosystem services was described and debated.

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The European Commission released the communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss", with its position on Forests and Climate Change.

On December 2008 the EU Council accepted and supported the Eurpean Comission communication.

The European Union website has a section on EU Forest Policies, including position on international forest issues.

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The Union of Concerned Scientist published the short report "Progress on Climate and REDD in the United States Congress" .

The Convention on Biological Diversity  Back to top

An Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on biodiversity and climate change has been convened in response to decision IX/16 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. An online dialogue is avaialble here.

A Global Deal  Back to top

In “Key Elements Of A Global Deal On Climate Change” Sir Nicholas Stern highlights the political importance of financing emissions reductions from deforestation.

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