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17 December 2009 UK GOVERNMENT PRESS NOTICEAGREEMENT ON $3.5BN INITIAL FUNDING FOR DEFORESTATION Australia, France, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have today collectively agreed in the context of an ambitious and comprehensive outcome in Copenhagen to dedicate USD3.5bn as initial public finance towards slowing, halting and eventually reversing deforestation in developing countries. A joint statement follows:“Actions to reduce emissions from forests can help to stabilize our climate, support livelihoods, provide biodiversity conservation, and promote economic development. As part of an ambitious and comprehensive deal, we recognise the significant role of international public finance in supporting developing countries’ efforts to slow, halt and eventually reverse deforestation. With this in mind, we collectively dedicate USD3.5 billion of fast-start climate change financing for ‘REDD+’ over the 2010 to 2012 period. We regard this as an initial investment in developing countries that put forward ambitious REDD+ plans and that achieve forest emission reductions according to their respective capabilities. We collectively commit to scaling up our finance thereafter in line with opportunities and the delivery of results. We invite other donors to join us in this effort to make early action on REDD+ a reality.” [more...]
From Buenos Aires to Copenhagen: Agriculture, Forests, and Climate Change 16 December 2009

"Forestry and agriculture need an integrated, holistic approach to combat carbon emissions and to fight hunger."

Find out about the link connecting Buenos Aires to Copenhagen in an interview with Olman Serrano (FAO), Associate Secretary General of the XIII World Forestry Congress (Buenos Aires, 18-23 October 2009).

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16 December 2009 Today a new web site (available in English and Chinese) was launched. The web offers information about the Support China forest tenure reform project; its upcoming activities, news letter, Contacts, etc. [more...]

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Meetings

Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into national forest programmes (initial meeting) Italy, February 2010 (To be decided)
Mountain Partnership Meeting on Mountain Tourism Italy, March 2010 (To be decided)
European Forestry Commission - 35th Session Portugal, 27 April 2010 - 30 April 2010

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