The view from Davos - Part three: Perspectives on the environmental debate
In the third of four blogs, I consider perspectives in three key areas- biofuels, climate change adaptation and water...
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How did forests fare in Nairobi?
The issue of avoided deforestation hit the headlines at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 11 in Montreal in November 2005, with a two year process initiated. This article takes stock of the progress that has been made on this issue during the recent negotiations in Nairobi, during COP12. ..
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The challenge of putting Stern’s prescriptions into practice
The recently published Stern Review on the economics of climate change offers a rounded and informative picture of the underlying issues and interests relating to forestry with regards to the economics of climate change. Many will see it as putting another nail in the coffin of industrial logging in old growth forests. However, while the renewed focus that the report brings to the interface between climate change and forestry is welcome, some of its key proposals may prove difficult to implement...
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