Climate change

The Issue: Early on in REDD+ development, “3Es” for REDD+ success were defined: efficiency, effectiveness and equity – yet, the latter cannot be objectively measured as different people have different conceptions of what is fair. In this regard, the design of benefit sharing mechanisms is crucial for the success of REDD+. Distribution of REDD+ benefits […]

This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the impact of climate change. The report provides a much sharper warning than previous ones about the threat posed to food security, writes Richard Choularton, head of WFP’s climate resilience unit. Richard has been a speaker at the first Global Landscapes Forum and explains how climate change interacts […]

The latest round of U.N. climate talks came to a close in Bonn, Germany last week, with negotiators agreeing to start drafting the international climate agreement set to be finalized in 2015. As negotiators look towards the next UNFCCC meeting in June, they’re faced with a key question: What does this agreement actually need to […]

Deforestation is linked to activities of various sectors, such as agriculture or mining. At the same time, actors at different levels have an impact on forests: the people that live near them and depend on their goods as well as national governments or multinational corporations. Success of initiatives to tackle deforestation, like REDD+, depends on […]

Moritz Vohrer, Technical Director of the Gold Standard Foundation discusses the certification of carbon offsets – and why business is buying into it. Want to learn more about certification success stories? ‘Light it up, grandmother’ – How a South African Lady perfected resource-efficient cooking Biogas for rural households – take a look at Vietnam’s first […]