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» Coalition for Rainforest Nations: Capacity Development for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (CD REDD)
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» Coalition for Rainforest Nations: Capacity Development for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (CD REDD)

The Coalition for Rainforest Nations is carrying out this capacity development initiative for REDD with the support of the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation Agency), the BMU (German Ministry of Environment), the FCPF (Forest Carbon Partnership Facility) of the World Bank, the GEF (Global Environmental Facility), the INPE (Brazilian Space Research Agency), the Indian Forest Service and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics).

"CD REDD will work at the international level: global workshops and training courses will be organized on topics of common interest and will provide the opportunity for information sharing among countries. CD REDD is open to all possible REDD countries (delegates from almost 40 countries will participate) and at least two persons from each country will be financially supported to attend all workshops. Experts from national institutions in charge of preparing ‘National Communications’, as required by the UNFCCC, will also be invited." (excerpt from the CD REDD concept note).

For more information on CD REDD, see the following pdf-file:
CD REDD concept note (80 kB)

For more information on the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, visit:
< http://www.rainforestcoalition.org >

 

» U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

USAID, along with the U.S. Department of State, spends approximately $90 million annually to reduce deforestation, increase sequestration, and enhance sustainable forest management.  Some examples of USAID programs include:

• Spending $30 million annually for conservation in the Amazon, including the Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon and over $100 million since 2002 to targeted conservation programs as part of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.
• Working with the Center for International Forestry (CIFOR) to create a suite of training modules on topics related to forests and climate change, including modules on carbon accounting, forest management, trading carbon from forests, and international policy.
• Assessing forest conservation and natural resources management programs – in countries such as Indonesia, Liberia and Bolivia – to see how they can be redesigned, to better incorporate forest climate practices and policies.

For more information on USAID programs, visit:
< http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/climate/policies_prog/carbon.html > ,
< http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/forestry/index.html > and
< http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/biodiversity/pubs/biodiversity_conservation_forestry_2007.pdf >

 

 » U.S. Forest Service (USFS)

USFS has developed research-based adaptation strategies, carbon sequestration models and a body of collaborative resource management practices applied in more than fifty countries around the world.  Some of the relevant areas where the USFS is working:

• Reducing deforestation and restoring degraded lands;
• Improving the management and conservation of forests and grasslands;
• Fostering the use of sustainably produced wood for energy, and as a substitute for other more energy-intensive materials; and
• Research, decision support tools and innovative policies for the future.

In the past year, the USFS has continued to develop robust partnerships around the world to address the threat of climate change. USFS scientists are cooperating with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to quantify the contribution of mangrove forests to carbon sequestration and emissions.  In collaboration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), the USFS helped sponsor a large conference in Sweden focusing on the challenge of adapting forests ecosystems and dependent communities to climate change. Finally, the USFS is providing technical support to World Bank FCPF recipient countries such as Liberia, Vietnam and Mexico and other bilateral partners to improve inventory and forest management systems in order to advance global efforts at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

For more information, visit:
< http://www.fs.fed.us/global/topic/climate_change/welcome.htm >