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PES/REDD+ Certification in Indonesia

The CFI directors are headed to Bali, Indonesia to co-facilitate a 4-day workshop “PES/REDD+ Certification in Indonesia under Plan Vivo Standards, UK.” Participants include PES/REDD+ project developers, community representatives, technical resource people from Plan Vivo,…
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SHG Tree Report

The Khasi Hills Community REDD Project is being supported entirely from forest carbon sales from 2013.  One of the livelihood activities initiated by the community for women-run Self-help groups is a series of home-based tree nurseries to supply…
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The Journey of Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado tells of his journey from political activitst to photographer to replanting trees in the Brazilian rainforest.  An inspiring story of environmental action. To view, click here. http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_the_silent_drama_of_photography.html

CFI facilitates 3rd Annual Asia REDD Working Group Meeting

In January 2013, CFI facilitated the third annual Asia REDD Working Group meeting .This meeting was held at the historic Puncak Pass Hotel in the mountains above Jakarta.  The focus of the meeting was on…
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CFI directors attended the Plan Vivo stakeholder meeting on Climate Justice

CFI directors attended the Plan Vivo stakeholder meeting on Climate Justice in October 2013. This is a short film describing the work of Plan Vivo with interviews with some of the Plan Vivo staff and…
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Framing REDD+ in India: Carbonizing and centralizing Indian forest governance?

  Framing REDD+ in India: Carbonizing and centralizing Indian forest governance? by Marjanneke J. Vijge and Aarti Gupta (Published in Science Direct) The authors studied the effects of the Indian REDD+ strategy on Indian forest…
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REDD+ Talks

REDD+ Talks: Leaders from business, UN and forest communities highlight REDD+ to tackle climate change Leaders from the private, public and civil society sectors convened at REDD+ Talks: NYC to discuss their experiences of Reducing…
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Communities Can Monitor Forests ‘as well as experts’

Communities Can Monitor Forests ‘as well as experts’ By Mark Kinver, Environment reporter, BBC News Data by community members was show to be as accurate as data gathered by hi-tech systems Communities living alongside the world’s…
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CFI attends Climate Justice in Practice Meeting

CFI attends Climate Justice in Practice Meeting

The CFI Directors just ended a trip to meet with representatives from The Nature Conservancy and USAID in Washington DC, C-Level carbon brokers and Flora and Fauna International in London, England, and BioClimate and Plan…
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