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Biomass in the red – but can we put biomass into REDD+?
… to plant trees on farm for food and fuel are essential for REDD+ and climate change adaptation. Last month (23–24 June), I attended a meeting in … the country lies 15th on Maplecroft’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index , which lists extreme vulnerability to climate change. Yet the …
Insight, 18 July 2011
The rugged coastline of Jeju Island, South Korea, where the World Conservation Congress is being held.
IUCN World Conservation Congress begins
… strong demand for maize to be made into biofuels, the FAO Food price index says the price of maize, or corn, rose by almost 23% in July . At … and another on using traditional knowledge to help people adapt to climate change. Controversial location The Congress is being held on the island …
Insight, 06 September 2012
Image of a solar panel, with light glinting off it.
Green growth and equity must go hand in hand
… sector of the economy – and the promise of attracting international climate finance, and the returns to be gained – is attracting … countries in Africa having slipped down the Human Development Index . There are also indications that non-inclusive green growth … give more prominence to environmental issues beyond climate change, along with the need to increase equity and to empower those who …
Insight, 13 June 2013
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Earth Summit 2012: Crucial opportunity that needs broader buy-in
… Earth Summit led to important outcomes, including the signing of the Climate Change Convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the … to work alongside Gross Domestic Product and the Human Development Index (a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and …
Insight, 20 December 2011