CFI HOSTS “PES WORKSHOP ON PLAN VIVO STANDARDS FOR INDONESIA” April 30-May 3, 2014 Bali, Indonesia In recent years, considerable progress has been made in securing tenure rights for forest communities and building their institutional…
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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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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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CFI is happy to announce the publication of the second Annual Report 2013 for the Khasi Hills Community REDD Project in Northeast India. The monitoring report indicated an increase in forest sequestration from last year and funds…
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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
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 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? 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: 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’ 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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