Formal step: Cancun put pledges on emissions by rich nations into UN documentation.
Cutting carbon emissions: Scores of rich countries made pledges over the last year to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 under the Copenhagen accord but they were not incorporated in the official UN process.
CANCUN: Hector Rodriguez, who runs an alternative radio station in Cancun called Reptil, decided on a novel way to protest the commercialisation of forestry.
As hundreds of people marched to the venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Tuesday, Mr.
Chicle, or gum, is extracted, sold at 55 pesos a kg; 50 years ago, they got five kg from a tree
12 million people live in Mexico's forest areas: Mexican Civil Council for Sustainable Forestry
CANCUN: Santos Eligio prepares to climb the 12-metre-tall gum tree with his rope in place and a large machete, which he uses to expertly slash the trunk criss-cross.
To make tropical forests more resilient to climate change, we need a coordinated effort to refocus conservation tools at regional and international levels. (Correspondence)
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The FAO has released a report entitled "Managing Forests for Climate Change," which examines the role of forests and sustainable forest management in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The report describes the FAO's integrated approach to sustainable forest management and outlines the ways forest management can help tackle climate change, including through carbon sequestration, strengthen
When over 83% of new cropland areas in the tropical zone came at the expense of natural forests over the 1980-2000 period, and when the food challenge is becoming increasingly urgent, the REDD+ mechanism must find the means to tackle this sector of activity.
