The protection of tropical forests will be one of the main pillars of the new climate agreement. For deforestation currently accounts for one-fifth of global CO2 emissions. There is disagreement over how forest conservation should be funded, however. The industrialised countries want to include it in the international emissions trade. In climate policy terms, that would be barking up the wrong tree.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/negotiating-new-climate-agreement-forest-conservation-barking-wrong-tree
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rosmarie-br
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/alliance-sud-news
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ipcc
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-agreements
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emissions-trading
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
