A new deal inked at the United Nations climate talks in Mexico paves the way for rewarding nations for maintaining their forests. A central facet of the agreement, which puts the protection of trees at the vanguard of climate negotiations, is a call for developing countries to begin calculating national totals for emissions from forest loss and to adopt systems to begin monitoring deforestation.
http://www.edf.org/documents/11539_Cancun_REDD_ScienceMag_121710.pdf [2]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cancun-delegates-see-trees-through-forest-hot-air
[2] http://www.edf.org/documents/11539_Cancun_REDD_ScienceMag_121710.pdf
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/antonio-regalado
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