Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD)

This paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change, as a basis for examining their potential role in the measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) being discussed under the Kyoto Protocol. The question is addressed also in relation to relevant aspects of other intergovernmental agreements.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Dave Pritchard
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development
Attachment(s): 
WetlandsREDD_FINAL_26.3.pdf
Tags:
UNFCCC, Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Wetlands, Water Management, Deforestation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Capture and Storage, Ramsar Convention, Developing Countries, Sea Level Rise