R&D Bottom Up for REDD+

Guest post by Deborah Barry, CIFOR Time did not permit the consideration of another contribution to what the costs could be for working out the REDD learning and positioning from the ‘bottom up’ , meaning what it might take for communities to engage with the global mechanisms being designed to role out REDD.  I would [...]

Importance of Nature Capital

Guest post from Deborah Barry, CIFOR The conference has started off couched within the current context of world affairs… The Minister of Environment and International Development of Norway, Erik Solheim brought a positive reflection from the recent financial crisis around the world. First, stating that – Nature capital is much more important and of greater [...]