Greenpeace announces “Forests for Climate Initiative”

Greenpeace recently announced its proposal for a forest carbon payment mechanism to reduce deforestation in tropical countries.    The “Forests for Climate Initiative” was launched in Jakarta, hosted by the Indonesian Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar. On the same tour, Greenpeace activists stalled shipments of palm oil from Indonesia (see photo above) on the grounds that the country’s development of oil [...]

Status of rights in current climate change and forest negotiations and within major multilateral organizations

Michelle Medeiros, the Africa Forest Coordinator for Greenpeace International, looked at the different initiative of multilateral organizations in dealing with forests and climate change and the role community rights play in each. She covers the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), several World Bank Initiatives (Climate Investment Fund, Forest Carbon Partenrship Facility, and the [...]