I had promised to come back, and here I am again with a short report of what happened on day 3 of the ongoing conference of the parties (COP 17) in Durban. It was a hectic day, as I kept on moving from one side event to another. REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and sustainable management of forests, conservation, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) was the focus of all the side events, I attended today. Range of presentations from NGOs, academia, project proponents, advocacy groups, government representative etc. focused on sustainability assessment framework for REDD+, gender, justice and social learning in adaptation, drivers of deforestation, social safeguards of REDD+, how REDD+ is unfolding on the ground and what lessons can be learnt from the past experiences from different forestry management regimes those could be applied for implementing REDD+. The geographical range of presentations included from Africa, South America, Asia and Europe.
How Safe Are The Safeguards? Durban Highlights
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