Deforestation

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WORKING PAPER

The State of REDD+ Finance - Working Paper 378
Marigold Norman
and
Smita Nakhooda
September 16, 2014
This paper presents a thorough synthesis of available data to illuminate the current global state of finance for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+). It adds to a growing body of work that seeks to understand the size and composition of finance for REDD+ initiatives, as we...
Blog Post

Dream Come True: CGD Forest Work in the NYT
Frances Seymour
and
Jonah Busch
September 10, 2014
It was our dream come true: our CGD initiative – Tropical Forests for Climate and Development  – getting mentioned on the front page of the New York Times, albeit the angle wasn’t quite what we had in mind.  We prefer to focus on the substance.  After all, ...
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Indigenous Peoples Prevent Deforestation. What About Other Local Communities?
Jonah Busch
August 12, 2014
Just how good are Indigenous Peoples at preventing tropical deforestation? What about other local communities?  In honor of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples this August 9th, let’s look at some numbers.
Blog Post

A Surprising Indigenous View of REDD+ - Mina Setra and Frances Seymour
Lawrence MacDonald
August 07, 2014
Mina Setra, the deputy secretary general of the Indonesia’s Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), recently visited CGD to speak at an event about Indonesia’s efforts to prepare to participate in REDD+, the UN program for Reducing Emissions from Defo...