Carbon markets for climate change, conservation and poverty reduction: Opportunities and challenges of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)

USAIDWildlife Conservation SocietyTransLinks Program2016-04-192016-04-192008Webcast. Panel Discussion at the Commission on Sustainable Development Meeting, the United Nations, 8 May 2008. Available: http://www.translinks.org/WorkshopsandMeetings/CarbonMarkets/tabid/1496/language/en-GB/Default.aspxhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68405Metadata only recordAn introduction to the issue of REDD and carbon trading with countries that are already big forest emitters yet still have a lot to lose, versus those that have conserved their forests so far but also face pressures in the future. REDD is the UN's collaborative programme on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightCarbon sequestrationDeforestationPayments for environmental servicesAfforestationConservation strategyPovertyConservation planningReddCarbon tradingGovernanceCarbon markets for climate change, conservation and poverty reduction: Opportunities and challenges of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)Abstract