Tag: forest carbon

A Lung Scan for the Planet: A New Global Forest Change Interactive Map

December 19, 2013 | by: Peter Ellis | 4

A map that inspires? The new interactive Global Forest Change Map provides an incredible look at our global forests. And it could change the way we conserve them.

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Can Forest Carbon Markets Provide for a 40,000-Year-Old Culture?

October 7, 2013 | by: Matt Miller | 1

That’s a key question being answered by the Conservancy and partners as they work to protect the land of the Hadza, who have hunted and lived in this region for at least 40,000 years.

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Forests: A Rising Global Climate Superpower?

August 21, 2013 | by: Bronson Griscom | 6

It’s true: forests are already acting as a major solution to climate change, despite taking it on the chin from human activities. But does large role of forests in the greenhouse gas story translate to a large opportunity for an affordable forest solution to climate change? Bronson Griscom, the Conservancy’s director of forest carbon science, makes the case for forests as a rising climate superpower.

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Quick Study: Do REDD+ Projects Benefit People as Well as Forests?

June 20, 2013 | by: Jonathan Adams | 1

They often provide modest but tangible benefits to local communities–and don’t encourage land grabs, says a new article co-authored by the Conservancy’s senior advisor on forests and climate. But challenges remain to meaningful community participation in these projects.

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