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		<title>Sandwatch Stakeholder Workshop Presents Activities Carried out in Aceh, Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sandwatch-stakeholder-workshop-presents-activities-carried-out-in-aceh-indonesia/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported on a Sandwatch stakeholder workshop involving SMA Negeri 1 and MTsN Lhoknga, teachers from schools in coastal Aceh Besar district, government officials, Panglima Laôt and local NGOs, which was held in Lhoknga, Aceh, Indonesia, on 15 May 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP Launches Global Sustainable Consumption and Production Clearinghouse</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unep-launches-global-sustainable-consumption-and-production-clearinghouse/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in its role as Secretariat of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP 10YFP), has launched The Global SCP Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse uses social networking principles to create a “one-stop hub” for SCP knowledge and cooperation.]]></description>
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		<title>CIFOR Explores REDD+ and Forest Governance in the DRC</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-explores-redd-and-forest-governance-in-the-drc/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) released a report on REDD+ and forest management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the margins of a conference titled, “Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow”.]]></description>
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		<title>FAO Announces Winner of REDD+ for Food Photo Contest</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fao-announces-winner-of-redd-for-food-photo-contest/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN has announced the winner of the Nurture Forests for the Future – REDD+ for Food photo contest. FAO, as part of the UN-REDD Programme, held the contest to create awareness on the links between food security and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+).]]></description>
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		<title>CIFOR Reviews REDD+ Policy Networks in Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-reviews-redd-policy-networks-in-indonesia/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released a brief that outlines CIFOR's perspective on the state of REDD+ policy networks in Indonesia, noting that REDD+ has successfully been adopted and promoted in Indonesia, with the intention of improving forest governance.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP Report Analyzes Green Economy and Trade Opportunities in Developing Countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report, titled 'Green Economy and Trade: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities,' which argues that an increase in trade in environmental goods and services and certified products can stimulate the transition to a green economy, while such a transition can create further opportunities for increased trade in such products and services. The report analyzes challenges to such a transition, in particular for developing countries that are endowed with abundant renewable resources, and provides suggestions to overcome them.]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/european-commission-adopts-green-infrastructure-strategy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission adopted a green infrastructure strategy designed to: promote green infrastructure in the main policy areas; improve research and data, strengthen the knowledge base and promote innovative technologies; improve access to finance for green infrastructure projects; and support EU-level green infrastructure projects. The main policy areas include agriculture, forestry, nature, water, marine and fisheries, regional and cohesion policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transport, energy, disaster prevention and land use policies.]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop Analyzes Total Costs of REDD+ Activities in the Congo</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/workshop-analyzes-total-costs-of-redd-activities-in-the-congo/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants at a recent workshop in Kinshasa, assessed the total costs of REDD+ activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Views from Brazil, Japan and Malaysia on REDD+</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-views-from-brazil-japan-and-malaysia-on-redd/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released an addendum to document FCCC/SB/2013/MISC.3, containing the views from three countries on issues related to activities described in paragraph 70 of decision 1/CP.16 (REDD+). The submissions are from Brazil, Japan and Malaysia. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases LDCs Views on LULUCF for the Kyoto Protocol&#039;s Second Commitment Period</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-ldcs-views-on-lulucf-for-the-kyoto-protocols-second-commitment-period/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat has released an addendum containing the views from Nepal, for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), on proposals or elements of proposals to address the implications of the implementation of decisions 2/CMP.7 to 4/CMP.7 and 1/CMP.8 on the relevant decisions adopted for the first commitment period and on any supplementary reporting required for the reporting of land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities for the second commitment period (FCCC/SBSTA/2013/MISC.1/Add.2).]]></description>
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