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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Hungary&#039;s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-hungarys-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Hungary, the Expert Review Team (ERT) that conducted the centralized review concludes that Hungary's inventory submission was prepared in compliance with the IPCC reporting guidelines.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Paper Discusses Developed Countries’ Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Targets</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-paper-discusses-developed-countries%e2%80%99-quantified-economy-wide-emission-reduction-targets/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a technical paper titled "Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Targets by Developed Country Parties to the Convention: Assumptions, Conditions, Commonalities and Differences in Approaches and Comparison of the Level of Emission Reduction Efforts."]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP Asia Pacific Human Development Report Focuses on Progress in a Changing Climate</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/undp-asia-pacific-human-development-report-focuses-on-progress-in-a-changing-climate/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDP has released its regional human development report for Asia Pacific, titled "One Planet to Share – Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate." The report emphasizes that, to achieve a shift to a greener economy, countries in the region will need to change their production patterns, including in the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-drivers-of-deforestation-and-monitoring-systems/</guid>
		<title>UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Drivers of Deforestation and Monitoring Systems</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-drivers-of-deforestation-and-monitoring-systems/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released two joint submissions from Parties contain their views on: robust and transparent national forest monitoring systems as referred to in paragraph 71c of decision 1/CP.16 as requested by the SBSTA at its 35th session; and on how to address drivers of deforestation and forest degradation as referred to in paragraph 71c of decision 1/CP.16 as requested by the SBSTA at its 35th session.]]></description>
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		<title>SBSTTA 16 Adopts Recommendations on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Biodiversity and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sbstta-16-adopts-recommendations-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-biodiversity-and-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBSTTA 16 adopted 16 recommendations, including: a package on marine and coastal biodiversity, covering criteria for EBSA identification and prioritization, environmental assessments in marine and coastal areas, marine spatial planning and human impacts; and a package on biodiversity and climate change, covering biodiversity safeguards for REDD+, biodiversity considerations into climate-related activities, and geo-engineering.]]></description>
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		<title>CIF Trust Fund Committees Approve Climate Resilience, Renewables and Forestry Projects</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cif-trust-fund-committees-approve-climate-resilience-renewables-and-forestry-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) held meetings of their trust fund committees and sub-committees to review the programmes carried out to promote climate resilience, renewable energy and forests. Participants approved new projects and reviewed progress on existing initiatives in Tonga, Dominica, Yemen, Ethiopia, Chile, Nigeria, India and Brazil.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/guidelines-for-technical-review-of-eu-member-states%e2%80%99-ghg-inventories-released/</guid>
		<title>Guidelines for Technical Review of EU Member States’ GHG Inventories Released</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/guidelines-for-technical-review-of-eu-member-states%e2%80%99-ghg-inventories-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has published guidelines for a technical review of EU Member States’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories. The technical review is required by the Commission to facilitate setting national limits on non-EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) emissions for the period 2013-2020.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-announces-brief-on-zero-net-land-degradation-goal/</guid>
		<title>UNCCD Announces Brief on Zero Net Land Degradation Goal</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-announces-brief-on-zero-net-land-degradation-goal/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Executive Summary of the brief indicates that the proposed "Zero Net Land Degradation" goal can be achieved when land degradation is either avoided or offset by land restoration, with related targets suggested as follows: zero net land degradation by 2030; zero net forest degradation by 2030; and drought preparedness policies implemented in all drought-prone countries by 2020.]]></description>
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		<title>IICA Distributes Efficient Cookstoves in Haiti to Reduce Deforestation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/iica-distributes-efficient-cookstoves-in-haiti-to-reduce-deforestation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is distributing and installing 800 energy efficient cookstoves in Haiti in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local deforestation.]]></description>
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		<title>CIF Releases Video on Climate Change in Dominica</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cif-releases-video-on-climate-change-in-dominica/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has released a video on climate change in Dominica, which highlights the threats posed by extreme weather events to Caribbean islands, and the adoption of a climate change strategy by Dominica to confront these challenges.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Slovenia’s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-slovenia%e2%80%99s-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:52:24 +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 the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Slovenia, which shows that total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 3.3% between 1990 and 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Canada’s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-canada%e2%80%99s-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Canada. The report indicates that total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by 17% between 1990 and 2009, with the energy sector accounting for about 82% of total GHG emissions.]]></description>
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		<title>PROFOR Brief Focuses on Benefit Sharing Arrangements for Forest-Dependent Communities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/profor-brief-focuses-on-benefit-sharing-arrangements-for-forest-dependent-communities/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROFOR published the results of a series of studies on challenges faced by REDD+ initiatives in channeling benefits to forest dependent communities. The first part of the brief provides guidance on how to implement benefit sharing when there are multiple systems of rights. The second part presents the four fundamental building blocks of a benefit sharing mechanism. The last part shows that well-thought benefit sharing mechanisms can change people's behavior.]]></description>
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		<title>CBD SBSTTA 16 Focusing on Marine Biodiversity, Biodiversity and Climate Change, PoWIB</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cbd-sbstta-16-focusing-on-marine-biodiversity-biodiversity-and-climate-change-powib/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CBD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBSTTA 16 discussions are expected to focus on issues relating to marine and coastal biodiversity and biodiversity and climate change, including biodiversity safeguards for REDD+, geo-engineering and impacts of biofuels on biodiversity. It will also address the in-depth review of the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (PoWIB).]]></description>
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		<title>IDB to Manage Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/idb-to-manage-canadian-climate-fund-for-the-private-sector-in-the-americas/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will manage the CAD$250 million Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas to mobilize private sector investment in LAC in cleaner technology, renewable energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in agriculture and forestry, as well as adaptation projects.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Turkey’s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-turkey%e2%80%99s-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:52:59 +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 the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Turkey, which outlines that the preparation and reporting of Turkey’s inventory submission was not fully in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines, and that the inventory is not complete, as a number of GHG source or sink categories were reported as “not estimated” or “confidential.”]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes UK’s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-uk%e2%80%99s-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:51:24 +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 the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of the UK, which indicates that the Expert Review Team (ERT) concluded that the UK’s inventory submission has been prepared and reported in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories, and that adjustments have been made where required.]]></description>
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		<title>SPC Consults on Draft Pacific Policy Framework for REDD+</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/spc-consults-on-draft-pacific-policy-framework-for-redd/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPC convened a regional consultation on the development of a Pacific Regional Policy Framework aimed at facilitating Pacific Island Countries’ (PICs’) access to funding for REDD+. The drafting committee will take the views expressed in the regional consultation and integrate them into a revised Policy Framework for the consideration by the Heads of Agriculture and Forests and the Ministers of Agriculture and Forests in September 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate and Clean Air Coalition Welcomes New Partners</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/climate-and-clean-air-coalition-welcomes-new-partners/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, which aims to take fast action to reduce short lived climate pollutants that have a direct impact on climate change, welcomed Colombia, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, the European Commission and the World Bank as new partners. They join the founding members of the Coalition, namely Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, the US and UNEP.]]></description>
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		<title>ILO Calls for Promoting Safety and Health in a Green Economy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ilo-calls-for-promoting-safety-and-health-in-a-green-economy/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ILO has launched a report titled “Promoting safety and health in a green economy,” which assesses the occupational risks in green jobs in various areas of economic activity, namely: renewable energy; waste management and recycling; shipbreaking; agriculture and forestry; mining and extractive technologies; the transition towards energy-efficient construction and sustainable refurbishment; and nuclear energy.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Review of Estonia&#039;s Inventory for 2011</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-review-of-estonias-inventory-for-2011/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the UNFCCC report of the individual review of the annual submission of Estonia submitted in 2011, the Expert Review Team (ERT) finds that the inventory covers most source and sink categories for the period 1990–2009 and is complete in terms of years and geographical coverage. It notes that Estonia improved the completeness of the inventory, as recommended in the previous review report.]]></description>
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		<title>FIP Pilot Country Meeting Evaluates REDD+ Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fip-pilot-country-meeting-evaluates-redd-initiatives/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third meeting of pilot countries participating in the Forest Investment Program (FIP) brought together representatives from Brazil, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Laos, Mexico and Peru to discuss the REDD+ policies implementation in their countries, as well as innovative approaches to promote mitigation through reducing pressure over natural forests.]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank, IMF Report on MDGs Progress</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-bank-imf-report-on-mdgs-progress/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank and IMF have released the 2012 edition of the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) on progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which analyzes the topic of “Food Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals.” The report notes the effect of volatile food prices on the achievement of the MDGs.]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth Community-Based Adaptation Conference Focuses on Communication </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sixth-community-based-adaptation-conference-focuses-on-communication/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Sixth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA6) brought stakeholders and practitioners to discuss community-based adaptation (CBA) planning and practices. Themes addressed at the conference, included: scaling-up CBA; water resources; biodiversity and forests; coastal zones; health; disaster risk reduction; and vulnerable communities including indigenous people.]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth Africa Carbon Forum Highlights Potential for Green Economic Development in Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fourth-africa-carbon-forum-highlights-potential-for-green-economic-development-in-africa/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fourth Africa Carbon Forum, convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18-20 April 2012, addressed a number of issues for furthering CDM and other carbon market instruments including the importance of political will, emerging issues such as energy access and agriculture, and adequate institutional arrangements.]]></description>
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		<title>FOREST EUROPE, UNECE/FAO Launch Survey on the State of Forests Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/forest-europe-unecefao-launch-survey-on-the-state-of-forests-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the next assessment cycle of Europe's forests, UNECE/FAO and FOREST EUROPE are conducting a survey to collect opinions and experiences from users and producers of the State of Europe's Forests 2011 Report (SoEF 2011). SoEF 2011 summarizes status and trends of forests and forest management in Europe, highlighting, inter alia, the role of Europe's forests in sequestering increasing amounts of carbon in tree biomass, and the expanding area of protected forests.]]></description>
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		<title>UN-REDD Newsletter Reports on Eighth Policy Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-redd-newsletter-reports-on-eighth-policy-board-meeting/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March/April 2012 edition of the UN-REDD Newsletter features articles on: forest governance in Viet Nam; capacity building in Nigeria; REDD+ safeguards in the Philippines; REDD+ implementation progress in Sudan and Paraguay; and capturing the multiple benefits associated with REDD+ in Panama. The Newsletter also reports on the eighth UN-REDD Policy Board meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Review of Luxemburg&#039;s GHG Inventory </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-review-of-luxemburgs-ghg-inventory/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:08:25 +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 the report of the individual review of the annual submission of Luxembourg submitted in 2011, which finds that Luxemburg’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is generally in line with the various Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines.]]></description>
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		<title>PACE-Net Conference Focuses on Water, Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Hazards</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/pace-net-conference-focuses-on-water-agriculture-forestry-and-natural-hazards/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attended by over 100 senior researchers and officials from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Kiribati, French Polynesia, and New Caledonia, the Pacific-European Network (PACE-Net) Conference featured workshops on water, agriculture and forestry, natural hazards, fisheries, and mid-term research, development and innovation policies.]]></description>
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		<title>FAO Releases Asia-Pacific Forestry Briefs</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fao-releases-asia-pacific-forestry-briefs/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The forests of the Asia-Pacific region are suffering from biodiversity losses, a lack of attention to forest management at the field level, poor governance, and lack of capacity, according to several policy briefs from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). The briefs are based on the second Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS II).]]></description>
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		<title>First tCERs Issued for World Bank Reforestation Project in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/first-tcers-issued-for-world-bank-reforestation-project-in-brazil/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC has issued the first temporary Certified Emission Reductions (tCERs) to a reforestation project in Brazil that seeks to provide charcoal as fuel to the iron and steel industries, thus mitigating emissions and reducing pressure on native forests. The project was supported by the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund and the BioCarbon Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Review of Lithuania&#039;s GHG Inventory</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-review-of-lithuanias-ghg-inventory/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report of the individual review of the annual submission of Lithuania submitted in 2011 released by the UNFCCC Secretariat indicates that the expert review team (ERT) found that Lithuania’s 2011 greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is generally in line with the various IPCC Guidelines, except with the IPCC good practice guidance regarding collection of activity data, methodological choices, and time-series consistency.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Forests: The 8th Roundtable at Rio+20</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/forests-the-8th-roundtable-at-rio20/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Roundtable is coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in the lead up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). It is based on the recognition that forests have been largely excluded from most of the key discussions in the preparations for Rio+20, despite making important contributions toward solving many sustainable development challenges. The event aims to ensure that forests remain high on the agenda in 2012. Participants will discuss new research findings, remaining knowledge gaps and the policy implications for integrating forests into the solutions to several key challenges to progress toward a green economy, namely: energy, water, climate, food and income. CIFOR is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).]]></description>
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		<title>Event: International Workshop on Corruption, Natural Resources and the Environment</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/international-workshop-on-corruption-natural-resources-and-the-environment/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This workshop will be organized by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance, and the Australian National University. The organizers are inviting papers on: the social and economic impacts of corruption in biodiversity management, climate change activities, fisheries, forestry, and water management; and the theory and practice of anti-corruption policies in resource and environmental management. CIFOR is a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers Adopt Andean Environment Agenda, Water Resources Management Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ministers-adopt-andean-environment-agenda-water-resources-management-action-plan/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Outcome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Andean Community Environment Ministers have approved a 2012-16 Andean Environment Agenda with actions on biodiversity, climate change and water resources, and an action plan to implement the Andean Strategy for Integrated Management of Water Resources adopted in August 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>OAS Sponsors Dialogues on Sustainable Development Governance</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oas-sponsors-dialogues-on-sustainable-development-governance/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stakeholder Participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Leading up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Organization of American States (OAS) has organized monthly thematic dialogues on governance issues in sustainable development, on such topics as climate change, biodiversity, forests, oceans, disaster management and public participation. A final session will be held in May, on improving the environmental performance of the private sector.]]></description>
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		<title>FCPF Meetings Address REDD+ Readiness Programmes  </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fcpf-meetings-address-redd-readiness-programmes/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Participants Committee, the governing body of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), met to hear readiness preparation proposals from Guatemala and Mozambique. The Carbon Fund of the FCPF discussed emission reduction programme idea notes.]]></description>
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		<title>UNGA Debates Incorporating DRR into Rio+20 Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unga-debates-incorporating-drr-into-rio20-outcomes/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Eradication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate on disaster risk reduction (DRR) featured two sessions on addressing urban risk through public investment, and increasing resilience to disasters through climate adaptation and risk reduction, which were moderated by Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for DRR and Head of UNISDR.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases US Submission on REDD+ Safeguards</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-us-submission-on-redd-safeguards/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern America]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released views from the US on potential additional guidance on informing on how all safeguards are being addressed and respected in relation to methodological guidance for activities relating to REDD+. The submission will be considered by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at its 36th session.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Financing Results-based Actions on REDD+</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-financing-results-based-actions-on-redd/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Financial Institution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Near East]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released 18 submissions from Parties, a submission from the World Bank, and nine submissions from NGOs containing their views on modalities and procedures for financing results-based actions and considering activities related to decision 1/CP.16 (The Cancun Agreements: Outcome of the work of the AWG-LCA) paragraphs 68-70 and 72 (relating to policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to REDD+.]]></description>
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		<title>CIFOR Introduces Model to Build Scenarios on Biofuel Investment</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-introduces-model-to-build-scenarios-on-biofuel-investment/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The model allows users to explore biofuel investment opportunities and evaluate the impact of a variety of predictable and unpredictable factors on viability.]]></description>
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		<title>International Conference on Wetland Forests Focuses on the Green Economy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/international-conference-on-wetland-forests-focuses-on-the-green-economy/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ramsar]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Conference on Wetland Forests, co-hosted by Wetlands International and the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources of Brunei Darussalam, was organized under the theme "forests biodiversity – towards green economy.” Participants heard a presentation by the Ramsar Secretariat on “the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Conservation and Wise Use of Wetland Forests.”]]></description>
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		<title>FAO LAC Forestry Commission Discusses Climate Change, Forest Management</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fao-lac-forestry-commission-discusses-climate-change-forest-management/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 27th meeting, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) discussed forest genetic resources, climate change and sustainable forest management. It formulated recommendations on the draft Multi-Year Programme of Work for the period 2012–2015 of FAO's Committee on Forestry (COFO).]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Ramsar COP 11 Resolutions Released</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/draft-ramsar-cop-11-resolutions-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals & Wastes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ramsar Secretariat has announced that the draft resolutions for consideration by the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP 11) have been finalized. They address, inter alia: financial and budgetary matters; adjustments to the Strategic Plan 2009-2015 for the 2013-2015 triennium; climate change and wetlands: implications for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; agriculture-wetland interactions: rice paddy and pesticide usage; and wetlands and sustainable development.]]></description>
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		<title>Second Global Transition Dialogue Considers Green Economy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/second-global-transition-dialogue-considers-green-economy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UN Programme, Agency or Fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second Global Transition 2012 Dialogue provided a platform for stakeholders to consider how the transition to a new and green economy can be achieved for each Rio+20 priority area and proposed sustainable development goal. Participants heard, among other things, presentations on “new and green economy” grassroot initiatives from around the world.]]></description>
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		<title>SPC Consults PICs on REDD+ Policy Framework</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/spc-consults-pics-on-redd-policy-framework/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPC has recently concluded a study tour under the GIZ-funded regional project Climate Protection through Forestry Conservation in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to meet stakeholders in Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Fiji. The project aims to develop a regional policy framework guiding the implementation of REDD+.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 FAO Forest Assessment Available on CD-ROM</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/2010-fao-forest-assessment-available-on-cd-rom/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has released a CD version of its 2010 Global Forest Resources Assessment, containing the full report, a summary of key findings, and various data tables. In addition to deforestation, the Assessment identifies unsustainable forest management, climate change, forest fires, insect pests and diseases, natural disasters and invasive species, as threats to forest biodiversity.]]></description>
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		<title>UNU, IPCC Convene Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Mitigation </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unu-ipcc-convene-workshop-on-indigenous-knowledge-for-climate-mitigation/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNU and IPCC convened a three-day workshop on climate mitigation through the application of indigenous knowledge, which will inform the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, to be released in 2014. Several case studies were presented during the meeting, focusing on the application of traditional knowledge and practices to climate change mitigation.]]></description>
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		<title>ACTO Environment Ministers Adopt Lima Declaration, Agree to Combat Illegal Mining</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/acto-environment-ministers-adopt-lima-declaration-agree-to-combat-illegal-mining/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Outcome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment Ministers of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) adopted the Lima Declaration on next steps for environmental policy cooperation within ACTO and endorsing the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) concept at Rio+20. They also recommended that ACTO formulate a common strategy to combat illegal mining in the Amazon Basin.]]></description>
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		<title>CCAD Workshop Considers REDD Strategies and Plans</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ccad-workshop-considers-redd-strategies-and-plans/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, & Gender]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latin America & the Caribbean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A regional workshop considered national and regional plans and strategies to combat deforestation and promote REDD in Central America and the Dominican Republic, and explored a possible common position on REDD ahead of UNFCCC COP 18.]]></description>
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