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Norway has invested more money in the forest protection programme REDD+ than any other donor country. Corruption concerns have been widely raised when it comes to REDD+. Will Norwegian investments be in vain?

Widespread illegal forest activities have contributed to deforestation, forest degradation, economic losses to nations and injustices for ...

Learning the right lessons from past experiences with corruption in the forest sector is crucial to prevent broad undermining of REDD+.

Forest certification schemes regulate forest exploitation and trade across many countries. In the absence of a multilateral agreement on limiting ...

CMI and LTS International will progressively assess the results of the Initiative. The real-time evaluation shall provide timely information and rapid learning opportunities.

The protection of tropical forests is a hot topic, particularly in light of the pressing threat of global climate change. The 2014 UN Climate ...

Programmes designed to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) intend to reward individuals, communities and countries ...

Donor-backed programmes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) intend to financially reward individuals, communities ...

Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. It is important to promote socio-economic ...

The Government of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), launched in December 2007, has pledged substantial development ...

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has become a cornerstone of Indonesia’s forest sector policies. Given ...

The forest industry has the potential to contribute to the economy and increase state revenues in many developing countries. The realisation ...

Forest governance in the Philippines during the post-colonial period has involved protracted efforts to arrest and reverse patterns of overexploitation ...

Project Leaf (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) was launched on 5 June, 2012 – on World Environment Day. It is an initiative ...

Schemes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) have emerged as a means to address deforestation trends in ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the first REDD+ target countries due its huge forest ecosystem potential. Since 2011, the ...

Will REDD+ improve forest governance and address corruption, or add to corruption problems leading to social, environmental and economic harm?

The government of Kenya, led by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, is developing a national REDD+ programme. The success ...

Vietnam has become a key target for donor REDD+ investments. It has been estimated that the forest and climate scheme could generate an annual ...

Lawyer specialized in illicit financial flows and natural resources, with a focus on forest, extractive, and wildlife