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EU climate policies: friend, foe or bystander to forest restoration and carbon sinks? EU Climate Governance for restoring degraded forests

2017

Think Tank Report

Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf, Ana Frelih-Larsen

This report argues that relevant EU laws and policies should contain ambitious forest restoration targets for Member States and the EU as a whole, as well as a robust compliance system.

The Agadir Commitment

2017

Policy Proposal

A regional Mediterranean initiative that aims to restore at least 8 million hectares of degraded forest ecosystems by 2030.

Kigali Declaration on Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa

2017

Declaration

During the Africa High Level Bonn Challenge Roundtable on 26-27 July 2016, ministers and government officials representing 13 African countries adopted a declaration reaffirming and increasing their commitment to the Bonn Challenge.

The Lilongwe Call for Action on Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa

2017

Declaration

Ministers of African countries and representatives gathered in Lilongwe on July 12th and 13th, 2017 for the SADC+ Ministerial Bonn Challenge Summit, hosted by the Government of Malawi and issued this ‘Call for Action.'

Farmer perceptions, policy and reforestation in Santa Catarina, Brazil

2016

Scholarly Work

A.C.D. Trevisan, A.L. Schmitt-Filho, J. Farley, A.C. Fantini, C. Longo

This article evaluates three policy options for promoting reforestation, paying particular attention to the impacts on farmer livelihoods and their intrinsic willingness to restore and preserve forest cover.

Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Potential Impacts and Regulatory Framework

2016

Scientific Report

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

This report provides an update, including regulatory developments, to the CBD's 2012 Technical Series No. 66: Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity report on the potential impacts of geoengineering.

Convention on Biological Diversity COP 13 Decision XIII/4

2016

International Legal Instrument

Convention on Biological Diversity

Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity welcoming the Paris Agreement and in particular articles related to biodiversity.

USDA Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

2016

Scientific Report

United States Department of Agriculture

This report outlines a set of “building blocks” to help farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and rural communities reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration.

Research priorities for negative emissions

2016

Scholarly Work

S Fuss, C D Jones, F Kraxner, G P Peters, P Smith, M Tavoni, D P van Vuuren, J G Canadell, R B Jackson, R B Jackson, J R Moreira, N Nakicenovic, A Sharifi, Y Yamagata

This paper identifies some urgent research needs around NETs, including in governance and policy, to provide a more complete picture for reaching ambitious climate targets and the role that NETs can play in reaching them.

“Negative Emissions”: A Challenge for Climate Policy

2016

Scholarly Work

Oliver Geden, Stefan Schäfer

This paper argues that it would be wise for the EU and Germany to proactively shape the debate around negative emissions technologies and increase funding for research and development into NETs.

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