Forests and Climate Change

This blog follows major developments in forest carbon policy from the international negotiations for forest carbon accounting to domestic/regional forest carbon offset frameworks.

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Media Stories

ABC Radio: Climate Ambassador Louise Hand (forests at 2:56)
Denmark TV2: Rige lande beskyldes for klimasnyd
BBC: Rich countries accused of carbon 'cheating'
Irish Times: Countries hiding real rate of CO2 emissions - claim
Radio Australia: Sean Cadman explains logging loophole
The Guardian: Rich Nations Accused over Logging Loophole at Bonn Climate Talks
The Sydney Morning Herald: Australia accused of fudging emissions
Reuters: Environmentalists object to forestry rules in U.N. climate text
SVD: Sverige hycklar om skogsavverkning
SVD: Rent nonsens om skogsavverkning
SVD: Frågan om skogsavverkning inte nonsens
Solve Climate: Surprise Call to Close Forest Loophole Shakes Climate Talks - Bonn
Le Monde Blog Post: L’étrange silence de la France sur les forêts
Canada Will Help Save Forests
NYT: An Alphabet Soup of Causes and Clauses
Forested Nations Seek Favorable Accounting Rules in Copenhagen
Commentary in Montreal Gazette - Forests Must Count in Copenhagen!
David Suzuki Science Matters Column on Why Forests Count!
Economist article from Bonn 2010 - 'finagle rules for accounting'

Blog Posts on Logging Loopholes

Bonn bewegt sich - ein bisschen
FavStocks: NGOs push for greater transparency, ambition in carbon accounting for forestry
EurActiv: Oil nations block switch to 1.5°C climate goal

The Logging Loophole - Developed Countries Failing to Fight Climate Change with their Forests

Logging loophole in context (AOSIS)
Logging loophole in context (Potsdam Institute)
Logging loophole in context (Stockholm Environment Centre)
The Logging Loophole - Video Explanation
CAN's Analysis of the logging loophole
Sean Cadman, TWS, explains Logging Loophole
The Logging Loophole Graphs
Partie's Proposed Reference Levels Forest Management
Proposed Alternative - Better Forest Management Reference Levels

Forest Offset Protocols

CAR Forest Project Protocol
British Columbia Forest Offset Guide
WCI Draft Offset Recommendations

UN Forest Negotiation Resources

Most Recent Draft LULUCF Text 29 April 2010
Draft LULUCF as of COP15 - starts page 18
October 2009 Draft LULUCF Text
November 4 09 Draft LULUCF text
Draft report from the CBD on climate change and biodiversity

Climate Action Network Positions on LULUCF

Climate Action Network Submission on LULUCF
November 09 CAN Position on LULUCF

Country Positions on LULUCF

UN Climate Secretariat's LULUCF Submissions Page
EU Council Positions on Copenhagen Climate Deal (including forests)

Science and Reports

The Carbon the World Forgot Report
Study on Old Growth Sinks from Antwerp University

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