Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation and ForestDegradation: Global Land-Use Implications
Recent climate talks in Bali have made progress toward action on deforestation and forest degradation
in developing countries, within the anticipated post-Kyoto emissions reduction agreements. As a result
of such action, many forests will be better protected, but some land-use change will be displaced to
other locations. The demonstration phase launched at Bali offers an opportunity to examine potential
outcomes for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Research will be needed into selection of priority
areas for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to deliver multiple benefits,
on-the-ground methods to best ensure these benefits, and minimization of displaced land-use change
into nontarget countries and ecosystems, including through revised conservation investments
Publication Date: 2009
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