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Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA)

The Ecosystems Climate Alliance is an alliance of NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere.

We work to ensure this is done in a way which is equitable, transparent, consistent with the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and which takes place alongside deep and urgent cuts in fossil fuel emissions. 

We advocate a range of policies which will avoid degrading terrestrial carbon stores, protect ecosystems and biodiversity, and restore their carbon carrying capacity and ecological function, as essential components of greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change. This must be supported by robust monitoring, fair and effective governance, proper enforcement and action to curb the demand for forest and agricultural products.

The international forums we work within include the following:

The Ecosystems Climate Alliance is an alliance of NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact and their carbon out of the atmosphere.

We work to ensure this is done in a way which is equitable, transparent, consistent with the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and which takes place alongside deep and urgent cuts in fossil fuel emissions. 

We advocate a range of policies which will avoid degrading terrestrial carbon stores, protect ecosystems and biodiversity, and restore their carbon carrying capacity and ecological function, as essential components of greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change. This must be supported by robust monitoring, fair and effective governance, proper enforcement and action to curb the demand for forest and agricultural products.

The international forums we work within include the following:

Latest publications and policy submissions

Peatlands: hotspots for emissions reductions

Peatlands play a critical role in climate regulation, storing twice as much carbon as the entire world’s forest biomass and emitting large amounts of carbon when drained. Peat carbon stocks are distributed worldwide. The mitigation potential is very significant, but possible future possible emissions as well if no rapid action is taken to protect and restore them. The UNFCCC provides significant opportunities to safeguard and restore these concentrated and important reservoirs of terrestrial carbon. 

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LULUCF: The ‘No Loopholes’ Environmental Integrity Package For Ministers

Closing LULUCF loopholes

The Forestry and Land Use sector (LULUCF) is responsible for at least 30% of global emissions and has huge emission reduction potential. Loopholes in coverage across land and forests of developed countries currently undermine emissions reduction and the integrity of targets. Ministers, here are your options on the table to contribute to ambitious emissions reductions with LULUCF. 

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Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions and REDD+

The landmark REDD+ agreement reached at Cancun has significant potential to protect and restore the world’s forests. This ECA paper argues that Parties should not allow the extensive work put into REDD+ to now be undermined by the use of alternative and less stringent provisions relating to Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Activities (NAMAs).

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Latest News

FORESTS REPORT DURBAN - FINAL Sunday, December 11, 2011

REDD FINANCE: WIDE VARIETY, POSSIBLE MARKETS

DURBAN DISASTER ON FORESTRY AND LAND USE EMISSIONS FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Saturday, December 10, 2011

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: ‘THE FIGHT GOES ON’

FORESTS REPORT DURBAN – SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER – 11:15 Saturday, December 10, 2011

REDD CONFUSION: FINANCE SOURCES AGREED, BUT NOT IN TEXT

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For more news, go to News and Press Releases.

ECA Member Organisations

                                                                           

                

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