Wetlands International Policy brief on LCA & KP - 5 Aug '09

This policy brief provides an analysis of both the REDD section in the LCA text (d.d. 22 June) and add.2 & 3 of the KP text (d.d.1 July) with regards to addressing emissions from degraded wetlands/peatland. Please download this policy brief with our comments and recommendations as input for the upcoming intersessional informal consultations in Bonn, 10-14 August 2009.

Vested Interests - industrial logging and carbon in tropical forests

 A review of the immediate and substantial carbon emissions caused by industrial logging practices. Even "best practice" logging (often carried out under the guise of "sustainable forest management")  has serious adverse climate change implications.

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Are emission reductions from peatlands MRV-able?

Globally very significant GHG benefits can accrue by avoiding peatland degradation and by actively restoring peatlands. This report, produced for the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks in Bonn, June 2009, addresses the question whether the results of such actions are measurable, reportable and verifiable.

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Emission factors for managed peat soils - An analysis of IPCC default values

ECA Submission on LULUCF - 24 April 2009

This submission covers issues relating to LULUCF in response to the call for submissions, by 24 April 2009, on the Annex to the AWG-KP Chair’s conclusions on Land use, land-use change and forestry (FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/L.3) of 8 April 2009, ‘Options and proposals on how to address definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines for the treatment of land use, land use change and forestry’.

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ECA Submission on REDD- 24 April 2009

This submission covers issues relating to REDD, which the ECA is calling for incorporation into negotiating text for consideration at the sixth session of the AWG-LCA. It has been issued by ECA in response to an invitation for submissions by 24 April 2009 relating to the elements of paragraph 1 of the Bali Action Plan.

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DE-CONSTRUCTING LULUCF and its perversities

HOW ANNEX I PARTIES AVOID THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN LULUCF
(RULES MADE BY LOGGERS FOR LOGGERS)

The rules, definitions and guidelines on land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) under the Kyoto Protocol contain what are routinely referred to as the LULUCF perversities, since their application results in perverse outcomes in relation to climate change. This brief guide explains the complexities of land use change and forestry components of LULUCF and identifies the key problems in the LULUCF rules and definitions.

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Summary ECA position paper Bonn March 2009

This paper summarises the position of the Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) relating to REDD and LULUCF[1]. It is based on our recent submission to the UNFCCC[2].

Submission to the UNFCCC on REDD and LULUCF - 5 February 2009

This ECA position paper is in response to requests for submissions on REDD and LULUCF in February 2009 and covers natural ecosystems, indigenous peoples and local communities, good governance, compliance, financial incentives and demand-side management.

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Palm oil production fuels peatland loss

This video (English) shows how palm oil is threatening Southeast Asia's tropical peatlands. Due to drainage of the swamps, the peat oxidates and releases huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.