Embargoed Release
NEW REPORT: NO SUCCESS FOR REDD+ WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON FOREST BIODIVERSITY AND PEOPLE
First comprehensive scientific assessment shows that conserving biodiversity and sustaining livelihoods are essential components for achieving climate change mitigation goals in the long run.
Vienna (16 November, 2012) - The world's rapidly dwindling forests should be valued as more than just "carbon warehouses" to mitigate climate change, according to a new report released today from the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), the world's largest network of forest scientists. In fact, biodiversity is found to be a critical determinant of a forest's ability to absorb greenhouse gases. The assessment also stresses that accounting for those who live in or near forests when implementing REDD+ increases the likelihood of achieving carbon and biodiversity goals.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 00:01 GMT ON 16 NOVEMBER, 2012
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MATERIALS
1. Press Release
[English (embargoed) - PDF, 159 KB]
2. Full Report
Understanding Relationships between Biodiversity, Carbon, Forests and People:
The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives
- Download the report (embargoed) (PDF, 7.3 MB)
3. Policy Brief
REDD+, Biodiversity and People: Opportunities and Risks
- Download Policy Brief (embargoed) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
4. Discussion Forum at Forest Day 6
Forest Day 6, afternoon session on 2 December, 1:30-2:30 pm:
REDD+, biodiversity and people: Opportunities and risks
http://www.forestsclimatechange.org/events/forest-day/forest-day-6/discussion-forums/redd-biodiversity-and-people-opportunities-and-risks.html
5 . Photos
Uapaca sp., Parc National de l’Ivindo, Gabon.
Photo: Robert Nasi
Ethiopian montane forest with tree ferns.
Photo: Christine B. Schmitt
Madagascar montane forest.
Photo: Christine B. Schmitt
Mangrove forest. Marajó, Brazil.
Photo: Christine B. Schmitt
Toucans are important seed dispersers. Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) in
Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
Photo: PJ Stephenson
Non-timber forest products. Badaling, China.
Photo: Alexander Buck
Black-headed squirrel monkey (Samiri vanzlinii), endemic to the Mamirauá
State Sustainable Development Reserve.
Photo: PJ Stephenson
Returning from the buffer zone plantation with pine wood, animal fodder
and bedding. Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda.
Photo: Adrian Martin
Participation in social impact monitoring, REDD+ Pilot project, Kilwa, Tanzania.
Photo: Adrian Martin
FSC certified Mpingo (Dalbergia melanoxylon), Kilwa, Tanzania.
Photo: Adrian Martin