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News Releases and Updates from the Facility Management Team

 Press Releases

16 Dec 2011 New funds to protect the climate through forest conservation
2 Nov 2010 FCPF makes headway towards a future with REDD+ - Donor countries show commitment with over $100 m in new pledges
6 Nov 2010 Putting Forests First: Global Forest Initiatives Enhance Collaboration with Forest-Rich Developing Countries - Major REDD+ initiatives meet in first-time gathering
4 Oct 2008 High Demand Prompts Forest Carbon Partnership Facility to Expand Beyond Original 20 Developing Countries

 

Web Stories & Articles

2 Nov 2011 International Workshop in Mexico explores the Role of Local Communities in REDD+ MRV
31 Oct 2011 Ghana Builds REDD Regulatory Regime (EcoSystem Marketplace)
9 Sep 2011 Clôture de la seconde édition de l’université internationale REDD en RDC - Le ministre de l’Environnement : « La REDD est devenue un porte-étendard pour le rayonnement international de la RDC»
24 Jul 2011 A Slow Start for the Carbon Credit Market (The New York Times)
14 Jul 2011 Forest Carbon Market Update - Bonn talks produce little progress
9 Dec 2010 In Cancun, world leaders call for quick action on forests (Avoided Deforestation Partners)
23 Sep 2010 Better REDD than dead - Tropical forests’ best hope (The Economist)
17 Sep 2010 Congo among nations advancing on forest carbon
30 Aug 2010 La RDC s'engage à boucler d'ici 2012 sa préparation au processus REDD (Groupe Observateur)
Jul 2010 REDD in DRC - GTCR Bulletin Info n°1 (Français)

 

FCPF Communications

15 Dec 2011 FCPF Communiqué on Indigenous Peoples' demands on REDD+ - Implement safeguards on REDD Plus, indigenous caucus demands
3 Dec 2011 Documents and presentations from PES Lessons for REDD+ workshop held in the margins of COP 17 in Durban (December 3, 2011)
19 Sep 2011 Response to “Smoke and Mirrors”  - Report by the Facility Management Team of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
14 Sep 2011 FCPF held Global Consultation with Indigenous Peoples on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility in Panama: September 27-29, 2011
25 Jul 2011 World Bank’s FCPF Carbon Fund Becomes Operational (iisd Reporting Service)
21 Jun 2011 Norway signs agreement for US$50 million for FCPF Carbon Fund
9 Dec 2010 Robert Zoellick's Remarks on REDD+ at Cancun Summit
19 Jul 2010 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: PC6 Meeting Report
16 Jul 2010 Notification of Amendment to Charter related to auditing
7 Apr 2010  Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: PC5 Meeting Report 
5 Apr 2010  FCPF Proposed Evaluation Framework 
3 Apr 2010  Reply to NGO Concerns about TAP 
1 Feb 2010  Response to Concerns Raised about the Employment of Dr. Janette Bulkan as a Member of the Ad Hoc Technical Advisory Panel of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility 
25 Jan 2010  Reorganization of FCPF TAP Process 
18 Nov 2009 FCPF PC's involvement in TAP selection and R-PP reviews
2 Nov 2009 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Holds Fourth Participants Committee Meeting
23 Sep 2009 Climate change proposal would revolutionize value of forests (CNN)
9 Aug 2009 Guyana in climate change lead role (Guyana Chronicle)
15 Mar 2009 12 More Countries Selected into FCPF at Second Participants Committee Meeting - Gamboa, Panama: March 11-13, 2009 
21 Jul 2008  World Bank Targets Forest Preservation-Climate Link (The Wall Street Journal)

 

FCPF Meeting Documents

31 Oct 2011 Co-chairs' Summary of the Participants Assembly and Participants Committee Meetings (English, Français)
7 Jul 2011 Summary of PC9 (English, Français, Español)
7 Apr 2011 Summary of Eighth Meeting of Participants Committee (PC8) (English, Español, Français)
9 Nov 2010 Summaries of third meeting of the Participants Assembly (PA3) and seventh meeting of the Participants Committee (PC7)
19 Nov 2009 FCPF General Update:  Resolution (PA/2/2009/2) adopted by Participants at the Second Annual Meeting, Oct. 26, 2009
3 Nov 2009 FCPF update and conclusions of the recent Participants Assembly and Participants Committee meetings
24 Jun 2009 Update and next steps from FCPF PC3 Meeting
14 Nov 2008 FCPF General Update: Latest Developments in the FCPF
Aug 7, 2008 FCPF General Update: Outcomes of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Steering Committee Meetings

 

FCPF Latin America & the Caribbean e-Newsletter

Sep 2011 (English, Español)
Apr 2011 (English, Español)
Feb 2011 (English, Español)

 

Multimedia

24 Jan 2012 Interview: Gerardo Segura Warnholtz, World Bank Senior Rural Development Specialist, describing the FCPF and Colombia's REDD+ strategy (Español)
14 Dec 2011 Blog:  Durban talks both good and bad for REDD+, says expert
8 Dec 2011 Blog:  World Bank: More donors supporting REDD+
10 Nov 2011 Blog:  Island gathering highlights the many ways of seeing REDD
29 Jul 2010 Blog:  Notes from Guyana: Questions anyone?  (English, Español)
27 May 2010 Video: Robert Zoellick's Remarks - Oslo Climate & Forest Conference 2010
17 Dec 2009 Blog:  Forests: One of the few bright spots in Copenhagen
16 Dec 2009 Video:  Robert Zoellick's remarks to an event on REDD+ opportunities for the United States, jointly with Ms. Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Photos courtesy of World Bank Library and Rhett Butler.