Will REDD+ help save Indonesia’s forest, or create ‘carbon cowboys’ instead?

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisAug 20, 2015, 6:23 pm104 pts
During the past few years, the concept of REDD+ has emerged to protect forests and safeguard the livelihoods of those who live within and near them by providing a financial value for carbon left stored in forests. Through REDD – which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation –…

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