May 18, 2012
- Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted early Friday and sent a column of volcanic ash into the sky, but posed no immediate threat to the local population, according to an expert.
- The European Union has been using all means necessary to fill the multi- billion-euro fund for climate change, including the controversial mobilisation of public resources through private financial intermediaries.
Reference Emission Levels (gross) and Reference Levels (net) requires the combination of a land use transition matrix and typical C stocks per land use type. Four ways of calculating REL for any (sub) national entity are:
- REL/RL1A: Projected emissions are based on historical emissions
- REL/RL1B: Projected emissions are based on historical emissions relative to remaining carbon pools
- REL/RL2: Future emissions are projected based on land use plans (forward-...
Opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions exist across all sectors of the economy and across a wide geographic area, but emissions from forest and peatland conversion dominate the field, as well as the public debate. With the advent of REDD+, the introduction of an Indonesian action plan for emissions reduction under the remit of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA), and the potential for increased financial flows into carbon-rich landscapes, the question of how to...
The cultivation of cash crops in the understorey of tropical forests is an ancient practice, but the effects of cultivation on forest ecosystem processes are poorly understood. Authors assessed the effects of planting the high-value spice crop cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) on forest structure, tree species composition, and soil properties in the montane forests of the Knuckles Forest Reserve in central Sri Lanka, where cardamom cultivation has been banned since 1985 because of the high...
- Brazilian scientists have identified a gene that enables sugarcane to defend itself from a fungal disease that reduces the crop’s productivity.
- Brazilian scientists have identified a gene that enables sugarcane to defend itself from a fungal disease that reduces the crop’s productivity.
Objectives of this meeting is to support the development of tree biomass and volume AE. Specific themes to be addressed include the following;
- Data analysis and model development;
- Statistical analysis and accuracy assessment for biomass and carbon stock assessment;
- Institutional issues and roles (development, QC and data management);
- Identify gaps and future steps
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- BEIJING (Reuters) - Three retired Chinese Communist Party officials issued a call on Friday for leaders to disclose their family wealth before a looming succession, warning that a scandal over the fallen politician Bo Xilai has exposed dangerous abuses of power.
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The outcome of China’s planned carbon emissions scheme could have a transforming effect on efforts to tackle climate change, experts say. China is preparing to run pilot carbon trading schemes beginning in 2013 in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Hubei and Guangdong , major cities with a combined population of 250 million people. The government’s goal is to introduce a national trading scheme by 2015, just two years after the seven pilot programs are scheduled to...