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REDD+ MRV and results-based payments

E-learning course 2: Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Application

Forests area change estimates are crucial for estimating forest-related emissions and removals in the REDD+ context. This two-lesson course emphasize that the use of rigorous activity data, produced according to good practices, is key to meeting monitoring, verification and reporting (MRV) requireme ...

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Forests and Trees for Human Health: Pathways, Impacts, Challenges and Response Options

The United Nations estimates that less than half of the global population is covered by essential health services. Adding to the low rate of coverage, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused further healthcare disruptions that could reverse decades of improvements. Moreover, in recent years, there ...

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Joint Concept Note on REDD+ cooperation between Guyana and Norway

On November 9th, 2009, Guyana and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding cooperation on issues related to the fight against climate change, in particular those concerning reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD-plus1), the prote ...

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Explanatory Note 1, Submission for UN REDD Info Hub, Government of Guyana

Norway’s payments to Guyana for reduced emissions from deforestation were based on the methodology agreed between both parties and set out in the Joint Concept Note (JCN). The payments covered performance in the period 2009 to 2015 – and while most payments were performance based, there were som ...

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Government of Guyana, Submission for UN REDD Info Hub Lima Hub

The table contains: Country, Year, Results (tCO2/year), Assessed Forest Reference Level (tCO2/year), Quantities for Which Payments were received (tCO2/year), Entity paying for results and Links to Documentation.

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Guyana First Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

This publication has been prepared by the Government of Guyana with support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Gauss International Consulting.

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Good practices in sample-based area estimation

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+), as well as greenhouse gas reporting for the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector, requires ...

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Submission of Document under Article 6

The Government of Guyana is providing an update on the signing authority for the submission of Initial and Annual Reports under Article 6.

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Guyana's National Institutional Arrangements for the Issuance of Correspondingly Adjusted Carbon Credits

Guyana's national institutional arrangements for the issuance of correspondingly adjusted carbon credits are designed to align with UNFCCC standards and ensure transparency, accountability, and effectiveness. They are also designed to facilitate ongoing sales within the voluntary and compliance carb ...

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Letter of Approval and Authorization 2021

Host Country Letter of Assurance and Authorisation related to REDD+ and Guyana’s Jurisdictional ART TREES Programme – Guyana ART Programme ID: 102.

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Annual Report to the UNFCCC on Agreed Electronic Format Referred to in Decision 2/CMA.3, Annex IV.B

This report contains the following: Submission, Elements of Authorization, Actions and Holdings.

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Article 6, Paragraph 2 Initial Report (AIR) Referred to in Decision 2/CMA.3, Annex, Chapter IV.A (Initial Report) in Respect of Authorisation of ITMOs

Article 6, Paragraph 2 Initial Report for the cooperative approach "Emissions Reductions from Sustainable Management of Forests".

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Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Program The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) Validation Report

Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Inc., (Aster Global) prepared this validation report in accordance with the outlined requirements of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), specifically for The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), version 2.0, August 2021. Aster Global prese ...

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Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Program The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) Verification Report Calendar Year 1 (2021) for the Second 5-year Crediting Period

Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Inc., (Aster Global) prepared this verification report in accordance with the outlined requirements of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), specifically for The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), version 2.0, August 2021. Aster Global pre ...

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E-learning course 1: Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Introduction

This course highlights the importance of forests in climate change mitigation and how quality measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) is needed to ensure environmental integrity. It outlines the MRV requirements for jurisdictional REDD+ of different standards/programmes, in case countries are ...

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Global assessment of forest education

The role of the forest in countries’ efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are widely recognized. To maximize the contribution of forests to the SDGs, a workforce trained in forestry and a broad range of other forestrelated disciplines are needed as are widespr ...

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Joint Call to Action for Forests towards 2030

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests is an innovative voluntary inter-agency partnership established in 2001 to support the UN Forum on Forests and its Member States, and to enhance cooperation and coordination on forest issues. Through its resolution 2015/33, the UN Economic and Social Council ...

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REDD+ Story Indonesia

Indonesia submitted its 1st forest reference emission level in 2016. Since then, Indonesia has taken concrete steps to halt deforestation and forest degradation, including the 1st submission of the REDD+ results in 2018, as well as the National Strategy and Safeguard Information Summary in 2019. As ...

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Unlocking the secrets of mangroves

Where land and sea meet, a unique ecosystem is found: mangrove forests. Whether offering protection from climate change, supporting livelihoods, biodiversity and more, mangroves benefit us all. In the first study of its kind, FAO, with experts around the world, uncovered a wealth of information on t ...

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The world’s mangroves 2000–2020

This report provides global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. It analyses the drivers of these global, regional and subregional changes for the periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2020 with the aim of improving understanding of t ...

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How much do large-scale and small-scale farming contribute to global deforestation?

The study presented in this document expands on the work conducted during the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) and revisits the extensive dataset of areas where deforestation occurred over periods 2000–2010 and 2010–2018 to subclassify and assess deforest ...

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Status of, and trends in, the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators

The strong commitment of the international community, and especially the CPF members, to provide the information necessary for monitoring progress towards global goals, targets and indicators in a comprehensive, efficient, timely and meaningful way led to the idea of developing a global core set of ...

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An assessment of uptake of the Global Core Set of Forest-related Indicators

The twenty-fifth session of the Committee on Forestry (CPF) requested FAO to analyse - in collaboration with members of the CPF - the uptake of the Global Core Set of forest related Indicators (GCS) by other reporting processes and the extent to which they decrease reporting burden on countries. To ...

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Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Program, The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), Verification Report – Final v2

Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Inc., (Aster Global) prepared this verification report in accordance with the outlined requirements of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), specifically for The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), version 2.0, August 2021. Aster Global pre ...

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Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Program, The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), Validation Report – Final v1

Aster Global Environmental Solutions, Inc., (Aster Global) prepared this validation report in accordance with the outlined requirements of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), specifically for The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES), version 2.0, August 2021. Aster Global prese ...

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Trees Verification Opinion 2021

Aster Global confirms all verification activities, including objectives; scope and criteria; level of assurance; and the Monitoring Report’s adherence to TREES and validated Registration Document, as documented in this report, are complete. Aster Global concludes without any qualifications or limi ...

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Trees Verification Opinion 2016-2020

The criteria followed by Aster Global included ISO 14064-3, ISO 14065, and documents provided by ART located at https://www.artredd.org. These documents included: The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) v2.0, August 2021; TREES Validation and Verification Standard v2.0, December 2021; an ...

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Community Monitoring of Natural Resource Systems and the Environment

Community monitoring can track environmental phenomena, resource use, and natural resource management processes of concern to community members. It can also contribute to planning and decision-making and empower community members in resource management. While community monitoring that addresses the ...

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10+ years of UN-REDD expertise and best practice;

10+ years of UN-REDD expertise and best practice; to the most current topics and knowledge from our broad range of Programme experts.

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Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS) MRVS Report – Assessment Year 2020

In 2020 the Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS) moved into its third phase in line with tasks set out in the MRVS Road Map. This document outlines the stepwise progression and development of the MRVS for the next five years 2020 – 2024.

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Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing

Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and analyzing survey data for 30 Arctic community-based monitoring programs, we compare top-down, large-scale program driven approach ...

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The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment

Locally based monitoring is typically undertaken in areas in which communities have a close attachment to their natural resource base. We present a summary of work to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of locally based monitoring and we outline tests of this approach in research and p ...

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Nesting REDD+ Pathways to Bridge Project and Jurisdictional Programs

This paper reflects on historic carbon market approaches to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), identifying common approaches to crediting REDD+ at various scales, shares case studies of existing country approaches to REDD+, and proposes future options for countries ...

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Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS) MRVS Report – Assessment Year 2019 Version 2

Version 1 of the Report was released for a 6-week period. Following the period of public review, Version 2 of the report is produced and addresses all comments made under the public review process and feedback to each comment, including corresponding revisions to the report to address these comments ...

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Support for the design of the MRV system in the framework of REDD+ readiness in the Sudan

The objective of this study is to undertake institutional mapping, gap analysis and capacity needs assessment for the Greenhouse Gases Inventory (GHG-I) process for the purpose of development of National Communications (NCs), Biennial Update Reports (BURs) and (REDD+). This will help to support the ...

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REDD+ Sudan Webpage

Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation; (REDD+) is a global mechanism to mitigate the climate change caused by forest loss or degradation, while mobilizing financial resources for socio-economic development in forest countries. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) su ...

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Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System MRVS, Year 8 MRVS Report

In 2017 the Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS) moved into its second phase in line with tasks set out in the MRVS Road Map. This document outlines the stepwise progression and development of the MRVS for the next four years 2017 to 2020.

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TECHNICAL ANNEX OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA In Accordance with The Provisions of Decision 14 / Cp.19

This Technical Annex reports the results obtained by reducing emissions from deforestation for the period 2014 and 2015.

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REDD+ information tracking system of Chile

In order to increase the transparency of the REDD+ approach implementation in the Chilean territory. Chile implemented an interim procedure to gather information about the REDD+ activities that are being undertaken in the accountability area of the country, corresponding to the Maule, Bio-Bio, La Ar ...

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Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS), Year 7 MRVS Report

In 2017 the Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS) moved into its second phase in line with tasks set out in the MRVS Road Map. This document outlines the stepwise progression and development of the MRVS for the next four years 2017 to 2020.

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Accuracy Assessment Report, Year 7 Guyana REDD+ MRVS

This report was commissioned by Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd for the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) in support of a system to Monitor, Report and Verify (MRVS) for forest resources and carbon stock changes as part of Guyana’s engagement in the UN Collaborative Programme on REDD+. The scope of the wo ...

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Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS), Year 6 Interim Measures Report, 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016, Version 3

In 2017 the Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS) moved into its second phase in line with tasks set out in the MRVS Road Map. This Road Map establishes the stepwise progression and development of the MRVS for the next four years 2017 to 2020. The framework for reporting continues to b ...

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Can Community Members Identify Tropical Tree Species for REDD+ Carbon and Biodiversity Measurements?

Biodiversity conservation is a required co-benefit of REDD+. Biodiversity monitoring is therefore needed, yet in most areas it will be constrained by limitations in the available human professional and financial resources. REDD+ programs that use forest plots for biomass monitoring may be able to ta ...

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Verification of Interim REDD+ Performance indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ partnership (Year 5)

DNV GL AS (DNV GL) has been commissioned by the Ministry of Environment– Government of Norway to perform a verification of the Interim Performance Indicators reported for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 - Year 5 as described in the Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification S ...

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Guyana Forestry Commission Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS) Year 5 Interim Measures Report

This Report describes the satellite imagery and GIS datasets, and processing of these data. It also provides a summary of the Interim Measures; that report on Guyana's progress towards implementation of REDD+.

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Forest Policy, Institutions, and REDD+ in India, Tanzania, and Mexico

This article investigates forest policies and institutions surrounding REDD+ in three heavily forested countries: India, Tanzania, and Mexico. The comparative analysis leads to three key insights. First, each of the case study countries has multiple land tenure statutes that result in different dist ...

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Verification of Interim REDD+ Performance indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ partnership (Year 4)

DNV GL AS (DNV GL) has been contracted by the Ministry of Environment– Government of Norway to perform a non-accredited verification of Interim REDD+ Performance indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ partnership. According to the Joint Concept Note (JCN) signed between both parties, these indic ...

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Guyana Forestry Commission, Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting, Verification System (MRVS), Year 4 Interim Measures Report, 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013

This Report describes the satellite imagery and GIS datasets, and processing of these data. It also provides a summary of the Interim Measures that report on Guyana's progress towards implementation of its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

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A Multicountry Assessment of Tropical Resource Monitoring by Local Communities

The rapid global growth of conservation schemes designed to incentivize local communities to conserve natural resources has placed new importance on biological monitoring to assess whether agreements and targets linked to payments are being met. To evaluate competence in natural resource monitoring, ...

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Testing Focus Groups as a Tool for Connecting Indigenous and Local Knowledge on Abundance of Natural resources with Science-Based Land Management Systems

One of the clearly stated intentions of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is to bring both “western scientific” and “indigenous and local” knowledge systems within synthetic global, regional, and thematic assessments. A major challenge will be how ...

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Nested governance for effective REDD+: Institutional and political arguments

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Forest Enhancement (REDD+) has become a central focus of global climate change mitigation efforts. Even though the international demand for forest-based carbon sequestration is the key driver of REDD+, forest protection strategies must ...

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Community Monitoring of Carbon Stocks for REDD+: Does Accuracy and Cost Change over Time?

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) is a potentially powerful international policy mechanism that many tropical c ...

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Verification of Interim REDD+ Performance indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ partnership, Monitoring Period: 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 – Year 3

DNV Climate Change Services AS (DNV) has been commissioned by the Ministry of Environment– Government of Norway to perform a verification of the Interim Performance Indicators reported for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 – Year 3 as described in the Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reportin ...

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Guyana Forestry Commission, Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting & Verification System (MRVS), Year 3 Interim Measures Report, 01 January 2012 – 31 December 2012, Version 3

This report aims to fulfil in part, the deliverables of Specific Activity Areas 1-3 of the forest area assessment initiative of Guyana‘s MRVS, as provided by Indufor and the GFC. The programme of work under Year 3 of the MRVS Roadmap in forest area assessment, extends to February 2013. At the comp ...

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Community Monitoring for REDD+: International Promises and Field Realities

Will community monitoring assist in delivering just and equitable REDD+? We assessed whether local communities can effectively estimate carbon stocks in some of the world’s most carbon rich forests, using simple field protocols, and we reviewed whether community monitoring exists in current REDD+ ...

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REDD-plus Libro de Recetas

This Cookbook is an easy-to-understand technical manual which provide basic knowledge and techniques required for REDD-plus with the main focus on the forest carbon monitoring methods. It comprises of four parts: "Introduction", "Planning", "Technical", and "Reference Guide". "Introduction" is desig ...

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REDD-plus COOKBOOK

This Cookbook is an easy-to-understand technical manual which provide basic knowledge and techniques required for REDD-plus with the main focus on the forest carbon monitoring methods. It comprises of four parts: "Introduction", "Planning", "Technical", and "Reference Guide". "Introduction" is desig ...

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Verification of Interim Performance Indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ Partnership, Monitoring Period: 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2011 – Year 2

DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability AS (DNV) has been commissioned by the Ministry of Environment – Government of Norway to perform a non-accredited verification of the Interim Performance Indicators reported for the period 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2011 – Year 2 as described in the Guyana RE ...

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Guyana Forestry Commission, Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS) Accuracy Assessment Final Report

This report was commissioned by the Guyana Forestry Commission in support of a system to MRV for forest resources and carbon stock changes as part of Guyana’s engagement in the UN Collaborative Programme on REDD+. The scope of the work was to conduct an independent assessment of forest area and fo ...

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Guyana Forestry Commission Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS), Interim Measures Report Final

This report aims to fulfil in part, the deliverables of Specific Activity Areas 1-3 of the first bid issued for the development of Guyana's MRVS as provided by the Remote Sensing and GIS consultant. Noteworthy is the fact that the contract for this work under year 1 of the MRVS Roadmap, extends to M ...

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Verification of Interim Performance Indicators under the Guyana-Norway REDD+ Partnership, Monitoring Period: 1 October 2009 to 30 September 2010 – Year 1

Det Norske Veritas Certification AS (DNV) has been commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment to perform a non-accredited verification of Interim Performance Indicators reported for the period 1 October 2009 to 30 September – Year 1 as described in the Guyana REDD+ Monitoring Reporting ...

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A low-carbon development strategy, Transforming Guyana’s Economy While Combating Climate Change

This document is the third draft of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). It reflects the outcome of almost a year of review and consultation within Guyana, coupled with input from climate change negotiations at the United Nations, and other international climate change initiatives. The ...

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Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway regarding Cooperation on Issues related to the Fight against Climate Change, the Protection of Biodiversity and the Enhancement of Sustainable Development

The objective of this MoU is to foster partnership between Guyana and Norway on issues of climate change, biodiversity and sustainable, low carbon development. Of particular importance is the establishment of a comprehensive political and policy dialogue on these issues, and close cooperation regard ...

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