This paper documents the summaries of briefing papers on key issues under the four main “building blocks” of the current international climate negotiations – mitigation, adaptation, technology and finance – as well as land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). It aims to assist policy makers in understanding the complex issues under discussion in the climate change negotiating process.

This paper discusses concerns about forest-based mitigation projects and their benefit to the small producer and the host country. It assesses the two different kinds of carbon market mechanisms: the clean development mechanism (CDM) developed under the Kyoto Protocol; and the ‘voluntary’ mechanisms, developed separately and not bound by the CDM regulations. As carbon forestry has fewer needs for physical infrastructure to access markets, there are fewer of the traditional barriers that arise when involving small producers in investment opportunities.

Article examining possible impacts of climate change on developing economies and making suggestions for how countries might develop policies to mitigate ecomomic and fiscal disruption.Among the recommended actions are:When crafting the fiscal stance, governments should take account of their countries' potential vulnerability to economic shocks arising from extreme weather events.governments should create the right incentives and institutions, provide more information to the private sector, and develop basic knowledge on adaptive technologies.This might include:Assessment of the potential e

Report on project in Honduras aimed at assessing the potential for carbon sequestration through both establishing new plantations and conservation of existing forests.

Reviews the current understanding of the relationship between land use (especially forestry), carbon dioxide emissions and the Kyoto Protocol agreementsTopics cover: how the global carbon cycle operates, and how this relates to forestry activitiesaccounting rulescomparison of the usefulness of models and ground-based assessments of changes in carbon stocksshort term prospects for policy implementationimplications for sustainable development

This discussion guide aims to help trainers and grassroots facilitators learn more about the gender aspect of social equity in terms of forest-based climate change initiatives, including REDD+.

The questions in the guide are designed to help facilitate discussions concerning forest management practices and forest governance in the local and institutional contexts. The document accompanies a training video which emphasises the importance of gender equity in all levels of decision-making, process design and practice for forest-based climate change mitigation.

The key findings of the report include that although voluntary actors contracted 101 million tonnes of carbon offsets in 2012, 4% more than in 2011, market value decreased 11% to $523 million as offset prices fell slightly for several popular project types. Corporate social responsibility was given as a primary motivation for 90% of offset volumes being contracted by the private sector, with further evidence of activity to make supply-lines more resilient.

This database provides a most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry, not only in terms of the number of countries and people involved, but also in terms of scope. It examines the status and recent trends for about 90 variables covering the extent, condition, uses and values of forests and other wooded land, with the aim of assessing all benefits from forest resources. Information has been collected from 233 countries and territories for four points in time: 1990, 2000, 2005 and 2010.

This book lays out the possibilities:
• using energy from wood biomass and mill residuals instead of fossil fuels;
• substituting wood products for fossil fuel-intensive steel, concrete, brick, and aluminum building components;
• adjusting forest management practices to capture additional atmospheric carbon dioxide;
• retaining forest cover and its potential to mitigate climate change;
• capturing and storing atmospheric carbon in forest carbon "pools" and long-lived wood products; and

Forest Carbon was established with the aim of addressing the need for a locally based, highly technical and regionally focused organization in South-East Asia. The organization provides solid and consistent technical services for the complete range of carbon forestry projects, public, private or non-governmental organizations (NGOs).