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Dear all,  ****

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We are pleased to announce our latest brief - *REDD+ Biodiversity
Safeguards: Options for Developing National Approaches* (BioREDD Brief
No.2. Biodiversity & REDD+ Updates). This brief is brought to you by Forest
Carbon Asia <http://www.forestcarbonasia.org/>, SNV Netherlands Development
Organization <http://www.snvredd.com/> with support from the International
Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the
Environment<http://www.international-climate-initiative.com/>,
and United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring
Centre <http://www.unep-wcmc.org/> which is part of the UN-REDD
Programme<http://www.un-redd.org/>
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The last brief outlined the international commitments to biodiversity in
REDD+, the risks and opportunities, and international and national options
for promoting biodiversity in REDD+. This brief explores how a national
safeguard approach can be developed that will meet the International policy
commitments yet remain consistent with national policy frameworks. It
further discusses how SNV together with UNEP-WCMC is exploring a national
safeguard approach for Vietnam. ****

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The brief can be downloaded from:
http://www.forestcarbonasia.org/fca-publications/redd-biodiversity-safeguards-options-developing-national-approaches/
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Please visit the FCA-SNV Biodiversity and REDD+ platform for *daily
BioREDD*updates:
http://www.forestcarbonasia.org/themes/biodiversity-and-redd/ ****

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*Consolidated update briefs on Biodiversity and REDD+ will be available
every two-three months*. If you wish to obtain these updates via email,
kindly sign up at info@forestcarbonasia.org with “Biodiversity & REDD+
Briefs” in the subject line.****

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Best regards,****

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*S. Anuradha Vanniarachchy*

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*Mobile: +81 80 42586406 *

*Email: anuradha.v@forestcarbonasia.org*

*Website: www.forestcarbonasia.org *

*Skype: anuradhavan*****

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Phone:  *+ 84 4 3846 3791 ext : 110**      *****

Mobile*: +84 (0) 915 662 454*****

*Email: **sswan@snvworld.org* <sswan@snvworld.org>****

*Website: **www.snvredd.com* <http://www.snvredd.com/>**

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*Forest Carbon Asia's* mission is to serve as a dynamic regional knowledge
management platform that provides easily accessible, up-to-date, objective
and insightful information and analysis on REDD+ and other forest
carbon-related policies, players and issues for decision makers, managers
and users of forest and land resources across Asia. Through this platform,
we hope to engender a healthy and critical debate and move talks and action
forward in a positive manner.****

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*SNV’s* goal is to catalyse sustainable development processes. We support
people to access and develop the capabilities, services and opportunities
needed to live a healthy, productive and otherwise fulfilling life, while
sustainably using the natural resources they depend on.****