CCF Symposium to include REDD session

[Lera Miles, UNEP-WCMC]

The Cambridge Conservation Forum Symposium on Friday January 8, 2010
will include a 40 minute roundtable on Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD),
with speakers Bhaskar Vira, John Lanchberry and Tom Clements. Lera
Miles will facilitate.

REDD is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in
forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce
emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to
sustainable development.

The aim of this mini-roundtable is to brief CCF members on latest
developments in REDD and provide an opportunity to discuss the
institutional challenges to reducing the rate of forest loss, and to
look at the implementation of REDD projects on the ground.

The one day Annual Symposium provides an opportunity for member
organisations to share topical aspects of their recent research and
activities with the wider CCF membership and friends, and to highlight
important issues for the coming year. If you wish to attend, please
see the CCF website for booking details - http://www.cambridgeconservationforum.org.uk/