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Guatemala's REDD+ program draws diversity of opinions and results 18 March 2016
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Quebec Cree First Nation delegation in B.C. to learn from those who signed Great Bear Rainforest Agreement 8 March 2016
The Financial Times investigates: REDD+ in Indonesia 6 March 2016
Seagrass carbon project under development in Mauritius 5 March 2016
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Press Release: Government of Peru Takes Measures to Reduce Deforestation 15 December 2015

Uganda: Forest Communities Draw a Redd Line

18 September 2013

As the ink dries on a 3.6 million dollar agreement between Uganda and the World Bank to support the country's preparations for REDD, some analysts are pessimistic over the mechanism's potential.

REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) was formally agreed to at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Bali, Indonesia in 2007.