As protecting forests are key to tackling climate change, a family of policies known as ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation’ (REDD) were designed to provide financial incentives to maintain and increase, rather than reduce, forest cover globally. Read more
This video profiles why central banks are taking action on climate and nature. It includes presentations by Nick Robins and representatives of central banks from Chile, Malaysia and Zambia. Read more
Ben Groom, Charles Palmer and Lorenzo Sileci demonstrate that Indonesia’s moratorium on forest concessions delivered cheap but modest reductions in carbon emissions – and call for new policies as well as sources of finance to drive further cuts to emissions from deforestation globally. Read more
The authors of this paper evaluate the effectiveness of Indonesia’s moratorium on forest concessions (between 2011 and 2018) by applying a matched triple difference strategy to a unique panel dataset. Read more
The authors of this paper systematically review more than three decades of scientific literature on institutions in forest use and management. Read more
This article examines the impact of Colombia’s lockdown on forest fires, motivated by satellite data showing a particularly large upsurge of fires at around the time of lockdown implementation. Read more
What role do forests play in the carbon cycle and climate change? Combined with the sun’s energy, the carbon captured... Read more
Ovando, Paola, Caparrós, Alejandro, Díaz-Balteiro, Luis, Pasalodos, María, Beguería, Santiago, Oviedo, José L., Montero, Gregorio and Campos, Pablo (2016) Spatial... Read more