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ANDREW STEER, PRESIDENT & CEO, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, JULY 24, 2014
SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGEHow Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change: A Report by WRI and RRI
WITH THANKS TO
And other partners
CLIMATE CHANGE IS UPON US
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PATHWAY TO PARIS
Sept 2014: UN Secretary General SummitDec 2014: Lima Climate SummitMar 2015: Country SubmissionsDec 2015: Paris Climate Summit
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THE BRUTAL ARITHMETIC: WORLD’S CARBON BUDGET TO BE SPENT IN THREE DECADES
COMBATING DEFORESTATION ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE CHANGE
11% of CO2 from deforestation and other land uses
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COMBATING DEFORESTATION ESSENTIAL TO CLIMATE CHANGE
50 soccer fields lost per minute
COMMUNITIES HOLD THE KEY TO PROTECTING THE FORESTS
SECURING RIGHTS, COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: A WRI & RRI REPORT
OUR FINDINGS
OUR FINDINGS: RIGHTS ARE A SOLUTION
BRAZIL’S PROTECTED CARBON
MAPPING COMMUNITY FORESTS WITH GLOBAL FOREST WATCH
SUCCESSFUL FOREST RESTORATION IN NIGER
30 million tonnes of carbon
WHY ARE COMMUNITIES BETTER AT PROTECTING THE FOREST?
SO… WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?COMMUNITY RIGHTS GO UNRECOGNIZED AND UNENFORCED
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? NO RECOGNITION
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? NO ENFORCEMENT
Papua New Guinea:
4 million ha community lands leased to companies
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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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A CALL TO ACTION
Securing community forest rights
is a climate solution.
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