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Submission Bali Action Plan - Ecosystem Climate Alliance (ECA)
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English
, Author(s): Wetlands International (WI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), The Wilderness Society (TWS), Humane Society International (HSI), Global Witness (GW), The Rainforest Foundation UK, Rainforest Foundation Norway, the Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
This submission to the UNFCCC covers the position of the Ecosystem Climate Alliance (ECA) for the fulfillment of the Bali Action Plan. Wetlands International is one of the initiators of ECA, a newly established network of Environmental and Social NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact, on and in the ground, and out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way.
Description:
Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA) is a network of Environmental and Social NGOs committed to keeping natural terrestrial ecosystems intact, on and in the ground, and out of the atmosphere, in an equitable and transparent way. Avoiding emissions of terrestrial carbon stored in the soils and biomass of forest, peatland and wetland ecosystems represents the largest potential single opportunity for cost-effective greenhouse gas mitigation. We strive for strong, equitable and transparent incentives for avoiding the degradation of such terrestrial carbon stores and for rehabilitating degraded land. Our network provides support to negotiations of the architecture for the Copenhagen and subsequent climate change agreements. In line with the IPCC recommendations to keep temperature rises within the 2 degree Celsius limit, any new climate treaty should be comprehensive and ambitious.
Related Action(s): Central Kalimantan Peatland Project