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Policy brief against CDM support for forest plantations

Briefing note for delegations at the Copenhagen Climate Summit
Language(s): English , Author(s): alex.kaat@wetlands.org

Briefing note against the proposal to give carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism to project to just continue existing plantations. The proposed Article 13 opens the opportunity for CDM to support tree plantations in areas that were (as of December 31 1989) or are a plantation at the start of the CDM project activity, but may be cleared or converted to “exhaustion” within 5 years. 5 Reasons against the proposal are mentioned.


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Provided to delegations at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen.

See www.wetlands.org/copenhagen

Publication

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Video

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Presentation

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