ScienceDaily (May 4, 2010) — Trees and other plants help keep the planet cool, but rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are turning down this global air conditioner. According to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in some regions more than a quarter of the warming from increased carbon dioxide is due to its direct impact on vegetation.   Read More

Leaders of the countries - which are members of the 16-nation forum meeting this week in Cairns, Australia - expressed concern at the "serious and growing threat posed by climate change to the economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and security" of their populations   Read More

2009 is a crucial year in the international effort to address climate change, culminating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. In 2007, Parties agreed to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed at Copenhagen. COP 15 - Quick Information for Parties, observers and press...   Read More

The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) held its second Policy Board Meeting from 14-15 June 2009, in Montreux, Switzerland.   Read More

Report the status of the ASEAN region’s  Biodiversity vis-à-vis the 2010 target; Recommend the way forward in addressing the region’s biodiversity challenges beyond the 2010 target.   Read More

Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to reduce illegal logging, and consumer countries are taking a range of measures to exclude illegal timber from their markets.   Read More

Jointly organised by Chatham House and the RRI to promote learning and frank discussion on the key issues facing forests and forest communities as the world scales up efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.   Read More

Crawford Fund: Agriculture in a Changing Climate: the New International Research Frontier", 3 Sept, Parliament House, Canberra.   Read More

Chatham House: Controlling Illegal Logging Using Public Procurement Policy.   Read More

WWF-Norway: The 40 minute series of webvideos gives you an in-depth but easy-to-follow explanation on climate change.   Read More

The fact that over 800 people attended the first ever 'Forest Day', organized by CIFOR and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), reinforced the extent to which forests have moved to centre stage in the global climate debate.   Read More

ASEAN Statement on Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) has endorsed  an ASEAN Agreement on the Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) in its 29th AMAF Meeting in Bangkok on 1 November 2007. This is a result of many years of negotiation.   Read More

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has recognized a commitment by the Government of Indonesia and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to address the role of forests in climate change. The commitment was featured at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York. CIFOR’s Director General, Frances Seymour, and Wahjudi Wardojo, Director General of the Ministry of Forestry’s Research and Development Agency, were present to receive a certificate signed by President Clinton.    Read More

We, the APEC Economic Leaders, agree that economic growth, energy security and climate change are fundamental and interlinked challenges for the APEC region. Our success has relied in part on secure supplies of energy, the use of which has also contributed to air quality problems and greenhouse gas emissions.   Read More

Energy security and climate change are two of the great challenges of our time. The United States takes these challenges seriously. The world's response will help shape the future of the global economy and the condition of our environment for future generations. The nations in this room have special responsibilities.   Read More

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