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      <title>The UN-REDD Programme in DRC – Approval of the NJP document</title>
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      <description>The National Joint Program for the Democratic Republic of Congo, elaborated through a qualitative dialogue with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders (both national and international) was presented and approved during the 4th Policy Board in Nairobi (18-19 march 2010), for a total of US$5.5 million for the National Program. The Global Programme activities, highlighted for being relevant for MRV and to support IP/CSO engagement on REDD+, will receive US$3.8 million.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2010-03-31T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Report from the “Expert Meeting on Revisiting on National Forest GHG Inventories - a Stock Taking”. How IPCC gets ready for REDD+ mechanism guidance.</title>
      <link>http://www.fao.org/climatechange/62159/en/#20100330</link>
      <description>The IPCC Task Force on National GHGs Inventory called for an Expert Meeting on Revisiting on National Forest GHG Inventories - a Stock Taking in Yokohama, Japan, from 23 to 25 February 2010.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>March 22, 2010. Zambia - Validation of the National Joint Programme document</title>
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      <description>With contributions from various stakeholders, the first draft of the National Joint Programme Development was produced in November 2009. The mission was organized to seek further stakeholder inputs and validate the draft document. The mission comprised a UN-REDD Mission Team including UNDP, UNEP and FAO representatives and the international consultant. The mission aimed to: &#xD;
1.  understand the significance of the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation; &#xD;
2.  analyse possible modalities for channelling funds to reduce deforestation and forest degradation; &#xD;
3.  analyse possibilities for the establishment of the national carbon accounting system; &#xD;
4.  assess stakeholder acceptance and methods for stakeholder coordination; &#xD;
5.  acquire further information on current reforestation and afforestation activities; and &#xD;
6.  conduct preliminary awareness raising and communications planning. &#xD;
Within the four days the mission met various key stakeholders individually and in focus groups and participated on a wider stakeholder consultation meeting that further defined the institutional arrangement for the programme. Fruitful discussions were held with government officials, research community, civil society, traditional leadership and other stakeholders, leading to deeper understanding of the UN-REDD programme and the future national REDD mechanism. Issues and risks for REDD were also identified, including the need for a strong institutional arrangement and inter-sectoral cooperation to make REDD successful in Zambia. After a thorough revision of the document, including a detailed MRV plan, a final draft version has been submitted to the UN REDD Secretariat.&#xD;
Last week the UN REDD Policy Board was held in Nairobi, Kenya, where the NJP document got approved by the Policy Board.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>October, 20th 2009, Rome. Global forest monitoring to help mitigate climate change.</title>
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      <description>Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation must be reduced.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>September 2009, United Nations event on forests and climate change underscores North-South agreement and support for REDD.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>July 2009, World leaders in L'aquila, Italy reaffirm the importance of forests in fighting climate change.</title>
      <link>http://www.un-redd.org/Events/GroupofEightleadersmeeting/tabid/693/language/en-US/Default.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>June 2009, Denmark recognizes possibility of funding UN-REDD Programme</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-10-19T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>June 2009, UN-REDD Side event at Climate Change talks in Bonn</title>
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      <description>UN-REDD Side event at SBSTA</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-10-19T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>March 2009, $18 Million Approved Under UN-REDD Programme.</title>
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      <description>Funds Will Back Forestry Programmes Combating Climate Change and Boosting Local Livelihoods...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-10-19T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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