Copenhagen wasn’t the end. Another year, another COP. But what a contrast. Compared to the hype and hope of last year’s event, the build-up to Cancun...

Rumors of the demise of the REDD+ partnership were clearly exaggerated (see previous posts). The meeting in Nagoya, on the fringes of the CBD, did...

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As the UN flounders, climate change keeps coming. Jeff Rutherford of Fair Earth Consulting and InterNews calls for journalists to recognize the...

So we move on again. For the REDD+ partnership, the next stop was to be Nagoya, where the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet for its...

Do we have a ‘Plan B’? With that one question, a delegate who attended the ADB and RECOFTC side event on REDD+ national strategies vocalized what...

I attended my first REDD+ partnership meeting last night (Monday). I can now officially report that it is indeed as dysfunctional as I’ve heard, and...

China can now add another feat to their long list of illustrious achievements – first-time host of a United Nations climate change talks. The country...

Like a classic circus troupe, climate change negotiators perform a high-wire act in search of the perfect balance. Or so it seemed on Monday. One...