SCB asks that Cancun Climate Talks address conservation of temperate as well as tropical forests
Environment ministers from many nations are in Cancun, Mexico this week for the 16th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang. This meeting follows the 2009 meeting of the group in Copenhagen. The Society for Conservation Biology today sent a letter to negotiators in Cancun, continueing the dialogue SCB began with the UNFCCC delegates and Secretariat before the Copenhagen meeting. Among other points, SCB’s letter stressed the imporrtance of including the significant contribution of biologically diverse, carbon-dense primary forests in temperate and boreal regions to climate stabilization in discussions on the REDD+ strategy. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is an effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for countries to reduce emissions from forested lands and invest in low-carbon paths to sustainable development. “REDD+” goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation, and includes the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks.
The SCB letter is here.
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