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CLIMATE CHANGE Monitoring And Information Network

The CCMIN was established by AIPP, together with its partner-organizations, as a channel for informational dissemination and exchange at the local, national, national and regional levels on climate change issues relating to indigenous peoples. Through this monitoring and information network, AIPP hopes facilitate greater sharing and access to information and to contribute to awareness- raising and generating more attention to the particular issues of indigenous peoples on climate change. Especial attention shall be on the Reducing Emission from De-forestation and Degradation (REDD) as a mitigation measure against global warming.

United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen

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The UN-REDD Programme welcomes five new countries

Argentina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Nepal and Sri Lanka join the UN-REDD Programme, Denmark becomes a new donor and Panama gets approval of its UN-REDD national programme. The UN-REDD Programme’s third Policy Board welcomed five new countries. Argentina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Nepal and Sri Lanka are the first to officially request to participate in the UN-REDD Programme, in addition to the initial nine member countries. Nearly 20 countries have expressed interest and more are expected to join.

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Indigenous people get ‘20%’ REDD money

At least 20 percent of revenue from the forest carbon scheme should be transferred to indigenous people who play crucial roles in protecting the forest to avoid emission leakages, a minister said.

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Senior UN climate change official calls for united global action to forge rapid accord

The failure of last month’s United Nations summit in Copenhagen to agree on ambitious and immediate global action to combat climate change means that the task has become more, not less urgent, a senior UN official said in an opinion piece published today.

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Upcoming Events

Regional Training of Trainers (ToT)

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LEADERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, REDD AND ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS
5 – 9 February, 2010
Wangtarn Resort Doisaket, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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‘Climate change will devastate our lives!’ says Santa, the monks and Chiang Mai residents

Chiang Mai, Thailand - All the way from Copenhagen, Santa from the north joins Buddhist monks from the south with the people of Chiang Mai for a bicycle rally on December 9, 2009, delivering not toys, but the people’s messages and demands for climate justice, particularly lesser greenhouse gas emissions and accountability from first world countries.

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Indigenous event and activities on the ninth session of the AWG-KP and seventh Session of AWG-LCA.
28 September to 9 October 2009 In Bangkok, Thailand
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REDD FOREST AGREEMENT HITS NEW LOW, MISSING BASIC ELEMENTS

No Monitoring, No Protection of Natural Forests Means Continued Forest Emissions
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International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems

Forest Policy Proposals - October 2009
Tropical forests continue to be lost and degraded at a rapid pace, accounting for 18 to 25% of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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