The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to participate in the latest webinar in a series on tropical deforestation and land use: Report Back on REDD+ in Cancun: new joint research with NASA, a new UCS report and an update on the negotiations. This webinar will be held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 from 12:30 - 2 p.m. EST. RSVP here: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/what_you_can_do/rsvp-forest-webinar.html
Deforestation and forest degradation in tropical countries account for about 15 percent of heat-trapping emissions each year. To help mitigate the worst effects of climate change, developing nations need to reduce net emissions from tropical forests by 50 percent by 2020, and bring them to zero by 2030. However, a rapid reduction in deforestation and forest degradation will not be enough to achieve those goals. These nations must also scale up activities that increase carbon sequestration in tropical forests, such as encouraging secondary forest growth. The webinar will feature Pipa Elias of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Dr. Doug Morton of NASA to discuss joint research on secondary forest growth in the Amazon over the past decade. The webinar will also cover a new UCS report, The Plus Side: Promoting Sustainable Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Forests (www.ucsusa.org/plus-side), detailing the necessary policies to encourage carbon sequestration in forests and how to implement these policies successfully. The research and report are being released during the United Nations climate change meeting in Cancun, Mexico, which is underway right now. The webinar will include a report back from Cancun on the progress in the negotiations to create a global agreement for REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, plus related pro-forest activities). Right now, the REDD+ negotiations are at a critical point and a real agreement could be made in the next couple of days. Join us next week to learn more about the negotiations and what was agreed upon. RSVP Today!! http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/what_you_can_do/rsvp-forest-webinar.html Best, Sarah Sarah Roquemore Outreach Coordinator Tropical Forest & Climate Initiative Climate and Energy Program Union of Concerned Scientists 1825 K Street NW Suite 800 Washington DC 20006-1232 Direct Line: 202-331-5669 Fax: 202-223-6162 Founded in 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent, science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. www.ucsusa.org Join our citizen action network or expert network. Support our work. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
