Slow progress on curbing deforestation expected at climate conference
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>, <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="deforestation">deforestation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>. <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moratorium">moratorium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="timber">timber</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="plantations">plantations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="moratorium">moratorium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Norway">Norway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300 <span word="such">such</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> 52 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="REDD">REDD</span> - <span word="Reducing">Reducing</span> <span word="Emissions">Emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Deforestation">Deforestation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Forest">Forest</span> <span word="Degradation">Degradation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yielded">yielded</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="reductions">reductions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p><p><span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Boltz">Boltz</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Conservation">Conservation</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="REDD">REDD</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="transforming">transforming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paradigm">paradigm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="valuing">valuing</span> <span word="forests">forests</span>, <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Boltz">Boltz</span>.</p>
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