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"The colour of carbon matters. Green carbon is the carbon stored in plants and soil of natural ecosystems and is a vital part of the global carbon cycle. This report is the first in a series that examines the role of natural forests in the storage of carbon, the impacts of human land use activities, and the implications for climate change policy nationally and internationally. REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) is now part of the agenda for the Bali Road Map being debated in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate change conference in 2009. Currently, international rules are blind to the colour of carbon so that the green carbon in natural forests is not recognized, resulting in perverse outcomes including ongoing deforestation and forest degradation, and the conversion of extensive areas of land to industrial plantations. This report examines REDD policy from a green carbon scientific perspective. Subsequent reports will focus on issues concerning the carbon sequestration potential of commercially logged natural forests, methods for monitoring REDD, and the long term implications of forest policy and management for the global carbon cycle and climate change."--Provided by publisher

For the island states of the South Pacific, the early years of the twenty-first century have been marked by considerable uncertainty. State systems have been under challenge, with coup attempts in Fiji and the Solomon Islands, a (short-lived) police mutiny in Vanuatu, and election violence and turbulence in Papua New Guinea being among the more dramatic incidents. Internal conflicts together with economic decline in many states have contributed to a general loss in confidence. Natural disasters (as in Niue), financial mismanagement (as in Nauru) and environmental warnings have prompted questions about the viability of some of the smallest states or territories. More general problems facing the Pacific, as elsewhere, include health issues (notably HIV/AIDS) and pressure to comply with other nations on governance and international security issues. (1st paragraph of Introduction.)

For the island states of the South Pacific, the early years of the twenty-first century have been marked by considerable uncertainty. State systems have been under challenge, with coup attempts in Fiji and the Solomon Islands, a (short-lived) police mutiny in Vanuatu, and election violence and turbulence in Papua New Guinea being among the more dramatic incidents. Internal conflicts together with economic decline in many states have contributed to a general loss in confidence. Natural disasters (as in Niue), financial mismanagement (as in Nauru) and environmental warnings have prompted questions about the viability of some of the smallest states or territories. More general problems facing the Pacific, as elsewhere, include health issues (notably HIV/AIDS) and pressure to comply with other nations on governance and international security issues. (1st paragraph of Introduction.)

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