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Forest Carbon- India’s first A/R CDM projectForest Carbon- India’s first A/R CDM project

Forest Carbon- India’s first A/R CDM project

Project Title: Small Scale Cooperative Afforestation CDM Pilot Project Activity on Private Lands Affected by Shifting Sand Dunes in Sirsa,…

14 years ago
Forest Carbon-ITC Social Forestry Project, KhammamForest Carbon-ITC Social Forestry Project, Khammam

Forest Carbon-ITC Social Forestry Project, Khammam

Project Title: Reforestation of severely degraded landmass in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, India under ITC Social Forestry Project Sr.…

14 years ago
ICFRE can now validate and verify A/R CDM projectsICFRE can now validate and verify A/R CDM projects

ICFRE can now validate and verify A/R CDM projects

Indian nodal agency for the national forestry research system, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun has been…

14 years ago
World’s first REDD credits issued under the VCSWorld’s first REDD credits issued under the VCS

World’s first REDD credits issued under the VCS

On Feb 2011, world’s first Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) credits were issued under the VCS. This…

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Carbon can be traded againCarbon can be traded again

Carbon can be traded again

European Union reopened world’s largest carbon trading market on first week of this month. It had been suspended after the…

14 years ago
Computer hackers are now active on Carbon marketsComputer hackers are now active on Carbon markets

Computer hackers are now active on Carbon markets

As per the IOL news, hackers stole million tonnes of carbon credits from the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS).…

14 years ago
What is CDM?What is CDM?

What is CDM?

Introduction: Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol defines Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); ‘The purpose of the clean development mechanism shall…

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The global carbon cycle is under the impacts of LULUCF activitiesThe global carbon cycle is under the impacts of LULUCF activities

The global carbon cycle is under the impacts of LULUCF activities

"Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)" is defined by the UN Climate Change Secretariat as "A greenhouse gas inventory…

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Afforestation and Reforestation (A/R) CDM projects

Forest is a sink of carbon. Immense potential of carbon mitigation through the carbon sequestration process, Land Use and Land Use…

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CDM Projects statisticsCDM Projects statistics

CDM Projects statistics

(Note: CDM Projects status as on  April 2011) The CDM is dynamic mechanism introduced by the Kyoto Protocol, allows a…

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