Researchers warn that politics and technical concerns unfairly thwart efforts to use carbon markets to halt deforestation and help poor farmers

NAIROBI (26 November 2008)—Carbon credit politics and misplaced technical concerns are impeding efforts to encourage sustainable land use practices in tropical regions—such as better forest management and growing more trees on farms—that could curtail up to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting incomes of the rural poor, according to a new analysis by the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre.

Kiprah Agroforestri 2

Wanted: Agroforestry as the Solution for Environmental Problems

The 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry

Climate Game Change - innovations and solutions for climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia

• ACIAR Teak - Improving Economic Outcomes for Smallholders Growing Teak in Indonesia
• ASB – Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins
• NOEL - Nurseries of Excellence for Aceh
• ReGrin - Rebuilding Green Infrastructure with Trees People Want
• RUPES - Rewarding Upland Poor for Environmental Services
• SEANAFE - Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education
• SRAS - Smallholder Rubber Agroforestry System
• TUL-SEA - Trees in multi-Use Landscapes in South East Asia