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What the HECK is up with REDD+?!?!: A Summary Of My Struggles Up Until Now

Lara Shirley November 15, 2013 2 Comments

by Lara Shirley This is part of a REDD+ trilogy featured here on : Lara is angry and confused, Lara is just angry, and Lara gets technical. Stay tuned for the next installment! REDD+ is complex, illogical and confusing. I kind of dislike it a lot. After having spent what feels like far too much time on it – although compared to many here, it’s barely a millisecond – I thought I would spare...

The Red Lines of Justice, Equity and Ambition – Press Briefing

Katie O'Brien December 7, 2012 0 Comments

On Thursday December 6th, Angeline Annesteus, Trudi Zundel, Nathan Thanki and Katie O'Brien spoke about the state of the negotiations and what needs to be done in a press briefing. Anjali Appadurai monitored the briefing. Trouble viewing? Watch here. Angeline Annesteus We...

Education for Sustainable Development and Shifting the Paradigms

aodell March 22, 2012 0 Comments

by Anna Odell One of the issues when dealing with “sustainable development” is the lack of clarity around the term itself. We have spent an entire term working, studying, and understanding text such as the “The Future We Really Want” in depth and grasping the general issues that are relevant for Rio+20. But at times, I feel as though we need to take a step back and look at what we expect...