| 5 Where can I get more information? | |||||||||||
| How can I find out about the science and research surrounding the CDM? | |||||||||||
| IPCC Data Distribution Centre (DDC) - Established to facilitate the timely distribution of a consistent set of up-to-date scenarios of changes in climate and related environmental and socio-economic factors for use in climate impacts assessments. The intention is that these new assessments can feed into the review process of the IPCC, in particular to the Third Assessment Report (TAR). | |||||||||||
| IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme | |||||||||||
| Pacific Institute for Studies in Development - An independent, non-profit centre created in 1987 to conduct research and policy analysis in environment, sustainable development, and international security, with a focus on long-term solutions that require an interdisciplinary perspective. | |||||||||||
| Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Bangladesh - Has a number of publications mainly on vulnerability and impacts of climate change in Bangladesh | |||||||||||
| Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) - Covers the sustainable management and use of forests in developing countries, particularly the tropics. This includes work on forest carbon, sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity. | |||||||||||
| The FAO Climate change and forestry mailing list - Regular e-mail updates on all issues relating to climate change and forestry, including publications, policy news, projects, and interesting websites. | |||||||||||
| International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) - An independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination. The site includes information on sustainable development criteria and strategies, forestry, land use and climate change, with a large list of publications that can be downloaded. | |||||||||||
| Forest Trends - An organisation that aims to promote market-based approaches to forest conservation. Their website has some good links to other information sources on forestry issues, including a section on forest carbon under 'forest services'. | |||||||||||
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Climate Ark (climate change and renewable energy portal) - An internet portal dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation. Climate Ark provides a useful search engine on climate change-related issues, and links to current and past news. |
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| Where can I find out more about pilot carbon projects? | |||||||||||
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