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Subject: forests-l digest: April 10, 2014
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FORESTS-L Digest for Thursday, April 10, 2014.

1. Final call: Field Techniques for Surveying Invertebrates
2. Making REDD+ work for communities and forests | New case study from IIED published today

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From: "Thompson, Chris" <christopher.thompson@conted.ox.ac.uk>
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:00:49 +0000
Subject: Final call: Field Techniques for Surveying Invertebrates

Dear Colleagues,

 

With apologies for cross-posting.

 

Last spaces are available for the Oxford online training course Field Techniques for Surveying Invertebrates, due to commence 30 April 2014. 

 

Application and enrolment deadline 17 April 2014.

 

This course is taught by Dr Roger Key, consultant ecologist and former Senior Invertebrate Ecologist for English Nature and Natural England.  Dr Key will provide training in invertebrate surveying techniques from planning and preparations through to sampling strategies, surveying methods and reporting. 

 

A special student rate is available, for further information and registration please visit: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/invertebrates.

 

For full details and how to join please contact the course team on est@conted.ox.ac.uk or +44 (0)1865 286952.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chris Thompson

 

Administrative Officer (Environment & Sustainability)

Continuing Professional Development Centre

Department for Continuing Education

University of Oxford

 

Tel: +44 (0)1865 286952

Fax: +44 (0)1865 286934

 

 

 



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From: Kate Wilson <Kate.Wilson@iied.org>
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:45:40 +0000
Subject: Making REDD+ work for communities and forests | New case study from IIED published today

Dear Forest-L subscriber

 

We are pleased to let you know about a new IIED publication that we launched today:

 

In this issue of Gatekeeper read how the Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI) in south eastern Tanzania successfully  involved communities in participatory forest management, Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and REDD+. Steve Ball and Jasper Makala offer their experience and share three lessons: why you should start with quick and dirty calculations on what drives deforestation; why you need to design ‘backwards’ from  REDD+ market requirements; and how you can deal with some of the challenges of introducing to communities the commercial element (carbon contracts) necessary for REDD+.

 

This is number 155 in the long-standing Gatekeeper series. It marks a relaunch of the publication, not only in terms of design but also in content and style. Gatekeeper will now include case studies from across IIED’s research: natural resource management, sustainable markets, climate change and human settlements.

 

Find out more and download here:  http://www.iied.org/making-redd-work-for-communities-forests-three-shared-lessons-for-project-designers

 

 

If  you have any feedback you would like to share on the new content and style please do let me know.

 

Best wishes

 

Kate Wilson

Publications and marketing manager

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

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