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… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … (UNFCCC) and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)1 mechanism. These approaches … change.2 1 Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable …

… c) the capacity to act as a reservoir of regional/global biodiversity; d) the capacity to act as a carbon store; e) … marshes). 24. Wet grasslands support specific biodiversity, comprising rare and threatened plant and animal … by mangroves, they should not be managed as a simple forest resource. 42. A large proportion of the world’s …

… and droughts and provide food. They also support unique biodiversity. Peatlands are also attractive with many … financed with private sector carbon funding. It is a high biodiversity area supporting a large population of Orangutan. …

… (called “assigned amounts”). Changes in land use or forest plantations which result in emission reductions can … transfer of technology and to promote energy efficiency or forest conservation schemes. However, the reductions must be … appropriate time; and LULUCF activities must contribute to biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of natural …