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… Convention on Climate Change VCS Voluntary Carbon Standard xiv 1 Part I 2 3 Introduction John Costenbader * … decrease in forest cover) and forest degradation (i.e., a quality decrease related to factors like vegetation layer, … in meeting their basic needs for energy, food, and clean water. * Legal Officer, IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, …

… boosting livelihoods, economies, food and fuel production, water security and climate change adaptation and mitigation. … of it. • The potential of restoration to improve habitat quality. Restoration, by ensuring that a greater diversity of … patience to wait until investment opportunities can meet standard requirements of commercial viability. They may …

… services can be affected when ecosystems become degraded. Water quality can decline, carbon can be emitted into the … fire suppression on small, controllable fires, based on standard fire-fighting procedures. In restoration initiatives …