La discusión sobre el futuro de los bosques continúa después de Copenhague. En este contexto, un informe de uno de los centros de investigación forestal líderes en el mundo afirma que la reducción de las emisiones de carbono causadas por la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques (Programa REDD) será exitosa siempre y cuando se subsane la corrupción, se construya capacidad de gestión financiera y se creen mecanismos transparentes para la transferencia de fondos de los países desarrollados a los que están en vías de desarrollo

La discusión sobre el futuro de los bosques continúa después de Copenhague. En este contexto, un informe de uno de los centros de investigación forestal líderes en el mundo afirma que la reducción de las emisiones de carbono causadas por la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques (Programa REDD) será exitosa siempre y cuando se subsane la corrupción, se construya capacidad de gestión financiera y se creen mecanismos transparentes para la transferencia de fondos de los países desarrollados a los que están en vías de desarrollo.

Daniel Murdiyarso, a CIFOR scientist, comments on new satellite-imaging technique that allows scientists to have a better bird’s eye view of when carbon-rich peatlands were cleared and to what extent they have been replaced by palm oil trees. He called the work “timely” as the global mechanism for international forest conservation work is being promoted across Southeast Asia. The study “also signifies the importance of other services of tropical peatlands in sequestering carbon and [as the] home of uniquely diverse flora and fauna,” he said.

Esther Mwangi, CIFOR scientist give her comments on women role in forest.”It is worrying that despite women’s increasingly recognized contribution to forest management, they are not yet at the forefront of forestry decision-making.”The United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Forests, which provides an excellent platform to revisit the challenges of promoting women’s involvement in forestry, she said. “As governments rearrange their policies and create new regulations ahead of the implementation of programs for REDD+, women’s involvement in decision-making in forest management and conservation should be a top priority.”

Paolo Omar Cerutti, CIFOR researcher comments on his new study that

found lack of transparency and c orruption are reducing the impact of an initiative in Cameroon that channels a portion of national timber levies to rural forest communities. “Cameroon has established a potentially transformative mechanism for sharing tim ber revenues with poor communities but we found that the AF distributions, a ver y promising concept, are not yet realizing their full potential,” he said.

CIFOR scientist, Esther Mwangi gives her comment on women role in forest management. “It is worrying that despite women’s increasingly recognized contribution to forest management, they are not yet at the forefront of forestry decision-making.” Women are the main users of forests in developing countries gathering food and firewood but they continue to be sidelined in how the forests are managed despite years of efforts to mainstream their involvement.

The article also appears in China Daily, istockanalyst and society of American forester webpage at http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/4929429/women-should-be-given-greater-role-in-forest-management-activists.

Center for International Forestry Research cite in Van Vollenhoven Institute (VVI) report title Tenure Justice in Indonesian Forest Areas: A Comparative Study of Community Forestry in Central Kalimantan, Lampung and Yogyakarta”. CIFOR data from 2004, 10.2 million people out of a total of 48.8 million who live in forested areas are poor, and most are unable to utilize forest resources to improve their living conditions. The report concluded that many local governments imposed tough licensing procedures on community forestry projects while simultaneously handing over permits to many ineligible groups.