REDD-Monitor aims to facilitate discussion about the concept of reducing deforestation and forest degradation as a way of addressing climate change. REDD-Monitor is run by Chris Lang. The views expressed on REDD-Monitor do not necessarily reflect the formal positions of any organisations or individuals, except when this is clearly stated.
Every Monday, “REDD in the News” provides a round-up of the week’s news on REDD, keeping you up-to-date on the latest developments. During the week, REDD-Monitor provides opinions and analysis of the latest developments in the world of REDD. Occasionally REDD-Monitor posts longer interviews with REDD actors.
The website was set up as a response to discussions between various environmental and social organisations and movements in the North and South. The target audience is anyone involved in REDD discussions – while it is unlikely that you’ll agree with everything written here, REDD-Monitor looks forward to your contributions to the discussions.
What is REDD-Monitor’s position on climate change?
The climate is changing as a result of greenhouse gases emissions – largely caused by burning fossil fuels. If we are to stand a chance of preventing runaway climate change we need to stop burning fossil fuels. We also need to protect forests, but trading REDD carbon credits would allow continued burning of fossil fuels, thus locking in polluting technology and postponing meaningful action. The danger of the forests going up in smoke with a rapidly changing climate are real.
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What is REDD-Monitor’s comments policy?
REDD-Monitor welcomes debate, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the posts. However, please try to avoid comments that:
- are abusive
- contain ad-hominem attacks
- are off-topic
- promote hate or violence
- are blatantly spam
Any comments that do not comply with these five points will be edited or deleted.
Some comments may be moderated and there may be a delay before the comment is posted. If you think your comment has been unfairly deleted, please send an email to
Most of the work I do on REDD-Monitor is voluntary. Some funding comes from a group of NGOs with several decades of experience in forest campaigns, including the following: FERN, Rainforest Foundation Norway, Rainforest Foundation UK, Global Witness and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Regenwald und Artenschutz. None of these NGOs has any editorial control over what’s written on REDD-Monitor and what’s written on REDD-Monitor does not necessarily reflect their positions on REDD. Neither are any of these organisations in any way responsible for anything written on REDD-Monitor.
REDD-Monitor has indirectly been funded with support from the European Commission. REDD-Monitor reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
From August-December 2011, REDD-Monitor is working on a project funded by ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation). The project includes a series of interviews with REDD actors in Indonesia to be posted on REDD-Monitor.
REDD-Monitor also receives a (so far) very small amount of money through flattr. To support REDD-Monitor, click on the flattr button in the sidebar on the right. (If you’ve never heard of flattr, click here for an explanation of how it works.)
What is REDD-Monitor’s policy on anonymous posts?
From time to time, REDD-Monitor posts anonymous articles. As of August 2011, out of a total of 510 posts on REDD-Monitor, five post are anonymous. These articles were sent to REDD-Monitor with the request that they be posted anonymously. Often these posts generate a discussion about the anonymity of the person writing the post. Which is a pity, because the decision to publish the post was taken in order to encourage discussion about the issues raised in the post. If you have a post that you would like to be published anonymously on REDD-Monitor, please send it to . If it’s any good, REDD-Monitor will post it, but that decision rests with me.
Anonymous comments are also allowed on REDD-Monitor (as long as they comply with the comments policy).
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