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Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Climate Change

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The holders and users of traditional forest-related knowledge are on the front lines of global efforts to deal with climate change and its impacts. Because of their close connection with, and high dependence on, forest ecosystems and landscapes, indigenous and local communities are among the first to witness, understand, and experience the impacts of climate change on forests and woodlands as well as on their livelihoods and cultures. The history of forest and agricultural landscape management practices of indigenous and local communities based on their traditional knowledge offer insights into principles and approaches that may be effective in coping with, and adapting to, climate change in the years ahead. Global, regional, national and local efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, however, have not yet given adequate attention either to the forest-related knowledge and practices of traditional communities, or to the interests, needs and rights of local and indigenous communities in the formulation of policies and programmes to combat climate change. Due consideration of, and a more prominent role for, traditional forest-related knowledge and its practitioners could lead to the development of more effective and equitable approaches for facing the challenges posed by climate change while enhancing prospects for sustainable management of forest resources.

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Notes

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    The ACIA is a project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee: http://www.acia.uaf.edu/

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    http://www.ipcc.ch/activities/activities.shtml

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    The Clean Development Mechanism is one of three mechanisms (the others being Emissions Trading and Joint Implementation, created under the Kyoto Protocol; the Protocol was established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in 1997 and entered into force in 2005 http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php).

  4. 4.

    http://www.savanna.org.au/al/fire_abatement.html

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    RUPES: Rewards for, Use of and shared investment in Pro-poor Environmental Services http://rupes.worldagroforestry.org/overview

  6. 6.

    http://www.rainforestcoalition.org/

  7. 7.

    At the 2007 UNFCCC Conference in Bali in 2007, for example, the Norwegian government announced their International Climate and Forests Initiative, which provided $500 million towards the creation and implementation of national-based, REDD activities in Tanzania. Since then a number of other industrialized countries’ governments including Australia, Denmark and Spain have followed with major financial commitments to UN-REDD and other international as well as national REDD/REDD  +  programmes.

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    http://www.un-redd.org/

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    The Accra Caucus is a network of NGOs representing approximately 100 civil society and indigenous peoples’ organizations from 38 countries. It was formed at the UNFCCC meeting in Accra, Ghana, in 2008 (http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/Accra_Caucus).

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    Approximately 25% of this converted forest land is on peat soils, which when drained for oil palm production result in particularly high greenhouse gas emissions. By 2030, oil palm plantations on peat soils are expected to constitute 50% of the total, by which time the total rainforest area of Indonesia is expected to be reduced by 29% (compared to 2005) or 49% of the county’s rainforest area in 1990 (Bringezu et al. 2009).

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Parrotta, J.A., Agnoletti, M. (2012). Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Climate Change. In: Parrotta, J., Trosper, R. (eds) Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge. World Forests, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2144-9_13

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