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		<title>CIFOR Explores REDD+ and Forest Governance in the DRC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) released a report on REDD+ and forest management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the margins of a conference titled, “Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow”.]]></description>
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		<title>CITES Receives National Ivory Action Plans and Recommends Suspension of Trade with Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced that it has received National Ivory Action Plans from China, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Tanzania and Viet Nam, the first group of countries identified as primary source, transit and import countries affected by illegal trade in ivory.]]></description>
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		<title>TTM Report Highlights Timber Regulations in the EU and Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) launched the 1-15 May issue of the Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report highlighting stories on reductions in timber consumer confidence in Japan as well as a drop in US home builder confidence despite increases in housing starts.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Fund Calls for Comments on Project Proposals</title>
		<link>http://africasd.iisd.org/news/adaptation-fund-calls-for-comments-on-project-proposals/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adaptation Fund is calling for public comments on concepts and proposals from seven countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The project concepts and proposals will be considered at the 21st meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) to be held in Bonn, Germany, from 1-4 July 2013. Comments on the concepts and proposals are open until 26 May 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Reports on Application of Guidelines for NAPs in LDCs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a report that synthesizes the views presented by parties and organizations on experiences with the application of the guidelines for the national adaptation plan (NAP) process in the Least Developed Country (LDCs) parties (FCCC/SBI/2013/9). ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases GEF Report on Support for Biennial Update Reports Preparation    </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a report submitted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) (FCCC/CP/2013/INF.8) containing information on the resource status approved for non-Annex I Parties to prepare biennial update reports (BUR). ]]></description>
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		<title>EU Reports It Has Exceeded Fast Start Climate Finance Pledge</title>
		<link>http://africasd.iisd.org/news/eu-reports-it-has-exceeded-fast-start-climate-finance-pledge/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU has reported that it has surpassed its fast start finance pledge to developing countries by providing over €7.3 billion (approximately US$9.5 billion) of climate finance.]]></description>
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		<title>ITTO and Government of Japan to Fund Forest Rehabilitation in Côte d&#039;Ivoire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Japan and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) have jointly signed an agreement to fund implementation of a large forest land rehabilitation project in Côte d'Ivoire. The financing, at the level of 1.8 million USD, will support a project to rehabilitate Côte d'Ivoire's forest lands degraded during civil warfare in 2002–2005 and 2010–2011.]]></description>
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		<title>GWF Paper Examines Financing for Water Infrastructure and Sanitation Services</title>
		<link>http://africasd.iisd.org/news/gwf-paper-examines-financing-for-water-infrastructure-and-sanitation-services/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Water Forum (GWF) released a discussion paper, titled “Water Finance: Preparing for the Next Critical Juncture,” which explores public and private financing for water infrastructure and sanitation services in developing countries. The authors, Diego Rodriguez and Amanda McMahon, recognize limitations in water financing but argue that a new generation of water infrastructure financing will emerge.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Communique Calls on HLP to Address Fragility</title>
		<link>http://africasd.iisd.org/news/washington-communique-calls-on-hlp-to-address-fragility/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants at the Third Global Meeting of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) have issued 'The Washington Communique,' appealing to the UN High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP) to tackle conflict and fragility. ]]></description>
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