This document summarizes Panama's efforts to reduce deforestation through REDD initiatives. It provides historical deforestation rates in Panama and goals to reduce the rate. Key drivers of deforestation are identified. The implementation strategy involves various national plans and programs. Objectives are to provide incentives to communities and sustainable development while conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Steps are outlined to strengthen capacities for REDD monitoring, management and participation of indigenous groups.
Realities of climate change in the Congo BasinCIFOR-ICRAF
Ken Creighton gave this presentation on 22 May 2013 at a panel session during the two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow", organized by CIFOR and its partners and held in Yaounde, Cameroon. The panel, titled “Response to climate change in Central Africa: Realities and challenges”, focused on revisiting previous efforts in forest management for climate change and on considering future directions while considering the interest of forest communities.
This presentation was given by Heru Prasetyo, Head of Indonesia's National REDD+ Agency, at "REDD+ Emerging? What we can learn from subnational initiatives," CIFOR's Official Side Event at COP 20 in Lima, Peru on Friday, 5 December.
Realities of climate change in the Congo BasinCIFOR-ICRAF
Ken Creighton gave this presentation on 22 May 2013 at a panel session during the two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow", organized by CIFOR and its partners and held in Yaounde, Cameroon. The panel, titled “Response to climate change in Central Africa: Realities and challenges”, focused on revisiting previous efforts in forest management for climate change and on considering future directions while considering the interest of forest communities.
This presentation was given by Heru Prasetyo, Head of Indonesia's National REDD+ Agency, at "REDD+ Emerging? What we can learn from subnational initiatives," CIFOR's Official Side Event at COP 20 in Lima, Peru on Friday, 5 December.
Fauna and Flora's Approach to Conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesiajeffchatellier
Fauna Flora International has engaged Forest Carbon, a leading forestry and REDD project consulting company to develop three REDD plus projects in West Kalimantan.
Forest Carbon: www.forest-carbon.org
Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures - MadridAlessandro Faia
Presentation by students off IE University's Master in Global Environmental Change for the Biari (Brown International Advanced Research Institute) international workshop on world cities and climate change, held from 31 May to 2 June in Madrid.
Generating income from mangroves through climate change mitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Dr. David Ganz from the USAID LEAF program given during the Forests Asia Summit in the discussion forum "Managing mangrove forests for climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits" focuses on possible climate change mitigation activities, carbon financing and income for coastal communities for mangrove protection and conservation.
Presentation by Katia Marzall, Coordinator for Climate Change and Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply in Brazil. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Role of private sector in supporting community initiative towards peatland pr...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Sera Noviany, Head of Sustainability Compliance from Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinarmas, at Webinar "A Synthesis and Way Forward", 17 December 2020.
This presentation shared the experience and lesson learned of APP Sinarmas in conducting a community program named Desa Makmur Peduli Api (Fire Care Prosperous Village) including criteria and indicators used in monitoring and evaluating the program such as environmental protection, sustainable livelihood, and strategic partnership. Speaker also underlined the importance of community involvement and multi-stakeholder collaboration can support protection and restoration efforts.
Fauna and Flora's Approach to Conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesiajeffchatellier
Fauna Flora International has engaged Forest Carbon, a leading forestry and REDD project consulting company to develop three REDD plus projects in West Kalimantan.
Forest Carbon: www.forest-carbon.org
Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures - MadridAlessandro Faia
Presentation by students off IE University's Master in Global Environmental Change for the Biari (Brown International Advanced Research Institute) international workshop on world cities and climate change, held from 31 May to 2 June in Madrid.
Generating income from mangroves through climate change mitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Dr. David Ganz from the USAID LEAF program given during the Forests Asia Summit in the discussion forum "Managing mangrove forests for climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits" focuses on possible climate change mitigation activities, carbon financing and income for coastal communities for mangrove protection and conservation.
Presentation by Katia Marzall, Coordinator for Climate Change and Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply in Brazil. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Role of private sector in supporting community initiative towards peatland pr...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Sera Noviany, Head of Sustainability Compliance from Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinarmas, at Webinar "A Synthesis and Way Forward", 17 December 2020.
This presentation shared the experience and lesson learned of APP Sinarmas in conducting a community program named Desa Makmur Peduli Api (Fire Care Prosperous Village) including criteria and indicators used in monitoring and evaluating the program such as environmental protection, sustainable livelihood, and strategic partnership. Speaker also underlined the importance of community involvement and multi-stakeholder collaboration can support protection and restoration efforts.
Facilitated by SNV, this event was held on April 24 to coincide with the Asia Pacific Forestry Week (APFW), which occured over April 21-26. The event featured a special Guest speaker - David Huberman - who was visiting Hanoi for the APFW - and focussed on REDD, the forestry mechanism proposed for the post-2012 UNFCCC protocol. Click on the link below to read his presentation.
Presentation by David Huberman
REDD in Asia - Challenges and OpportunitiesCIFOR-ICRAF
Can REDD+ achieve poverty alleviation and deliver conservation benefits for Great Apes? Laura D'Arcy from ZSL explores this question in a presentation she gave at the ‘Linking Great Ape Conservation with Poverty Alleviation’ workshop hosted by CIFOR in January 2012.
Networks, actors and power: A case study of REDD+ in Brazil CIFOR-ICRAF
Brazil is one of the leading countries in designing and implementing a REDD+ scheme. This presentation analyses the political process with its multitude of actors involved, their positions and relations, and the coalition building around REDD policy design. It presents the results of a study that reveals the dynamics of policy networking at a crucial moment of REDD in Brazil.
Maria Fernanda Gebara gave this presentation on 18 June 2012 at a panel discussion organised by CIFOR and partners at the ISEE 2012 Conference at Rio, which convened under the topic "Ecological Economics and Rio+20: Challenges and Contributions for a Green Economy". The panel was titled ‘National strategies for reducing emissions from avoided deforestation and degradation – how much transformational change is possible in current political and economic realities? Part II – A policy network perspective’. For more information, visit http://www.cifor.org/rio20/
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Forests, Climate Change and REDD+: A brief introductionCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Maria Brockhaus at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable REDD+ carbon and non-carbon results', held from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
This seminar explores challenges, opportunities, and country examples that governments can consider using to ensure they deliver on the 2030 Agenda and the Paris goals.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
This is one of the presentations at the 1st day of "Technical Exchange on Jurisdictional REDD". See more at: http://www.idesam.org.br/technical-exchange-on-jurisdictional-redd-presentations/
REDD+ as a means to achieve Madre de Dios’ green development CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Omar Rengifo Khan was given at a session of the same name at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, on December 6, 2014.
Madre de Dios is a region of high environmental, biological and cultural importance to Peru, considered to be the country’s biodiversity pride.
Introduction to the NAP process and NAP guidelines within the Lebanese contextUNDP Climate
Lebanon kicked off its National Adaptation Plan process in a stakeholder consultation meeting held this July 4 and 5 in Beirut. The meeting was tailored to provide a platform to discuss priority areas for climate change adaptation in Lebanon, and identify next steps in the formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
Presentation by Dr. Orville Grey, Jamaica's Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, for the webinar "Sector Integration in the NAP Process."
You can watch a recording of the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCTfrhYx13o&feature=youtu.be
Direitos das Mulheres à Terra e aos Recursos Florestaisrightsandclimate
An overview of the situation women face in Brazil with regards to their rights to natural resources by Noemi Miyasaki Porro, Universidade Federal do Para (UFPA). Presented at an RRI-CAPRi workshop at the 2009 World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
6. 05/06/09 Estimated CO 2 emissions CUTS for 2005: 11,572,600 40% reduction goal for 1994 CUTS emission by 2010-2013: 4,629,040
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11. Community Funding Fuente de Financiamiento Período Monto Fondo de Inversiones Ambientales (CBMAP2) 6 años 8,000,000 ACP - gobierno de USA (Canal Basin) 3 años 1,200,000 Fideicomiso Ecológico anual 1,000,000 Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones PPD/GEF anual 350,000 Proyecto Adaptación para la cuenca de Tabasará y Chucunaque 2 años 240,000 Fondo Darién – Canje de Deuda 2 años 209,981 Fondo Chagres – Canje de Deuda 2 años 182,320 Proyectos de Gestión Integrada de Cuencas Hidrográficas 2 años 125,500 Fondo Finlandia/AEA Por concurso
18. How do we get REDDy? Creation and strengthening of capacities to be provided with technical and professional personnel in the topic of REDD (from the inspection and control, up to the evaluation and monitoring of results). Update of information for the integrated management of hydrographic basins Design and implementation of methodologies for the raising of the national forest historical baseline, as well as for the monitoring of the engagement and fulfillment of REDD objectives. Tools and hardware to create a generation, administration and analysis of information system, as a tool for decision making, specifically for REDD Strengthening of the indigenous peoples and other forest dwellers who reside or work in critical areas of deforestation, through community investment projects.
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21. Climate Change Policy Commitment to Combat Global Warming For the government of Panama, climate change is a priority, both through adaptation and mitigation. We believe CDM projects are of national interest, as well as important outside Panama’s borders, to help us face the threats of Global Warming as well as the current fuel oil crisis, through the establishment of renewable energy projects and other technologies that help reduce GHG emissions while driving towards a low carbon emission economy. It’s in this sense that we believe that REDD initiatives will help contribute to achieve Sustainable Development and reduce vulnerability as well reduce deforestation.