My name is Arkady Gutnikov and I am from St.Petersburg, Russia. It will be a great honor and pleasure to meet you at the World Justice Forum in Barselona and to participate in the Project Design Session on Educating Youth about The Rule of Law. Read more »

Originally published on January 27th, 2011

Published on East Asia Forum, Author: Fitrian Ardiansyah, WWF & ANU

As a country with one of the largest areas of rainforest in the world, it is not surprising that Indonesia is also considered a pioneer in the development of REDD+ (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation).

In early 2007, the Ministry of Forestry (MoF) formed the Indonesia Forest Climate Alliance (IFCA) with the help of various government departments, donor agencies, research institutions and NGOs to initiate the development of REDD+ policies. Later that year, IFCA managed to outline key elements of REDD+, including methodologies, land-use policies, institutional arrangement and benefit distribution mechanisms. Read more »