REDD in Copenhagen: Picking the Low Hanging Fruit vs. Saving the Tree

Talks on REDD and “REDD plus” are moving forward at the Copenhagen climate treaty conference of parties (COP 15). The basic idea of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) is to pool funding from developed countries to reduce forest loss in developing countries, where most of the carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation occurs. […]