A precious forest in the Pacific
How do we keep our forests? REDD+, an international climate and forest conservation program, is one way in which communities are trying to answer that question. In Fiji, two villages are taking part in the project but in very different ways: While the forest owners in Emalu have forgone any use of their primary forest leaving its biodiversity untouched, the people of Nakavu have opted for sustainable forestry. Both approaches are designed to protect the forest ecosystem which in turn helps boost the forests' ability to capture and store carbon emissions. What's more, the locals may have another source of income: Financial compensation under the REDD+ program for retaining their forests as carbon sinks.
A film by Carmen Meyer and Holger Ernst
Picture: Holger Ernst
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Length
06:40 Minutes
Date of publication
2014
Project
Climate protection through forest conservation in Pacific Island States
Global Ideas
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