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Lions have been documented in rainforests for the first time thanks to a project conducted by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) with financing from the Interna-tional Climate Initiative (ICI).

The International Climate Initiative (ICI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) will continue its support for the African Carbon Asset Development (ACAD) Facility as part of a second project phase.

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Indonesia on 10 and 11 July, and during her trip she took time to find out more about German-Indonesian cooperation in the field of research and technology.

A significant proportion of the world’s remaining tropical forests can be found in Indonesia. Although they are considered to be a globally important carbon store and habitat, two thirds of the area is classified as production forest. On the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, in particular, huge swathes of forest disappear every day as a result of logging, fires or conversion to palm oil plantations.

The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) hosted the first technical workshop of the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV in Hazyview, South Africa from 26 to 29 June 2012.

Environment ministers from around the world came together in Berlin on 16 and 17 July 2012 to discuss new ideas and partnerships to advance international climate policy. "The international climate process needs new momentum.

We Know Enough about Climate Change, a short film produced as part of an International Climate Initiative (ICI) project, has won a film prize at the Daeuville Green Awards.

In the run-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have jointly organised the discussion forum 'Cool and sustainable - cooling in international cooperation', which will take place on 31 May 2012 at the GIZ Representation in Berlin.

The Federal Ministries for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) host a common side event

An International Climate Initiative (ICI) project in Thailand is using additional funding from the European Commission to intensify its commitment. This co-financing, amounting to 1.6 million euros, will allow the project to be expanded by a supplementary component.