BRUSSELS, 30 April 2012: “The story of REDD” was launched during
the weekend at the annual meeting of the Forest Movement Europe
in Portugal. Developed by a coalition of seven European NGOs
working on forest peoples’ rights, the animation shows that
reducing deforestation will require an end to unsustainable
consumption of meat, fuel, food and wood fibre, and the
strengthening of forest communities’ rights to the land they
live on. REDD, or reduced emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation, is one of the most controversial issues in
the climate change debate. The basic concept is simple:
governments, companies or forest owners in the South should be
rewarded for keeping their forests instead of cutting them down.
The devil, as always, is in the details. ‘The story of REDD: A
real solution to deforestation?’ considers the more complex
issues that must be considered by any initiative to reduce
deforestation. The attached script includes links to reports,
websites and briefings that explain the issues