Bali Climate conference has a message for rural community The
world leaders recognised that 20% of the global emission of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) can be contained by forestation. The
programme, Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Degradation
(REDD) aims to compensate the developing countries in the
tropical region to maintain their forests and discourages
deforestation. It allows developing countries to sell carbon
offsets to rich countries in return for not burning their
tropical forests from 2013. REDD initiative is the need of the
hour when largescale deforestation is taking place across the
world for urbanisation, oil palm, soyabean and bio-fuel crop
plantation. The Bali conference also stressed upon the urgent
need to cut carbon and methane emissions from tropical forests.
The Bali conference also adopted a resolution on adaptation fund
to help poor nations to cope with damage from climate change
impact like droughts, extreme weather conditions or rising seas.
The Adaptation Fund now comprises only