An emergency package for tropical forests

Mar 2009

The Prince’s Rainforests Project was established in 2007 to develop consensus as to how to curb tropical deforestation. This report contains a set of proposals that could form the basis for rapid and coordinated global action.
This report describes, in broad terms, an Emergency Package of measures that would have a material impact on slowing the rate of tropical deforestation. It does not contain all the answers. In some cases, it sets out alternative options for implementation, all of which have merits. During 2009, the Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP) intends to work with a wide range of stakeholders to refine further the proposal and to integrate it with other initiatives. Ultimately, the implementation of this Emergency Package will depend on acceptance by the governments and communities of Rainforest Nations and the governments of major developed countries, together with the active involvement of private capital markets. It is hoped that sufficient consensus can be developed for core agreements to be in place to complement the debate at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) in Copenhagen in December 2009 and for implementation of the emergency plan to start early in 2010.

By: The Prince’s Rainforests Project

 
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