Durban summit must clarify our role in REDD+, say financiers

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United Nations report backed by financial sector highlights need for success of post-Kyoto climate change negotiations

The United Nations and a large coalition of financiers have urged policy makers to clarify the role of private investment in helping to fight deforestation, in a new report published ahead of this year's...

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