Major biodiversity benefits from REDD+: New study

According to a new study published online in Conservation Letters , the rate of extinctions among nearly 2500 key forest species of amphibians, birds and mammals could be dramatically reduced – from 46-80 percent over a period of five years – with adequate financing to support reductions of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). The study, entitled Biodiversity co-benefits of reducing emissions from deforestation under alternative reference levels and levels of finance, was conducted by scientists from Conservation International (CI), and was issued to coincide with this week's climate change negotiations in Cancun.