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REDD alert - Deepak Rughani and Almuth Ernsting warn of the dangers of including forestry in "inherently dysfunctional" carbon markets. Published by China Dialogue, 22 January 2008. "An international forest trading scheme claims to be a breakthrough in conservation. But in relying on market forces to fight global warming, it may simply repeat past mistakes ... "

The Forests Declaration, organised by FOEI and supported by upwards of 100 civil society groups campaigning for forests and indigenous peoples' rights, denouncing the 'carbon finance' model of forest conservation.

Stop cheating the climate! - response by FOEI (Friends of the Earth International) to the Bali Roadmap. "FOEI lobbied for the launch of an ambitious roadmap at the negotiations that will lead to real changes that are urgently needed in order to address the climate crisis ... "

Was Bali a Success? - asks Open Democracy, with contributions from Saleemul Huq & Camilla Toulmin, Oliver Tickell, John Elkington, Alun Anderson, David Steven and Andrew Dobson. Published 18 December 2007.

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Quotable quotes by Reuters, from the Bali conference, 15 December 2007.

US sets terms for climate talks - The US has said the climate change negotiating process it agreed to in Bali must ensure developing states take their fair share of emission cuts. News story, BBC website, 15 December 2007.

Leaving Bali for a European destination - David Steven assesses the outcomes of the Bali COP and sees the main action on cliamte progress moving to Europe.

In Bali - radical commitments - David Steven looks at the progress made under the parallel Kyoto Protocol discussions at Bali - and finds cause for hope in the EU's commitment to unilateral cuts in emissions. On the OpenDemocracy website.

The Decisions adopted at Bali by COP 13 and CMP 3.