There is a growing realisation that the world's tropical and sub-tropical forests need to become an integral part of the new global climate regime.
But why is it so important that it plays a role in the international effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions?
When the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, it failed to recognise the vast amount of carbon locked in the vital ecosystems.
This meant that the opportunity for developing countries with rainforests to participate in the international treaty were lost.
Five years later, when the Marrakesh Accord was adopted, a tiny amount of forest sector was accepted under the Kyoto mechanism, known as A/R CDM (Afforestation and Reforestation under the Clean Development Mechanism).
But as a result of a number of tough restrictions, including a 1% cap on eligible land, it was estimated that the scheme would only curb some 0.03% of global emissions.
Almost at the same time, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Third Assessment Report revealed the fact that land-use change, especially deforestation in developing countries, contributed about 20% of the total emissions from human activities.
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