But even with well-intentioned pledges from companies to protect forests, the realities of operating in Indonesia, issues such as overlapping concession maps and corruption, can complicate commitments on the ground, admitted Dr Eric Meijaard, a conservation scientist from Borneo Futures.
China --whose per capita of 7.2 tons per person is now well within the range of 6 to 19 tons per person of Annex 1 countries -- comes to Doha determined to lodge all responsibility for making cuts on the Annex 1 countries while resisting making mandatory reduction commitments on the ground that it is still a "developing country".
Based on a detailed survey conducted by the Indian non-profit FXB India Suraksha with 49 experts (from government and civil society) in the source state of Bihar, the transit state of Delhi and the destination state of Rajasthan, the Harvard report reveals startling inconsistency between existing policy and legal commitments, and on-the-ground realities.
So what's needed more; more research or a commitment to on-the-ground services?
Rather than obsessing over partisan posturing or Trump's latest tweets, holding the new administration accountable will require a commitment to real, on-the-ground reporting — the kind that reveals how actual Americans will get sick and suffer if their health insurance is taken away, for example, or how blue-collar workers will be abused if labor protections are eviscerated.
B Corp certifications and customer satisfaction ratings are big picture metrics, but how are these commitments manifested in investments and on-the-ground activities that customers actually see?
Rather than merely affirming abstract principle, they worked through an on-the-ground commitment to freedom of expression along with the cultivation of diverse points of view and a sense of belonging.
He hopes to persuade the country's European partners to give it an extra two years to implement its commitments on the grounds that the economy is shrinking more quickly than anyone expected.
Instead, they propose that the United States cut back its military commitment on the ground and keep al Qa'ida off balance and on defense by using air and missile strikes from afar, as it is already doing against terrorist networks in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.
And now in Indonesia, governments, businesses, communities and NGOs like the Nature Conservancy (TNC) are coming together to figure out how to make these commitments work on the ground with farmers.
More than 60 governments of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), large island countries, countries with islands, overseas territories, as well as multi and bilateral agencies, and international, national and regional organizations have worked with GLISPA to advance high-level commitments and on the ground action for island conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
