Inter Press Service: Africa’s bid to expand carbon-trading mechanisms and create rewards for sustainable farming practices on the continent made little headway at the recently concluded climate change conference in Poznan, Poland. Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) were one of the main topics for discussion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Dec. 1-12), with several rival proposals under consideration including the African Climate Solution (ACS) fronted by the …