East African: To combat the effects of climate change by reducing carbon emissions, the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation or simply REDD, has come up with a programme to compensate countries geared towards the process. REDD is expected to spur a massive flow of funds to tropical countries, help preserve rainforests and deliver economic benefits to impoverished rural communities. It is is already in place in Kenya and …