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The Forest Trends 2026 Photo & Illustration Contest is now open, and we want to see your perspective.![]()
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From forest communities to biodiversity to the impacts shaping our planet, your work can help tell the story of why conservation matters.![]()
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Enter your artwork at bit.ly/photo_illustration_contest_2026
Myanmar’s forests are on the frontlines of conflict, crime, and resilience.![]()
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Our Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance Initiative has released three recent reports that reveal a system under pressure, but not without solutions:![]()
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• 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Even without a central government, local and ethnic authorities across Myanmar are stepping in to monitor forests and respond to threats in real time, challenging assumptions about what effective governance looks like. (read here: bit.ly/ForestGovernance)![]()
• 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. Across the Mekong Region, illegal logging is just one piece of a much larger web of illicit economies where mining, trafficking, and organized crime intersect and profit from environmental destruction. (read here: bit.ly/NatureCrimes) ![]()
• 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. Four years after Myanmar's coup, over $1.45 billion in forest products have still entered global markets, often rerouted through complex supply chains that obscure their origins. (read here: bit.ly/Myanmar_Update)![]()
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Together, these analyses highlight how Myanmar’s forest sector sits at the nexus of conflict, global trade, and environmental crime. The path forward will require smarter governance, stronger enforcement, and coordinated international action.![]()
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#Forests #Myanmar #NatureCrime #Deforestation #Governance
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The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is already shaping decisions far beyond Europe’s borders. ![]()
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Our newest analysis explores how over 25 producer countries are actively responding to regulation measures set to go into effect by the end of 2026. While much of the early focus started on traceability for forest commodity exports to the EU only, we are seeing signs that some governments are using the EUDR to catalyze broader reforms in forest governance, legality frameworks, and national monitoring systems. ![]()
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Whether this moment results in narrow supply-chain compliance or lasting, system-wide change will depend on how EUDR implementation unfolds in the years ahead. ![]()
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#EUDR #TimberTrade #ForestCommodities
Nature-based solutions (NbS) for water security are moving from niche to mainstream, and the shift is accelerating. ![]()
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Over the past decade, multilateral institutions like the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund have helped drive a 10x increase in direct investment. This is changing how countries approach flood risk, water quality, and supply resilience. ![]()
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But momentum is not guaranteed. As funding pressures grow, scaling NbS will depend on: ![]()
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Multilateral finance is helping expand adoption across the Global South through loans, blended finance, and market credibility. The opportunity now is to turn that momentum into lasting systems change. ![]()
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Read our latest blog for what is driving this growth and what conditions need to be in place for it to continue: bit.ly/NbS-Blog![]()
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#NatureBasedSolutions #WaterSecurity
Convocatoria: Ayúdanos a construir un benchmark regional pionero sobre fuentes de agua potable en América Latina![]()
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Desde Forest Trends, junto con ADERASA y The Nature Conservancy, estamos buscando un equipo consultor para diseñar y pilotar un benchmark regional que permita a operadores y reguladores de agua potable en Iberoamérica evaluar el estado de sus fuentes de abastecimiento y las inversiones necesarias para protegerlas. El trabajo integra hidrología, soluciones basadas en la naturaleza y gobernanza del sector de agua potable—y sus resultados podrán influir en cómo los reguladores de más de una docena de países abordan el riesgo hídrico en sus fuentes por años. ![]()
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Modalidad remota, mayo–agosto 2026. USD 24–28k. Postulaciones hasta el 15 de abril.![]()
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Los TDR ya están publicados aquí: bit.ly/FT-Careers
We are pleased to announce our partnership with TEDxAmazônia 2026! ![]()
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With the theme Where Everything Connects, TEDxAmazônia 2026 aims to expand the conversation about the Amazon as a living and interdependent system.![]()
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Over four days, Indigenous leaders, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and thinkers from different countries will come together to share ideas and explore possible paths for the future of the region and the planet.![]()
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As a Knowledge Partner, we are thrilled to join an international network of organizations committed to strengthening the Amazon and expanding the dialogue around solutions to the major socio-environmental challenges of our time. Learn more: www.tedxamazonia.com![]()
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Nos complace anunciar nuestra alianza con TEDxAmazônia 2026. ![]()
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Con el tema Donde Todo Conecta, TEDxAmazônia 2026 propone ampliar la conversación sobre la Amazonía como un sistema vivo e interdependiente.![]()
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Durante cuatro días, líderes indígenas, científicos, artistas, emprendedores y pensadores de distintos países se reunirán para compartir ideas y posibles caminos para el futuro de la región y del planeta.![]()
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Como Socio de Conocimiento, Forest Trends se suma a una red internacional de organizaciones comprometidas con fortalecer las múltiples Amazonías y ampliar el diálogo sobre soluciones a los grandes desafíos socioambientales de nuestro tiempo. Más información: www.tedxamazonia.com![]()
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Temos a satisfação de anunciar nossa parceria com o TEDxAmazônia 2026. ![]()
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Com o tema Onde Tudo se Conecta, o TEDxAmazônia 2026 propõe ampliar a conversa sobre a Amazônia como um sistema vivo e interdependente.![]()
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Ao longo de quatro dias, lideranças indígenas, cientistas, artistas, empreendedores e pensadores de diferentes países se reúnem para compartilhar ideias e caminhos possíveis para o futuro da região e do planeta.![]()
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Como Parceiro de Conhecimento, a Forest Trends se soma a uma rede internacional de organizações comprometidas em fortalecer as muitas Amazônias e ampliar o diálogo sobre soluções para os grandes desafios socioambientais do nosso tempo. Saiba mais: www.tedxamazonia.com
Introducing Forest Trends’ 2026 Photo & Illustration Contest: “Resilience at Scale”!![]()
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Join us in celebrating the resilience of nature through your creativity. This contest is a chance to showcase your talent, share your unique perspective, and help us promote conservation efforts. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer/artist or just starting out, we invite you to capture moments that highlight the people and places that inspire you to restore, protect, and live in harmony with nature. ![]()
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Great prizes await! Enter at: forest-trends.org/events/photo-illustration-contest-2026/![]()
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Concurso de Fotografía e Ilustración de Forest Trends 2026: «Resiliencia a escala» ![]()
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Únete a nosotros para celebrar la resiliencia de la naturaleza a través de tu creatividad. Este concurso es una oportunidad para mostrar tu talento, compartir tu perspectiva única y ayudarnos a promover los esfuerzos de conservación. Si eres un fotógrafo/a o artista con experiencia o si estás empezando, te invitamos a capturar momentos que destaquen a las personas y los lugares que te inspiran a restaurar, proteger y convivir de manera sostenible con la naturaleza. ![]()
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Concurso de Fotografia e Ilustração da Forest Trends 2026: “Resiliência em Escala” ![]()
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Junte-se a nós para celebrar a resiliência da natureza por meio de sua criatividade. Este concurso é uma oportunidade para mostrar seu talento, compartilhar sua perspectiva única e nos ajudar a promover os esforços de conservação. Seja você um fotógrafo(a)/artista experiente ou iniciante, convidamos você a capturar momentos que destaquem as pessoas e os lugares que o inspiram a restaurar, proteger e viver de forma sustentável com a natureza. ![]()
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Entre aqui: forest-trends.org/events/photo-illustration-contest-2026/![]()
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Cuộc thi ảnh và hình vẽ minh họa của Forest Trends 2026: “Sức mạnh bền bỉ của thiên nhiên”![]()
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Hãy cùng chúng tôi tôn vinh vẻ đẹp và ý nghĩa của thiên nhiên qua ống kính của bạn. Cuộc thi này là cơ hội để bạn thể hiện cá tính sáng tạo, kể những câu chuyện của riêng mình và góp phần lan tỏa các nỗ lực bảo tồn. Dù bạn là nhiếp ảnh gia, hoạ sĩ hay người thiết kế đồ hoạ chuyên nghiệp, hay nghiệp dư, chúng tôi kêu gọi bạn ghi lại những khoảnh khắc về con người và những nơi truyền cảm hứng —những nơi đang được phục hồi, bảo vệ và gìn giữ để con người có thể sống hài hòa với thiên nhiên.![]()
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Tham gia cuộc thi: forest-trends.org/events/photo-illustration-contest-2026/
Welcome back to Meet the FT team! This month, meet Marcio Halla, Director of our Territorial Governance Facility (mecanismodegobernanzaterritorial.org) and Local Economic Initiatives Lead of our Communities and Territorial Governance Initiative (CTGI).![]()
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In his role, Marcio leads economic governance and restoration projects for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs) across Latin America. Prior to joining Forest Trends, he implemented several sustainable development projects, working closely with IPs & LCs in the Atlantic Rainforest and Amazon region. Since 1997, he has actively managed projects on agroforestry, organic agriculture, sustainable forest value chains, community-based ecotourism, and forest management and certification. Marcio has also participated in several training programs related to sustainable development and management of natural resources, including the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program at UC Berkeley and LEAD International. He graduated from São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Agronomy, and he holds a master’s degree in Territorial Planning from Santiago de Compostela University (Spain). Marcio speaks Portuguese, English, and Spanish.![]()
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Fun fact about Marcio: After almost 20 years living in the Amazon, Marcio's family moved to live by the ocean in the northeastern coast of Brazil in 2020. Nowadays, he gets inspiration and energy before each workday by alternating between his two favorite early morning activities: standup paddleboarding (SUP) surfing and taking his three dogs for a walk on the beach!
Climate and conservation finance should directly support communities, the real stewards of our world's ecosystems, but too often the system is not built for them to access it.![]()
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Most funding is designed for governments, development banks, and large international NGOs. Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs) often face administrative, technical, and reporting requirements that are difficult to meet, even when the funds are intended for their territories. ![]()
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Strengthening Indigenous and community-led organizations and designing financing models that align with community governance systems is essential to expanding equitable access and ensuring resources reach the territories where they can have lasting impact. ![]()
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Discover all of our findings in our State of Climate and Conservation Finance for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Report at bit.ly/StateofIPLCReport ![]()
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