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Innovation Forum: The rise and rise of the voluntary carbon markets
Stephen Donofrio, director of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace project, and co-author of the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2021 report, explains to Ian Welsh why the carbon markets are set to exceed $1bn in 2021. He says why he thinks they will continue to grow as companies voluntarily take action to decarbonise their operations […]
El Peruano: Reforestar para prevenir desastres
Muestra Naturaleza que Cuida busca priorizar la recuperación de bosques, pastizales, andenes y amunas.
IISD: Is a Gigaton of Emission Reductions from Forests Possible by 2025?
Achieving the full mitigation and biodiversity potential of forests suffers from a “chicken and egg” problem. On the one hand, companies, enterprises and business corporations need confidence in the supply of high-integrity REDD+ credits will be available at scale. On the other, forest country governments need a signal that sufficient international funding will materialize to […]
Nikkei Asia: Vietnam’s rubber industry faces pressure to meet global standards
Foreign buyers say they are willing to pay for transparency and sustainability
Deforestation-free supply chains in Vietnam rely on working with small scale farmers (commentary)
Almost all of the forest-based commodities produced in Vietnam are destined for other countries, which through their market requirements and laws, have a growing sway on deforestation-related trends and practices; Recent studies have found that nearly 70% of the tropical deforestation related to such commodities between 2013-2019 was illegal; Smallholder farmers play a vital role […]
Por que a Bioeconomia Amazônica é um Caminho para o Brasil
Os sistemas tradicionais na Amazônia baseiam-se na diversidade, não na monocultura. Beneficiam-se da fartura de alimentos oriundos do manejo da floresta, mantendo a paisagem intacta. A Bioeconomia da Amazônia que propomos mimetiza os sistemas tradicionais de manejo com potencial de criar cadeias de fornecimento diversas baseadas na riqueza natural da região.
Nikkei Asia: Vietnam’s Furniture Sector ‘nervous’ over US logging probe
Washington investigates nation’s timber industry and ties to illegal logging overseas.
“Voces por el agua”: primer encuentro sobre gestión hídrica sostenible para comunicadores
“Voces por el agua”, el primer encuentro nacional de comunicadores por la gestión hídrica se realizará del 14 al 16 de junio de manera virtual, y será organizado por la Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA) y Forest Trends, en el marco del proyecto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica.
