Forest Trends in the News

As the world grapples with the urgent need to tackle climate change, Vietnam is making significant strides in establishing a domestic carbon trading system that could unlock substantial economic and environmental benefits. Includes some important insights from Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our forest policy & trade team in Vietnam.

Coal is used in many establishments to run boiler systems. Converting the coal input of these facilities to cleaner fuel sources has great potential to reduce emissions on a national scale. At a seminar organized by the Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association, Vietnam Thermal Science and Technology Association, and Forest Trends, discussions aimed to […]

La región de Cusco atraviesa una de las mayores crisis hídricas de las últimas décadas. Ante esta situación, y en el marco del Día Mundial del Agua, las comunidades campesinas recurrieron a la celebración ancestral del Qocha Raymi, que se realizó en el campo ferial de Piuray, en el distrito de Chinchero. El Proyecto Infraestructura Natural para […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure requirements will bring much-needed transparency on the costs of carbon credits incurred by companies, industry experts have said. Ecosystem Marketplace data included!

Strengthening linkages and cooperation between foreign-invested and domestic enterprises will contribute to promoting the sustainable development of the Vietnamese wood industry, according to insiders. Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our FPTF Initiative, provides insight.

Protocolo promueve que títulos y certificados de uso de agua incluyan a las mujeres que son propietarias o poseedoras de predios agrícolas, al ser reconocidas las mujeres podrán participar en consejos, juntas y comités de agua a nivel nacional, contribuyendo a la toma de decisiones sobre este vital recurso.

People in Gbarpolu, Liberia are secretly harvesting Kpokolo, a boxlike timber the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) said it banned last year. A recent report by Forest Trends found that kpokolo threatens local communities, chainsaw millers, and Liberia’s revenue.

Achieving the global sustainability goals requires far more financial resources than currently allocated. The private sector must step up, not merely as a participant but as a driving force. As leaders in the business world, we must view this not as a burden but as a burgeoning opportunity. Featuring EM data!

The planet loses more than 24 million acres of forest annually, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It’s estimated less than half of those trees get replanted. The voluntary forestry carbon market is a critical way to close that gap, but a crisis of confidence is hindering the full impact of what this […]

El Gobierno de Canadá y los Estados Unidos, a través de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), anunció la extensión de su proyecto conjunto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (NIWS, por sus siglas en inglés) que tiene el propósito de ampliar las inversiones que promuevan el enfoque de género en […]