Forest Trends in the News

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

Vietnam’s timber industry is expected to see a 15.5% year-on-year drop in exports, totaling US$13.5 billion, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, provides analysis on the situation.

Una entrevista con Beto Borges, director de la Iniciativa Comunidades y Gobernanza Territorial de Forest Trends. “Los fondos públicos y filantrópicos no son no es suficiente para garantizar los derechos de los pueblos locales y mantener sus bosques. Creemos nosotros que –los bonos de carbono- son un mecanismo importante porque puede traer fondos.”

Forests represent a substantial element of the global carbon cycle, support a significant proportion of biodiversity on earth, regulate freshwater and provide sustainable, renewable materials for society. We can manage forests for conservation, but also can utilize them for sustainable, recyclable and naturally decomposing materials in society. From Dr. David Brand, FT Board of Directors.

The recently released “State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2023” report by Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) reveals a significant trend shift within the VCM. It identifies a concentration of demand toward high-integrity and high-quality voluntary carbon credits, despite their higher price, that offer co-benefits beyond mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

A new EM report on the voluntary carbon markets (VCM) finds a shift towards high-integrity credits that provide benefits going beyond greenhouse gas mitigation. VCM buyers are increasingly looking for integrity and are willing to pay for it

With a series of new regulations relating to the manufacture and export of wooden furniture products, what do furniture businesses need to prepare to meet the stringent market requirements? FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, suggests early preparation to prevent Vietnamese companies from losing a competitive edge.

The Vietnamese coffee industry is confronting multiple challenges as foreign trade policies are no longer constrained by borders, aligning more closely with sustainable development regulations. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, discusses supply chain risks for coffee once EUDR goes into effect.

In September, Bill Gates said that planting enough trees will not solve the climate problem. As long as the conservation of nature carries little to no economic value, converting forests and other ecosystems will continue to take place. EM research shows that carbon markets are an important tool to make nature more valuable alive than […]

An increasing number of investors are showing interest in the substantial timber supply originating from Vietnam. FPTF Managing Director, Phuc Xuan To, says that the absence of legal documentation regarding the land and the transactions renders ascertaining the legitimacy of timber established in such areas exceedingly challenging, if not impossible in some cases.