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New Report: Finance for Forest Carbon Doubled since 2016, but Still Far from Meeting its Potential as a Natural Climate Solution
A new report from Ecosystem Marketplace released today shows that funding to conserve and increase carbon stored in forests around the world has more than doubled between 2016 and 2019. But authors say forest carbon finance still falls far short of what’s needed to counter global forest loss and support increased climate ambition. Unless tropical […]
STATEMENT: Investigation of Brazil’s Environment Minister Underscores Critical Importance of Stopping Illegal Deforestation—For the Sake of the Climate
WASHINGTON, DC (19 May 2021)—Brazil’s Minister of Environment Ricardo Salles, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama – the Ministry of Environment’s administrative arm) Director Eduardo Bim, and at least eight other officials are the target of a Brazilian police operation investigating potential corruption, including accusations of facilitation of smuggling, inappropriate […]
New Report: Tropical Forests the Size of Denmark Illegally Cleared Every Year for Commercial Crops Consumed Worldwide
The criminal destruction of rainforests for commodities such as beef, chocolate, soy and palm oil knocks down 4.5 million hectares and releases 2.7 gigatons of emissions a year WASHINGTON, DC (18 MAY 2021)—A new study released today finds that at least 69% of the tropical forests destroyed for agricultural commodities between 2013 and 2019 was […]
New carbon markets data platform launched to ensure transparency and integrity in growing voluntary markets
Today Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, a nonprofit globally recognized leader in fostering voluntary carbon markets’ transparency, launched a powerful new data platform for tracking and analyzing carbon markets and voluntary offsetting by corporations, governments, non-profits, individuals, among others. The Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) Global Carbon Hub’s Data Intelligence & Analytics Dashboard provides carbon offset transactions, deliveries, […]
El agua vive en los ecosistemas: Una apuesta artística a favor del cuidado de las fuentes naturales de agua en el marco del Día Mundial del Agua
El cuidado de los ecosistemas, como bofedales, bosques, pajonales, páramos y del agua, en un contexto en donde la crisis sanitaria global ha evidenciado su fragilidad, no es ajeno al mundo del arte. Tres reconocidos artistas como Fito Espinosa (Lima), Natalya Lizárraga (Cusco) y Rember Yahuarcani (Loreto) presentan tres obras para destacar la conexión entre […]
Incorporar el enfoque de género en los MERESE Hídricos: de la norma a la práctica
60 especialistas de la SUNASS de Lima y de sus oficinas desconcentradas se capacitarán para brindar asistencia técnica a las EPS en el diseño de los MERESE con enfoque de género. Incorporar el enfoque de género en el diseño de los proyectos es reconocer el rol que cumplen en los servicios ecosistémicos y en la […]
Global Leader in Voluntary Carbon Markets Transparency Announces New Suite of Data Sharing and Intelligence Platforms
A new suite of data platforms aims to enable more timely information on voluntary carbon markets price data, transactions, and dynamics, announced today by Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of Forest Trends. These developments will improve the ease of reporting and data connectivity for a growing global network of stakeholders including market participants and EM Carbon […]
Ecosystem Marketplace: To Meet Global Taskforce Goal of 15x Growth in Voluntary Carbon Markets without Sacrificing Quality, Price Transparency Must Be a Priority
New analysis from Ecosystem Marketplace, the leading globally recognized platform for tracking carbon markets, shows that voluntary carbon markets are poised to expand dramatically in 2021 and beyond, driven by a rapid acceleration of corporate net zero and carbon neutral climate commitments and reflected in bold new initiatives such as the Institute of International Finance’s […]
Perú: Agua y saneamiento para Marcapomacocha será posible con los mecanismos de retribución por servicios ecosistémicos aplicados por SEDAPAL
La firma del memorándum de entendimiento se enmarca dentro del trabajo conjunto que viene desarrollando el Ministerio del Ambiente, el Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento y la Superintendencia de Servicios de Saneamiento (SUNASS) para la aplicación de los mecanismos de retribución por servicios ecosistémicos y el programa “Sembrando Agua” de Sedapal. El Servicio […]
DEC 10: Expert Panel to Discuss “Free Riding” and the Exclusion of Amazon Indigenous Territories from REDD+ Climate Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leaders from indigenous organizations, conservation NGOs, and academic will host a virtual roundtable exploring the issue of how many Amazonian indigenous territories are de facto excluded from climate finance mechanisms like REDD+, with serious implications for both climate justice and achieving Paris goals. The 75-minute event will take place online on Thursday, […]
