World Water Week 2019

This year, from August 25-30, World Water Week brings water security and stability to the forefront of the global stage. This year, Forest Trends joins a discussion panel, Towards a Working Market for Green Infrastructure, August 29. Representing Forest Trends, Boris Ochoa-Tocachi from Imperial College London will be in Stockholm this week. This session will highlight developments […]

Forest Trends’ 20th Anniversary Celebration

For two decades, Forest Trends has pioneered the idea that creating economic value in our forests and natural ecosystems is one of the most powerful strategies for protecting them. That idea has taken us to incredible places. We incubated a fledgling movement promoting “natural infrastructure” for water and climate security in Peru that is now national policy. We’ve helped […]

Gestión: Lima could increase water availability by 35% with pre-Inca hydraulic system [In Spanish]

Sistemas utilizados hace más de 1,400 años podrían aumentar la disponibilidad de agua durante la temporada seca en Lima capital del Perú, según una nueva investigación publicada esta semana en la revista científica Nature Sustainability, liderada por investigadores del Imperial College London, iMHEA (Iniciativa Regional de Monitoreo Hidrológico de Ecosistemas Andinos), CONDESAN, SUNASS, FONAG, Forest Trends, PUCP, […]

The Astonishing Opportunities in Our “Hidden Infrastructure”

It’s Infrastructure Week in the United States. Communities across the country are discussing how to #BuildForTomorrow by restoring and improving the nation’s infrastructure. Our water system is broadly supported by two types of infrastructure: the “gray infrastructure” of pipes, pumps, and treatment facilities – and the “green infrastructure” of our forests, grasslands, wetlands, and natural […]

How to Rebuild Global Carbon Sinks

This is part two of our series A Financial Architecture to Rebuild Carbon Sinks. One: Carbon Sinks are Our Best Climate Hedge. So Where’s the Money? Two: How to Rebuild Global Carbon Sinks Three: A New Forestry Investment Strategy for the Private Sector Land-based carbon sinks – the forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems that pull […]

IMHEA International Network Gathers in Cusco to Trade Notes on Hydrological Monitoring in the Andean Region

Since 2010, iMHEA, the Regional Initiative for Hydrological Monitoring of Andean Ecosystems, has worked to generate and strengthen knowledge on the hydrology of Andean ecosystems in order to improve decision-making on the management of ecosystem services and water resources in the region. On this occasion, the iMHEA 2019 International Assembly brought together more than 40 […]

So What Just Happened at the Climate Talks?

I’m writing this post from Washington, DC, where we just experienced the wettest year on record. In Paris, officials struggle to contain violent protests triggered by a fuel tax increase designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Residents of Canada, Sweden, and the US West are still picking up the pieces after record-breaking wildfire seasons. In […]

Natural Infrastructure Webinar Series (en español)

<<Initiative Home     << All Initiatives REGÍSTRESE PARA NUESTROS PRÓXIMOS WEBINARS [info will go here]   VER GRABACIONES DE WEBINARS ANTERIORES   Lecciones en la implementación de los MERESE Miércoles 5 de septiembre a las 7:00 pm En el año 2015, se aprobó la Ley sobre Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ecosistémicos permitiendo la realización de […]