The 18th Katoomba meeting opens tomorrow in Beijing and with it a big opportunity for developing nations to share their experiences and gain valuable information from each other. Here, we look at the varying investments in watershed services programs in China, Peru and Ghana and how sharing ideas could benefit them all.
Global climate talks have been stalled for years, but regional efforts are moving forward – often in tandem with each other. Here’s a look at some of the programs that are emerging – and merging – around the world.
On Earth Day, stakeholders from non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and both the public and private sector gathered to discuss REDD+ and US & international climate change policy. An array of speakers presented the environmental and social benefits of carbon finance as well as forest carbon projects currently underway, seeking to highlight the role of corporate business in addressing deforestation in tropical forests.
Tras numerosas reuniones, coordinaciones y prospecciones, los proyectos para llegar a tener “economías bajas en carbono” comienzan a caminar en Perú, Colombia y Chile. Ya se tienen datos actualizados sobre el nivel de emisión de gases invernadero en estos países. Y se va perfilando otra manera de entender la economía, las políticas públicas y la […]
The Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project controversy continues to unravel, revealing essential documents and highlighting the role of government oversight in future carbon offset project developments. Meanwhile, California Governor Jerry Brown’s approval of the proposal to tie California’s cap-and-trade scheme to Quebec’s builds capacity for prospective linkages between project-level activities like REDD+ and established emissions trading schemes.
En Madre de Dios, Perú, la falta de comunicación entre organismos estatales ha generado conflictos por el uso de la tierra. Diversas concesiones se superponen y actividades incompatibles se enfrentan. Sin embargo, actividades como la recolección de castaña (el recurso no maderable más importante de esa región) demuestran que sí es posible en algunos casos […]
Ghana and Sudan register projects for clean cookstoves, while Peru wins support for forest carbon projects from Disney and Latam Airlines. The Partnership for Market Readiness helps ready countries’ market-based plans for emission reductions, while clean air experts in the US examine prospects for markets within federal GHG regulations on power plants and prospective carbon tax legislation.
Asia, Pakistan, Vietnam and Malaysia prepare frameworks, build capacity, and assess sustainable financing mechanisms for future REDD+ developments. Meanwhile, across the globe, Latin American countries like Peru, Brazil, and Panama face land ownership issues, raising tensions among REDD+ stakeholders, local governments, and indigenous peoples.
Over 30 representatives of Indigenous Peoples worldwide have gathered at a Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’s (FCPF) workshop on REDD+ which, Benoit Bosquet of the FCPF says was less focused on the possible worrying impacts and more on how Indigenous communities can benefit and become active participants in the REDD+ process.
The newly formed Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has wrapped up its first plenary and named its first head and a new report analyzes opportunities and barriers for biodiversity offsets in the EU. Meanwhile, PUMA has released results from its natural capital methodology and the Global Nature Fund’s Joost Baker discusses private sector engagement.