Big steps were taken in the right direction these past couple of weeks, starting with a pledge from 33 major economies to support REDD+ developments and the release of the REDD+ Offset Working Group’s recommendations for counting REDD+ carbon credits in California’ cap-and-trade program. However, on the ground, Indonesia’s Ulu Masen forests may face logging threats due to a proposed spatial plan.
A través de una carta pública, un grupo de organizaciones de la sociedad civil solicitó al titular del Ministerio de Agricultura (MINAG) del Perú, Milton Von Hesse, un mayor dinamismo en las reformas del sector forestal y de fauna silvestre con el fin de “dotarlo de competitividad e inclusión”. La carta exhorta al fortalecimiento de la […]
Ante la falta de un plan integral para hacer frente a la futura escasez de agua en la cuenca del río Santa, un estudio reciente sobre el proceso de derretemiento de los glaciales, señala un panorama urgente para la población local. Un grupo interdisciplinario de científicos viene investigando el proceso de desglaciación de la Cordillera […]
Desde hace más de sesenta años, Baltazar Ushca, recorre los linderos que circundan el icónico volcán Chimborazo, en Quito (Ecuador), buscando hielo. “Yo llevo el hielo natural a Riobamba. Este es un trabajo duro. Es un trabajo de hombre”. El problema, asegura don Baltazar, es que el hielo que antes conseguía con facilidad ahora “es […]
The United Nations and World Bank are spearheading efforts to help developing countries get ready for REDD, but many countries across Latin America are tapping a combination of World Bank donors and independent carbon standards to make sure they’re ready for REDD when it arrives. Costa Rica and Chile are among the most advanced. Here’s a look.
On January 17, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace released Charting New Waters: State of Watershed Payments 2012. The report is available here. On January 24, a live launch event, co-hosted by the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility, was held in Washington DC.A recording of the webcast of the event can be found here and the […]
After tallying up the numbers for our yearly round up of the top ten stories in 2012 – as depicted by our readers – we find the majority of the spots being taken by validation/verification stories related to both domestic and international standards. For 2013, our readers foresee a growing emphasis on jurisdictional REDD+ efforts, which VCS and ACR launched methodologies for in 2012. Stay tuned to Ecosystem Marketplace to see if these two trends cross paths throughout the year!
The results are in, and our year-end voluntary carbon survey shows that readers expect two complementary trends to continue in 2012. On the demand side, they see buyers clamoring for more non-carbon benefits. On the supply side, they see more standardization in the carbon component, which should make the co-benefits even more transparent.
Lawsuits brought against the EPA, development of a US network of water quality trading programs and the formation of Ecosystem Marketplace’s new platform on water issues, Watershed Connect, are just a few of the noteworthy water stories that occurred in 2012. Here is a look at the highlights.
Between now and the "next big crescendo" in climate talks, a growing patchwork of government programs and market players trucks onward. Consolidation continues, with ERA acquiring Offsetters and CCC before issuing REDD+ credits big time from its DRC project. Jurisdictional REDD+ starts to find its feet, as Forest Carbon explores forest carbon opportunities at the provincial level in Laos.