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Report: The Voluntary Carbon Market Contracted in 2023, Driven by Drop-off in Transactions for REDD+ and Renewable Energy
30 May 2024: New research published today shows the voluntary carbon market (VCM) contracting for the second year in a row. However, the report’s findings also illustrate an increasingly complex landscape within the VCM, with some market segments showing growth as others fell. Market analysis from Ecosystem Marketplace finds that overall market transaction volume declined 56 […]
Vietnam +: Vietnam’s timber, wood product exports post positive growth in the first five months
The export value of timber and wood products in Vietnam is estimated to reach over 6 billion USD in the first five months of this year, an increase of 18% over the same period last year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs. Featuring market analysis from FPTF Managing Director, Phuc To.
Nongnghiep: EUDR puts pressure on imported rubber and smallholder rubber
The rubber industry is urgently meeting EUDR regulations on traceability from large plantation rubber to smallholder rubber and imported rubber. Featuring insights from Nguyen Vinh Quang, an FPTF program analyst.
Việt Nam News: Việt Nam’s wood industry strives to match sustainable wood demands
Viet Nam’s wood industry has many opportunities for recovery in 2024, with the Forest Stewardship Council certification seen as essential mark for accessing global markets. To access EU markets, FPTF Managing Director Phuc To emphasizes avoiding deforestation and ensuring legality.
Perú21: Arequipa: Destinan más de S/4 millones para conservación de la reserva de Salinas y Aguada Blanca
En un esfuerzo conjunto para proteger los ecosistemas que generan recursos hídricos en la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca (RNSAB), Arequipa, se firmó un importante acuerdo mediante el cual se destinará más de S/ 4 millones para su conservación.
InSight Crime: Protected Areas: Illegal Timber Strongholds in the Bolivian Amazon
For years in Bolivia, high-value woods like cedar and the mara variety of mahogany have been felled to feed domestic and international construction and furniture markets. Rampant timber trafficking in national parks and natural reserves is contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. Featuring FT data.
Mongabay: New illegal logging threatens Liberia’s forests amid vague ban
Timber milled in forests with chainsaws is legally restricted to the production of boards by artisanal loggers for sale on the domestic market, but reporting by Liberian newspaper The Daylight and research by U.S.-based NGO Forest Trends has found large-scale operators producing thicker blocks of high-value wood for export.
Perú21: Firman convenio por US$ 290 millones para la recuperación de ecosistemas en Perú
La Autoridad Nacional de Infraestructura (ANIN) con el apoyo técnico del Proyecto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (NIWS), a través de Forest Trends, ejecutará proyectos específicos en 14 cuencas a nivel nacional y restaurar 51 mil hectáreas de ecosistemas degradados y susceptibles a inundaciones y movimientos en masa en la costa norte y central […]
SGGP News: Carbon credit market offers sustainable revenue
There have been positive signs since the Vietnamese Government committed to the goal of Net Zero Carbon Emission in 2050. According to Phuc Xuan To, Managing Director of our Forestry Policy, Trade and Finance Program, Vietnam has a high potential when taking part in the carbon market.
Perú21: Invertirán s/40,5 millones para recuperar infraestructura natural de la cuenca alta del río Chancay-Huaral
En un avance significativo para la adaptación al cambio climático, mediante la recuperación de los ecosistemas en la provincia de Huaral, el Gobierno Regional de Lima aprobó la ejecución del proyecto de inversión pública Cuenca Alta del río Chancay-Huaral, con una inversión total de S/ 40,5 millones.