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The Indian Express: Myanmar teak trade: highly prized, highly dodgy
After the February 2021 military coup, both the EU and the US imposed sanctions on all timber trade with Myanmar and categorized Myanma Timber Enterprises as a banned entity. Despite this, the flow of teak originating from Myanmar continues. FT analysis included.
Forest Trends irá lançar recursos de treinamento em financiamento climático voltado a comunidades indígenas que estejam explorando os mercados de carbonos
Os recursos provenientes do financiamento climático estão sendo alocados, em grandes quantidades, em mecanismos responsáveis por remunerar proprietários e administradores de terras pelas reduções de emissões obtidas com a proteção e restauração de áreas que atuam como sumidouros de carbono florestais. Estes mecanismos, incluindo o REDD+ jurisdicional e o mercado voluntário de carbono, apresentam novas […]
Forest Trends to launch climate finance training resources for indigenous communities navigating carbon markets
Climate finance is pouring into mechanisms that pay land managers for the emissions reductions achieved from protecting and restoring forest carbon sinks. These mechanisms, including jurisdictional REDD+ and the voluntary carbon market, present new opportunities for indigenous communities worldwide – who are widely recognized as the planet’s most effective protectors of forests – but also […]
Ecosystem Marketplace and US Department of State Launch New Project to Assist Governments in Formulating their Article 6 Carbon Markets Strategies
February 14, 2023 / Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of the non-profit Forest Trends, has launched a new effort with support from the United States Department of State Office of Global Change to support developing country governments in considering how international carbon markets could enhance their national climate strategies. Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) will provide information and […]
Vietnam+: Carbon market development helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By developing and operating the domestic carbon market, Vietnam will effectively reduce carbon emissions. Phuc Xuan To of Forest Trends gives his insight on net-zero commitments and what they mean for Vietnamese businesses.
Nikkei Asian Review: EU will need more weapons to tackle deforestation in Cambodia
A pending European Union ban on the import of products linked to deforestation will be the first of its kind as well as a welcome step forward in protecting global resources. But financial penalties will not be enough to end deforestation in corrupt nations like Cambodia, where the practice stems more from political imperatives than […]
La República: Reconocen a científicos peruanos con el premio nacional cultura del agua
La Autoridad Nacional del Agua premia a 23 jóvenes destacados por sus investigaciones e innovación científica para proteger los ecosistemas en varias regiones del Perú. El evento contó con el apoyo del Proyecto Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica (INSH).
La República: Arequipa: Con bosque de Queñuales se podrá reforestar el volcán “Pichu Pichu”
Como acto final del Simposio Internacional 2022 “Las Montañas, Nuestro Futuro”, evento organizado por el INAIGEM, con el apoyo del Proyecto “Infraestructura Natural para la Seguridad Hídrica” – INSH, liderado por Forest Trends y CONDESAN, un grupo de investigadores, científicos y público del evento ascendió hasta las faldas del volcán Pichu Pichu, donde observó los […]
GreenBiz: 3 primers for buying carbon offsets
As the use of carbon credits toward net-zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate and Ecosystem Marketplace have answers for corporate buyers.
Mongabay: Peru is tackling water scarcity with nature-based solutions, leading the way in Latin America
The Peruvian city of Moyobamba is renowned for implementing a novel nature-based solution (NBS) project. Using this success, Peru has become a world leader in scaling NBS. Water Initiative Director, Gena Gammie, shares her insight and analysis on this journey.
